A look at hip-hop's use of technology as part of a longer tradition within black music of using one's body to recreate the ...

Not long after MC Sha-Rock sparred with Debbie D over first female MC claims, DJ Scratch had a message for the OGs. DJ Scratch is well rooted in Hip-Hop culture. As a member of EPMD, he produced the ...

The scratch is a sound. As a technique, hip-hop artists scratch by moving a vinyl record back and forth by hand. Scratching interrupts the steady movement of the record and produces endless timbral ...

That's just one of the morals of "Scratch," Doug Pray's engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary about the birth and continuing artistic growth of the hip-hop DJ. The film opens with the ...

Friday nights at the bSide are marked by DJs Why B and Kid Cut Up's innovative mixes. "I have no problem playing commercial music," says Cut Up, but both adhere to the idea that hip-hop is "more about ...

NEW YORK -- From Brooklyn to across the globe, DJ Scratch has etched his name all over. For over two decades, the Grammy-award winning producer and world-renowned turntablist has spun as many heads as ...

BRIMMING with talent and energy, "Scratch" is a music documentary that should appeal to more than just hardcore hip-hop fans. Focusing on the evolution of the hip-hop DJ, or "turntablist," it mixes ...