Schnazz Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Ya probably have seen it, but... http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_natural_collection/ Here's the relevent quote: "On top of mainstream success as an artist (with Will “Fresh Prince” Smith) and a producer, DJ Jazzy Jeff was also one of the top DJs of the late '80s and early '90s. His DJ prowess is best showcased on the track “Live at Union Square, November 1986,” which is featured on hip-hop's first double album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (Jive/Novus, 1988). “Live at Union Square” showcases DJ Jazzy Jeff scratching live while the Fresh Prince hypes the crowd in the old-school fashion. The best part of this track is Jazzy Jeff's groundbreaking performance of the transformer scratch (to a phenomenal crowd response). Although Jazzy Jeff is certainly responsible for popularizing the transformer scratch, he is not its inventor. The transformer is credited to DJ Cash Money, who discovered the effect while enhancing a scratch technique first performed by DJ Spinbad. “Live at Union Square” is one of the earliest and most widely heard recordings of the transformer scratch." The article has some interesting information about DJ's for anyone who doesn't know much history of hip-hop. (and yes, I came across this trying to find answers to the 100-question post :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny 5 Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 nice find, I don't think I'd read it before :2thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceAngel Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Cool, thanx for that! :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Amor Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Thanx...Nice read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Cheers for that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 (and yes, I came across this trying to find answers to the 100-question post :) ← :lolsign: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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