DJ Shortkut - DMC 1998 US Finals Routine

[@daillmeskin]

This is history!!! Best years for the DMC...98,99,00 and I'm proud to have been a part of the DMC Battle Ground those years! Shortkut was favored to win that year big time but Craze killed it!!! DJ RREAL-98,99 Texas DMC Regional Finalist

[@iamjungle5703]

Ha! Good seeing you Joey. You were in my crew along with DJ Weed. We killed it. Sean (Dallas, Tx) aka DjRevenge

[@Sonnylintag]

One of the best USA DMC finals in battle history. Stacked with legends

[@Timto900]

One of the best DMC sets ever!!!!!!!

[@KoolKest]

Develop's, Craze & Shortkut killed it on this DMC!!!

[@patrick_k_]

Yeah they did. Can't believe DJ Dummy took 3rd over Develop.

[@kingdjshAde]

Dummy’s routine was dope AF too I thought

[@AMM0beatz]

One of Shorts sickest performance

[@Hadleygirlie]

Shortkut's de man:)))) I get chills watching him get down!!! If he's ever even close to where I live...I go...I've driven about 3hrs to see him before;-) LOVE HIS SKILLZZZ!!!!...&,yes, this routine is simply a classic!!!

[@BRANSONHOLLADAY]

Wait was that Lord finesse????🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@1981Steve]

Yes is was sir.

[@MrPerlys]

Nice!

[@sgtcreasegrease]

Its funny how when you start cutting on the tables and you start to notice the needle jumpings and the quick recoveries in these videos that you didn't notice before, they go by so fast and the average person doesn't even know that it happened.

[@Lewis-gh6ig]

Amazing

[@djdiversify]

Goddamn! The breakdown @ 2:21 still gives me goosebumps... Not to mention the echo fades on the snares while he's drumming @ 4:00. One of the Funkiest drumers hands down.

[@jjjj-gb6mn]

love this roiutine, the audio is half a second or so off, how do i know ? cause i used to watch it on vhs religiously

[@AdamButlerADA]

+jj jj me too, I was always like wait something aint right! incredibly classic routine

[@antoniogambardella785]

this is rap classic 90s 🔥💣👊🎙🔝

[@DanGeneral]

This Video is what made me wanna battle

[@1981Steve]

98 US finals might be the dopest battle ever. Maybe I'm a little biased, this was the battle I was introduced to back in the day...but fuck, I was lucky to be introduced to the game with this VHS. Shit was dope.

[@brahimdreamz9442]

Short cut still has the best chops in the game and drumming he is also outstanding on the ones and twos he has the most potential to win this as craze is artistically and uniquely sound on his sets this night Craze took it

[@rcayabyab8994]

It was basically going to be Shortkut’s year, until Craze blew everyone out of the water with his Set. But Short is still the Trifecta of Turntablism: Skratching, Juggling and Drumming.

[@thabboy]

@fooloof Shortkut was a guest judge at one of our Beezo SF battles and he got on the open tablist session. Straight murdered it.

[@PrisonJunky]

at 2:20 it goes legend....JUST FKN WILD..‼️

[@rhymezgalore]

@djrakman thank u

[@docbladez]

@Italbless CLASSIC

[@Lewis-gh6ig]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Drxggy]

Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom v

[@briank3799]

3:42 what vinyl record is that?

[@sgtcreasegrease]

I believe its STD Breaks from D-styles.

[@INTshyt]

d-styles 1998 black markey snuff breaks

[@china1013]

3:50 to 4:10 is untouchable!

[@cigarbong]

Classic Piklz routine. Great drumming, power scratching, juggling (actually ShortKut is the only consistent juggler from the group). However, the routine is sloppy overall (lots of needle jumping). The transition from routine to routine is not very good. Is it as if he listed all his best routines then performed them one after the other.

[@elohkayee]

word. it's kinda boring next to Craze and Dummy's word/phrasing intros

[@tomcruz7479]

In retrospect... Can we acknowledge shortkut was better than craze?

[@PickpocketJones]

No, because it wasn't. Craze set a whole new standard.

[@tomcruz7479]

@@PickpocketJoneswhere is craze now? I have never searched a crazy routine to analyze his scratches or juggles. What scratch or juggle pattern has he set the standard for?

[@clokwize]

​​@@tomcruz7479 craze had a well rounded set with many variations of techniques. He incorporated a lot of wow factors in his set which the Allies were good at. his drum and bass sound was pretty new and different at the time right around when edm like dub step was coming in. basically Allies were the new, young ISP coming into the scene at this time. So considering these things it makes sense why Craze won. But all that aside, Shortkut really showed true mastery and skill of a real turntablist. Showed that ISP wasn't going to take a L so easily and really held their reputation. This was like a transitioning moment in DJing. From skills and technicality of raw scratching and juggling (which was really reaching it's peak by this time) to a more unique sounding blend of music utilizing new ideas and technology. (craze and atrak to this day are coming up with new routines that make full use of the new technologies of new DJ Equipments)

[@itguy5820]

Did you ask where is Craze at now?? Home with his millions or maybe around the world touring like he has for the last 2 decades. He's currently on an Australian tour for the summer@@tomcruz7479

[@williamjoyner3759]

If people,are handing you the material, you ain’t!

[@BigBleedinSteve]

Man this brings back some memories. I had this on video when I was 13. Have you got the DJ Alejan set? He came third if I remember rightly and he was quality. Cheers

[@paulgreen5700]

3rd place was Dj Dummy

[@大野誠-l2p]

I came here as i heard that kentaro was deeply influenced by at his early stage

[@jel2106]

Any other year this would have won. He just had the bad luck to go up against Craze at his absolute best.

[@VC1536]

what beat is that at 4:20?

[@KOartisan]

@daillmeskin yup! if it werent for Craze, Shortkut would have taken the worlds!

[@nobbystyles4807]

was that dummey against shortcut? dont remember who won but thats got to be teh hardest battle to judge ever. both complete opposites.

[@lcaguirre9863]

Owed??? HAHA... You aint done your homework homie!

[@birddogfreemann]

He needs to handle his own records without a Passoff Boy.

[@raiderscorpio562]

lord finesse sensitive af 😂

[@Drxggy]

CaLi style beeotchez!!

[@hoyitsjoe]

4:21-5:20 he fucking murders that shit

[@getlostlser]

Ive never seen anybody use headphones durin a battle

[@Ourjudd]

Short kut I just devour like a pitbull against a chihuahua

[@thabboy]

@fooloof ustream dot tv /recorded/8871445 Shortkut appears at: 01:17:30.

[@brahimdreamz9442]

Yeah it was the table someone put a broken needle to assure craze won

[@calvinsweeney2503]

You bring your own needles to the DMC, saying that I had to borrow DJ Flip's in Irish DMC 2003 after 2 restarts )

[@Inus]

its not terrible but its sloppy man

[@getthoseskills4451]

Two much scratching on that one turntable to be a winner. Need a few more juggles and other stuff in there for variation. Great set though

[@rcayabyab8994]

Shortkut is a Turntablist Trifecta. He did Skratching, Juggling, and Drumming all in this Set. Did you pay close attention to him incorporating Juggling after Skratching in his Electro Routine near the end? Short himself admitted that it wasn’t the cleanest Set he’s done overall, during a Reaction Video with Craze and Dummy. But he delivered in the end.

[@getthoseskills4451]

its a great set with a brilliant juggle at the the start but then he lacks the variation in the second half of the set. He is doing too much on his left turntable with the drumming and then scratching. Craze incorporates everything and constantly engages both turntables and that's why he wins.

[@jel2106]

Short’s routine was more a classic hip hop turntablism set - it’s like the best of that style that was around at the time. I absolutely love it. Craze’s set started off in that same style but then started mixing genres and styles and doing something that hadn’t really been done before but without disappearing up its own arse and still retaining that essential funkiness. Both amazing but Craze deserved the win.

[@Djrowskinj]

Nothing special

[@rockthisjoint3097]

whack