Hip-Hop without Scratching?

[DJSigma]

got any fav DJ's that I might not know about?

I know you were asking Mojaxx, but here's some DJs you might like: -

Buddy Peace - This guy takes making mixtapes to the next level. There's a lot of subtle complexity in them that a lot of people don't even notice. Check out THIS mix, for example. That took over 18 months to make. It's not straight up hip-hop, so musically it may not be your cuppa tea, but give it a go.

Fuse One - He was another early influence on me when it came to the multi-tracked stuff, much like Spinbad. There's 2 mixes of his that I would recommend, "Metamorphosis" and "irREGULAR i". The first is more of a straight up hip-hop/breaks mix, and he does some cool stuff in that, such as recreating some DJ Shadow songs using the original source records, and the latter is a much more complex piece of work that features over 100 tracks from various genres (but it still has a hip-hop vibe to it overall).

Falcon1 - This guy is the Polish IDA champion. He's a great all round DJ. HERE is one of his latest mixes.

DJ Pump - Another really good all rounder. Check out his golden era 1990-1994 hip-hop mix, which is in two parts, HERE and HERE.

djblesOne - This guy has done quite a few b-boy/breaks mixes that are wicked. There's a bunch of his mixes up on SoundCloud, but THIS one is a good starting point.

United States of Audio - He's worth mentioning solely for THIS mixtape. If you're a fan of De La Soul, you will love it. It's basically a tribute to 3 Feet High & Rising where he mixes album tracks, source samples, interview snippets etc. It's a really well done mix.

I can recommend some more if you like any of these, but I'll leave it there for now. Oh, one more recommendation - the number 1 mix on this list is pretty good, : -

http://500mixes.com/hip-hop

[DJ Pudgee P]

Hip hop can't be mentioned with out the roots of cutting & scratching it started that way in the 70's 2 turntables and microphone the DJ would cut up a disco or rock break beat and the mc would rhyme

[Patch]

Thank Sigma! That that DJ Pump mix is sumthin' else! D/L'd, and burned straight to CD for the car!

..and I've listened to your "79" mix a while back.

Nicely done, sir. Nicely done.