Hip Hop Week DJ Battle

The DJ Battle on day 2 of Hip Hop Week, March 9th, 1999. Featuring DJ Skribble, DJ Slynke, Grandmaster Flash, Jam Master Jay, DJ Infamous, DJ Rare Form from Boston, and some other hot DJ's of that time!
This show is owned and copywritten by MTV! The music used by the DJ's and MTV's producers are owned by the original artists and their labels. I do NOT OWN any of this material.

[@Tester2244]

Man times back then... Nowadays everybody is in "music" but every where you go you can't get this kind of vibe.

[@dookyedwards2139]

3000% agree with u !

[@kenf3897]

come see me anytime bro ! 1ness

[@WhateverNullPointer]

Comment of the century!!!

[@shawn4ever77]

YESSSSSSSS YOU GOT IT!!!!!! I had this on tape too but I lost it with my property. Thanks Brian for posting this. This was Hip-Hop TV History on MTV.

[@creoleDJ]

Back when MTV was actually MUSIC TELEVISION

[@RobertoGinsburg]

Yes! Later was "Mother TV"

[@munyamubaiwa4313]

Yeah 2023 now its white rich kids on yachts reality shows. No thanks.

[@rebirthof4-waysli]

They don't make nothing like they used to, oh hell no they don't, thanks.

[@brandypopejohnson2072]

I love ❤️ you Jam Master Jay 🕊

[@d.jayrogers3783]

R.I.P Jam Master Jay,one of the best to ever do it.

[@DavidPinsonAsheboro]

Holy crap, I thought I'd never see this again. I remember watching this back around when I starting to move more into turntablism from regular djing.

[@Muzix72]

I miss the good days. Classic.

[@mikijapajapa]

R.I.P JMJ too... sad...

[@djjeffluis6604]

See club Djs actually scratched in 90s :)

[@MacanWigit]

+DJ Jeff Luis and MTV actually give a damn about music and contents related to music in 90s.

[@carlosvasconcellos8099]

oh wow..thank you for posting this.. RIP JMJ! Salute to the foundation elder djs!!!!

[@seancarter3045]

Jam Master JAY is the GREATEST DJ of all TIME!!! !

[@priyonjoni]

Grandmaster Flash, didn't invent the heaedphone cue. He created a device that allowed you to do the headphone cue that was already available on high end rotary mixers used at the discotechs of the time. He made it so that it was available on lower end mixers, but before Flash, headphone cue was already available.

[@kollusion1]

I don't know why he has always spouted that bs? I think he may have been involved in the cross-fade, & as an electrician, he would know how to make a queing system, but not Invent something that was already in the disco setups.

[@beeg4847]

Everyone knew Infamous blew them out the box

[@user-qn9tz3ys6i]

Rip jam master jee

[@smiley00341]

Great Show!!! I can't believe this was recorded with a VCR lol.

[@143home]

1998 my man! I'm not even sure if there were any other options back then!

[@ratmgump6959]

+Brian Fardink I had this on VHS too, loved it where I learned to set my turntables battle style and how to loop doubles.

[@ericdemby4644]

yeah I remember recording this too

[@kevindube7096]

Wasn’t even TiVo out yet 😂

[@missdreoutlaw]

RIP Jam Master Jay

[@ronaldwilliams5462]

I'm glad all this good hip hop shit was documented

[@6Wise]

Still here loving Hip Hop on 2/6/24!!

[@teremoanatuau8837]

Thank you for putting this up.. beautiful watching this and taking a walk down memory lane.. :)

[@aaronj.brooks1977]

Man this takes me back love this, R. I. P. Jam Master Jay .

[@vincethefunk]

nobody mentioned Kool Herc.....the founder of breaks.

[@RCLaROCK1]

+vincethefunk ....WORD UP.....but this is more about TURNTABLE DJz .....THE FATHER HERC .he was a sound system and records dj...not a mix or scratch...same with BAM.......they didnt always come in on beat....

[@OgDj2024]

I miss shows like this!

[@rasungod7257]

3:55 R.I.P. DJ Roc Raida of the X-ecutioners.

[@markputnam263]

MUCH RESPECT DJ GRANDNASTER FLASH

[@scornillez]

@ 15:51 I bet they are both thinking "How the hell he do that?" hahaha Respect to both GM Flash and GM JMJ

[@footz71]

Ed Lover's freestyle was on point

[@bochiecole]

WORD!, that is real freestyling.

[@munyamubaiwa4313]

Ed Lover killed that Freestyle!!!

[@thegumbonetwork1421]

So effortlessly too

[@lateshiachilds3640]

Now that is what I call talented, people don't scratch the records anymore they use their I-phones, I-pads, or whatever to DJ.

[@jameslee837]

If you don't scratch you at no dj

[@kevindube7096]

@@jameslee837 that’s only true for hip hop. There are other types

[@user-qn9tz3ys6i]

Shout out to all the DJs from Philly

[@adelaidel7432]

who watch in 2019?

[@verzatilebrown8878]

I miss this

[@grasshopper6896]

R.I.P. MTV! BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE IT USE TO BE ESPECIALLY IN THE 80S & 90S.

[@pstentertnmt]

Some of the greatest DJs of all time use DVS (laptops). DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Scratch, DJ Rob Swift, Mix Master Mike, QBert, Grandmaster Flash...need I go on?

[@dylanhosty4528]

icemanx20 GRANDMASTER FLASH

[@Omarock]

A-Trak, Total Eclipse, Premier, etc...

[@sleepleZZZV3]

This is a good find, thanks!!!

[@djscratchdog]

Those were the good o'l days. RIP Jam Master Jay :(

[@thereal.mr300cee4]

classic hip hop shit still got this on vhs

[@curriestrickland5077]

I miss theses time

[@DJGeorgeDisco]

I love how GF had his tables oriented the normal way and that gemini mixer was all he needed.

[@bluemantom77]

I was 22 when this aired I was doing parties in Westchester county NY I am originally from the Bronx NY started DJ in 1990 i remember buying tapes from kid Capri & Ron g doo wop DJ show time dj s&s my influence growing up was dj Red alert Chuck chill out

[@burnsraps7884]

I enjoyed watching and listening

[@jamesjohansson3717]

Highlight of this whole video, when Infamous steps up ... woooooosh ! Allies in the house ! 15:00

[@juliosantana2069]

jam master j killt it

[@MichaelLee-kf2ye]

W-O-W ! ! ! ....straight classic! ...I got some dj footage from the 80's i should post up here!!

[@tonysmith5878]

NICE TO SEE THIS AGAIN,RAW FOOTAGE.

[@user-jh8hu8nu2x]

rip Jam Master! Мы тебя помним!

[@fabiosoares1653]

Great week

[@djclixthebeatman]

jmj face when infamous kills those juggles,1st class

[@sirpoppinchuck]

Damn R.I.P Roc Raider n Jam Master J!!!!!!!!

[@petierican6079]

these here two cats is what you call DJs all that laptop all that computers laptops that's cheating because these DJs back in my era Grandmaster Flash Jam Master Jay DJ Scratch DJ Grand wizard Theodore Kool DJ AJ mr. Magic Red Alert Funkmaster Flex and the list goes on and on these are what you call DJs old school always rules

[@db742006]

technology has moved on..you have to move with the times..mix master mike the greatest turntablist ever uses serato and traktor now it saves carrying a ton of plastic about when you can have your musici on a laptop or memory stick..ive got some 1200s and some cdj2000s i use the 12s for scratching and use the cdjs for mixing..i did spend 15 years playing with vinyl..but to be honest mixing dance music on 12s is like driving a model t ford and mixing on cdjs is like driving a rolls royce..

[@carlossteinkampcalandria368]

Actually my man, all of those DJs you mentioned that haven't passed away are still active today and they use Serato on a computer

[@KittyMike32202]

Pure gold

[@mrmeza78]

DJ Striped shirt, later became DJ Khaled. Lol

[@trailer_park_swag9092]

Lol.....I'm sure 😂🤣😅

[@jamesdennis4648]

I remember those days The best days of my childhood James Mosley Sugar Hill for Life Harlem world ❤baby

[@qazzy]

First guy was alright but Infamous was really the winner imo

[@SPR12307]

Would you look how crazy that young adult crowd was?! not even the most famous get a crowd like that in a studio, musicians and people had more soul just 10 plus years back.

[@kevindube7096]

😂 it was MTV at its peak, they were just happy to be on camera

[@hebrewthug9622]

🔊💨Jam master jay & Grand Master Flash. Are CAPRICORNS 🙏🏽🎶🎵💨

[@IndieDJ]

I remember watching this at the time and thinking Infamous destroyed the other two. Now all these years later, I think that even more. 😂

[@richard_gallardoakasoultrk3903]

"Awesome artist who put the battle back in creativly. Making suka djs return to their seat, breaking their spirit, while I break it down kold and funky"soulltekken dj O~EYE

[@kenf3897]

Got this on VHS somewhere.... Peace

[@LipToEar]

Rip Jay, you were and still r the GREATEST D. J. Of All time!!!

[@rigomortisfxstudios]

no laptop pc shit there its the real deal

[@lastprayer_]

back in the day when anything cool you dont need to know how to dance.. just move along with the music and vibes

[@kevindube7096]

😂 you mean like the high school kids at 19:21 ????

[@RCLaROCK1]

FLASH HAD BIGGIE ON DECK..........thats a real dj ready and prepared.......

[@nojokethehun]

This Is, MY HOUSE! That was FRESH! (thats an old school word for all yall young cats)

[@abdielgarcia6737]

r.i.p jay we miss you alot

[@Discoverymantis]

Infamous was too far ahead of these guys. He went on to winning titles.

[@Rugerman205]

Agreed! Infamous was waaaaaaaay too advanced for this set his technique and juggling was MAGNIFICENT

[@MrTmills32]

Had Flash and Jay mouth on stuck.

[@arthurlopez116]

super fresh !mad shout out to ed lover ! dr dre

[@daillmeskin]

I'm shaking my head!!!! Check it out. Everybody(excluding the crowd because they are your average, mainstream hip hop listening, MTV watching audience)....EVERYBODY-Skribble, Slynke, GMF and JMJ-KNEW that Infamous won. BUT...........because of the forum this was held in, they had to pick somebody who didn't go over the crowd's head, which obviously Infamous did. Rare Form????? SMDH...... JMJ was just being nice by what he said about him. He sure did have alot going on with him! That was JMJ's subtle way of saying he train wrecked!!!!

[@papadre70]

Shout out to Dj Cash Money and Dj Jazzy Jeff. Who revolutionized turntable routines and is never given their proper respect. NEW YORK pioneered Hip hop Dj Culture But Philly Djs took it to another level. Shout out to Dj Cosmic Kev Lightning Rich RIP 🙏 Dj Miz Dj Tat Money Dj Ran the original Dj Spinbad aka Master D the originater of the Transformer Scratch. Gary O and Grand Wissord Rasheen

[@dnyl1488]

I used to have this on video tape haha. The 3 dj's that battled number 2 should of won because he flipped the records off beat and made a beat out of it, that was creativity and it sounded raw, it is what it is i suppose. PEACE. One more thing master flash knew infamous had it, you would of thought abit more reaction from these legengary dj's?

[@frankiefingerz8047]

Nah the better turntablist in that battle was def infamous 100%

[@markputnam263]

RESPECT TO GRANDMASTER FLASH

[@gael655]

the 3 songs that grandmaster used are amazing, i need to know what it was... Please

[@CeazeThaBeast]

This had to be like 2001, RIP Jam Master Jay

[@kevindube7096]

98

[@IndieDJ]

This was March 9th, 1999. Ed Lover says it near the end.

[@djtnt2004]

always wanted that mixer.. the green one

[@Klos1neMN]

It's a Gemini Mixer, you weren't missing out on anything. Gemini crossfaders were pretty awful.

[@thereal.mr300cee4]

+Klos1neMN truth mines only lasted a year

[@kevindube7096]

Should have wanted JMJ’s of any of them here..

[@hot4futureyears2come]

i had that mixer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@b.rodclark7349]

Honorable mention: DJ Kool Herc!

[@robertjohnson7614]

I remember wearing those type of vest ed lover had on

[@tonysmith5878]

FLASH IS HOW I'M DOING IT. PRIMITIVE PLUS.

[@kincamell]

Heavy

[@markputnam263]

RIP JAM MASTER JAY

[@tonysmith5878]

EVIDENCE AND RACCA SAID IT BEST...."THE BACKBONE OF HIP HOP IS THE DJ".

[@paulotobias3144]

relembrando. yo. mtv. rap. América. de. todos. tempo. de. paulada. Malaca.

[@easy6985]

THAT'S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT

[@Huffy72]

ed lovers dyed hair is making me itch or scratch

[@daillmeskin]

Steve Dee of the X-Men invented beat juggling. West coast djs coined the term though. It was originally called JUGGLING as far back as 92, maybe even before that. I don't know when the word BEAT was added in front of it. Possibly around the mid 90's.

[@icydread7422]

Beat juggling has been around since the 70's - kind of how Rap music got started. Check out RUN D.M.C.s "Here We Go" the whole song is Beat-juggled Live by Jam Master Jay and was performed/ recorded in the early 80's.

[@daillmeskin]

Technically that wasn't really beat juggling. That was backspinning or back cueing. Had he rearranged the kick and snare into a new pattern then that could have been considered beat juggling.

[@MrDamstr82004]

fuckin Infamous killed that shit! rigged! hahahaha

[@tonygudgeon3710]

The 2 White boys won the battles lol That's Crazy

[@88Freshhh]

This vid make my day! nO serato ore tractor, you know what i'm sayin'? P.S. This dj's in red jackets reeeeaaallly freshhh!

[@TimdogQ]

Ananda is so f'in HOT!

[@DjDRam1]

KMEL AND THE WEST COST REPRESENT

[@RobC972]

🔥💯🎧💪🏼😎👍🏼🎶💯🔥

[@inToddWeTrust]

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[@calimangrower1590]

flash!!

[@davidjames4824]

does anyone know the track that Jay is playing that starts at 11:39? I know thats Run and the beat is Brand New Funk. Anyone know that track??

[@143home]

"You Know What I'm Sayin" it's a rare find...

[@yogreco82]

Rip roc raida

[@jamesjohansson3717]

15:10 is the only reason I'm here. If you dont know, this is one of Crazes boys. Wonder what Infamous is up to nowadays

[@poetikc]

Multi Platinum Hip Hop Producer now.

[@silverback1017]

This was dope... but not going to lie, Imfamous got jerked!

[@TJDavis-yo5eo]

🎙️💯💯💯💯🎶🔥🔥🔥🔥🎙️😎

[@kollusion1]

DMC started in '85.

[@Tuzaflip]

9:00 She create the intro of Eminem's "My name is" and probably didn't even knows it

[@kevindube7096]

I mean the music is a part of My Name Is instrumental soooo

[@uspdjs216]

Miss these days. Now a days shit is 🗑