Was out last night nattering to a mate, and we got onto this one - Who would be in your list of the top 100 DJs of all time.
The only rule we could think of was that the nominees had to be DJ's not producers (so no Deadmau5/Prince Paul/Dan The Automator, as they produce but don't really DJ, but J Dilla is allowed as he used to DJ live for Slum Village)
Yes I know it'll be a subjective list, but I'm interested non the less ...
Off the top of my head some of the names from last night were (bearing in mind he and I are primarily into Hip-Hop
Grandmaster Flash
Kid Koala
Terminator X
Young Einstein
Larry Levan
Madlib
Grand Wizzard Theodore
DJ Kentaro
DJ Q-Bert
DJ Format
Cut Chemist
DJ Babu
Jonathan More & Matt Black (Coldcut)
Grand Mixer DST
Shiftee Mixmaster Mike
DJ Yoda
DJ Krush
Jam Master Jay
DJ Yella
DJ Cam
J Dilla
Jimmy Saville (first person to use two decks at the same time apparently ... :eek
Greg Wilson (first person to mix on UK TV, on Blue Peter)
DJ Kool Herc
Afrika Bambaataa
Frankie Knuckles
Roc Raida
A-Trak (youngest ever winner of the DMC)
Mr Thing
Rob Swift
DJ Dexter
DJ Quest
Z-Trip
Peanut Butter Wolf
DJ MK
Keb Darge
What do you reckon?
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