Classic battle between the X-Men (X-Ecutioners-NY) Vs. the Invisibl Skratch Piklz (CA). Roc Raida (RIP), Rob Swift & Mista Sinista Vs. Q-Bert, Mixmaster Mike & Shortkut.
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9 жыл бұрын
This is why the DJ will forever be the first hip hop artist and producer period!
@jasonrigone77715 жыл бұрын
let em know son!
@DJAUDIO111 жыл бұрын
17 years later and people are still arguing about this. This is the essense of modern day turntablism. The blueprint to the entire game. ISP vs XMEN. FOREVER!
@Lalovision3D3 жыл бұрын
This comment still is true
@DJAUDIO13 жыл бұрын
@@Lalovision3D 24 years later. yes.
@bolsbolbol368 Жыл бұрын
ISP was on another level! X men were better at throwing middle fingers and pointing at the vinyl on cue. Technique wise it isn't even close, that's how advanced the piklz were.
@hovadude12 жыл бұрын
Goddamn Mix Master Mike murders this!!
@newyorker1981011 жыл бұрын
these two groups embody what turntablism is.there is no winner or loser they both excel the art form to higher levels. technical skill and showmanship.
@mrjamescurry4 жыл бұрын
When i first saw QBert do the ‘Rock The Bells’ routine-it changed my life. Seminal routine.
@RogerMeleeАй бұрын
That Rock The Bells routine is still the best thing ever done on turntables.
@MrEric15458 жыл бұрын
Nothing but legends on that stage and a sincere R.I.P. to Roc Raida, but there is a very good reason why only Mixmaster Mike went on to a career as a show DJ with the Beastie Boys. He was the funkiest, most party-rocking focused DJ out of both those crews.
@lootbrute646710 жыл бұрын
Legend...RIP ROC
@denzeladams35008 жыл бұрын
Rob Swift Made a Got Damn BEAT on these dudes.
@lescopainsdabord28398 жыл бұрын
+Denzel Adams so musical
@j-boogiebrown99616 жыл бұрын
I remember Rob claimed to be the first person to loop a beat with a sticker, but a UK DJ called DJ Reckless actually did it in '91, at the UK DMC Final.
@Lalovision3D3 жыл бұрын
@@j-boogiebrown9961 I know for a fact people had done that in the late 80’s
@DashRendarWasTaken12 жыл бұрын
But upon closer inspection... (Just finished watching...) Mixmaster Mike kills it on the style. No question :D
@smurfrock3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. Mix Master Mike was sick.
@Keepa201212 жыл бұрын
Man, this shit is CRAZY! They don't make many DJ's like this! Especially not these days!! At 1st I was like "Roc Raida (R.I.P) fucked that shit up" & then I was like "Ooooh dats tight! I think Q-Bert might just have done him" (watching it back I think Raida took it) Then Mix Master Mike steps up FUCKIN' POSESSED & tryin' to CONTACT ALIENS & completely TEARS DAT SHIT DOWN!!!!! Fuckin' love it! Shouts to Rob Swift, Mista Sinista & Short Kut respectively, u done ur ting but U KNOW!
@jeffhendrix24924 жыл бұрын
Thank you @djreal for posting these. I remember seeing a bootleg of a bootleg of a bootleg of this back in ‘97 and having my fucking mind blown. This shit takes me back.
@BruceBrayne11 жыл бұрын
Mike is so sick!!!
@soldad0ryan5 жыл бұрын
Mixmaster Mike was insane!!! Great!!
@deanrickles12 жыл бұрын
Forget Com vs. Drake or these master of the mix dudes. These cats had the heart. So gully! thank you RIP Raida
@Moroth1878 жыл бұрын
That Rob Swift Routine from 5:32min is so smooth and clean,make me bounce everytime i hear it!!!!
@1VMDJAnomalous10 жыл бұрын
Wow so many legends on the stage !!! They pushed each others innovativeness & creativity which made them the best in the world and the art form !!!
@djflavatheremixking183210 жыл бұрын
CLASSIC X MEN ALL DAY
@poipoundah12 жыл бұрын
The truth hurts... ISP was ahead of their time and ever evolving... X-Men's tricks and brash attitude was played out...
@westonianblumbard30014 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@JayWerx11 жыл бұрын
The Xmen and ISP are why turntablism became what it did.WE dont have crews reppin' like this any more.
@louis-anthonymcdaniel9468 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. ROC! Me Likey this one. Two of my favorite dj bands going at it.
@DjDialogic9 жыл бұрын
The title of this video should be "Why every data DJ is a fake"...
@devote5 жыл бұрын
Why on every DJ video do we have to bring this up ? Just enjoy or move on.
@DjNikGnashers4 жыл бұрын
@@devote Because it's true ?
@devote4 жыл бұрын
@@DjNikGnashers you realize all the old DJs you probably admire use digital right ? Everyone from Jazzy Jeff to Flash. Ya'll just old, bitter and jealous.
@DjNikGnashers4 жыл бұрын
@@devote I'm 50 years old, and got my first set of turntables aged 11 in 1980. I now use a DDJ SX2 controller. I have an advanced national diploma in music technology, and still dj every week. I think I know more about 'old dj's' and DJ-ing in general than you ever will, so shut the fuck up.
@devote4 жыл бұрын
@@DjNikGnashers if you use a ddj sx2 why are you disagreeing with me ? Are you confused old man.
@truetothegame29289 жыл бұрын
Xmen destruction ! flow, hip hop ! ...... .... & 20 years on XMEN still look hip hop,, !
@hoyitsjoe13 жыл бұрын
finally a video of the battle that doesnt look like crap. nice post!
@SweetChinMuzik16 жыл бұрын
Rob Swift killed it...just so original
@redirishmanxlt10 жыл бұрын
The Xmen seem to value exhibitionism, while ISP is more focused on innovation through their instruments.
@denzeladams35006 жыл бұрын
^^^^ Word. This battle was really an exhibition of the two most dominant methods of using the turntable as an instrument. The Scratch side uses the manipulation of pitch (through the record) and the absense of sound (through the crossfader) to "play" the turntable, similar in theory to a trumpet player. The juggle side uses the beats and sounds provided by two copies of the same record to reconstruct an existing song into a new one. Both methods have their intricacies, and neither is necessarily easier than the other. In a world where Boxers duck other great boxers until they're old and washed up, and basketball players hop from team to team, depending on who's best at the time, we are incredibly lucky to see the two greatest groups of practictioners of both styles battle each other.
@j-boogiebrown99616 жыл бұрын
"Groove-locking buttons"? You mean they now have button that do what DJs used to do with stickers?
@b00too8 жыл бұрын
was that crazy legz behind Q ?
@DashRendarWasTaken12 жыл бұрын
Its like 2 different schools of DJ'ing battling... Both are amazing. ISP is sick, Q Bert rocks shit hard, but then rob swift comes in with a TOTALLY different vibe all smooth and downtempo. Sometimes insanely fast scratching ala Qbert is sick, and sometimes just laid back juggles are sick. This video just kicks ass all around, theres no debate.
@David_Watts3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Well said; two different styles. X-Men are juggling/timing what's ON the record, while ISP are massively physically manipulating the records themselves into instruments. Either way, it's hella sick-ass sh@t!! VERY hard to call
@mrcolemr11 жыл бұрын
So much talent was in the room. Sick battle y'all
@ohxishxitsxdavid10 жыл бұрын
This was a classic battle. This demonstrates that while most DJs were playing checkers, ISP was playing chess. Their style is incomparable and transcended DJing as it was known at the time.
@kayin4o810 жыл бұрын
especially when isp has mix master mike!!!! dude is an alien....
@kevinturner95846 жыл бұрын
ohxishxitsxdavid kt
@smoke1va3 жыл бұрын
They all killed it. 🔥🔥
@scotttoccs0311 жыл бұрын
Mike...... fucking hell.
@MrJones-bl8rm4 жыл бұрын
Mixmaster killed itby himself
@nep6119 жыл бұрын
Greatest battle ever, but dam mmm, at the time was on fire, sicker then qbert.
@nep6119 жыл бұрын
And thats when the east coast embraced skratching wiith open arms.
@lordg38034 жыл бұрын
Roc Raida was Godly. Rest In Power.
@barty23812 жыл бұрын
Mixmaster Mike, what a talent! 🔥
@moeresse88122 жыл бұрын
These guys were cool. XMen all day, but if Jazzy Jeff was there... It would have been a soul snatching event.
@soulful1illusion11 жыл бұрын
when i first saw this in late nineties I thought the piklz won but 15 years later I think xmen got it..no debatin....roc raida routine at start was nutty
@djdeemz76513 жыл бұрын
Rob swift puts it piklez won team x men took solo and yeah I agree
@ernestorodriguez12308 жыл бұрын
Individually Xmen win. Team wise ISP win
@AnExperimentedTerror12 жыл бұрын
A beautiful piece of history right here. Big up's DJ Real
@djmyme112 жыл бұрын
Roc Raida RIP. A very sick video thanks for posting this Dj Real. :-)
@GILLYHOM12 жыл бұрын
that was epic...two different styles in deejaying in one place!!...Tuff!!
@buddafingaz94033 жыл бұрын
In for a treat rite here..... Respex, Big Upz, & Mad Love to all the devoted, dedicated, & passionate DJ's worldwide.....🔥💯👍💪🙏🎶🌎
@djbumpcity10 жыл бұрын
X Men killed it!!!
@TruMusicLighting11 жыл бұрын
mix master mike murdered it...
@mylink.orb177 жыл бұрын
Tru Music Lighting Without a doubt!
@leebaybrook7 жыл бұрын
Anyone know the break Mike uses at 10:11? Thanks in advance for your help!
@djdeemz76513 жыл бұрын
Craze got the biggest crowd hype at this battle
@djdeemz76513 жыл бұрын
@DJ BONY JOE he was in the battle just not this part of the day this was the crew vs crew solos but he was in the solos and fucking killed it
@djdeemz76513 жыл бұрын
@DJ BONY JOE look for craze itf 1996
@DJGleam Жыл бұрын
Good old days!
@technotard00711 жыл бұрын
Is that Big Pun behind Rob Swift? True throwbak here ya'll... Definitely a classic
@buddafingaz94034 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thats raw rite here yo!!...... 👍💪🙏😎
@greatness39283 жыл бұрын
Mom murdered this
@djorig3 жыл бұрын
My hero’s when I was a teenager in the 90s. Why does Qbert look the same today as he did in this video?
@unsn88 Жыл бұрын
it's all good, but Q-Bert is obviously an alien
@thehunterofdeath21804 жыл бұрын
RIP ROC RAIDER A GRANDMASTER ON THE WORLD OF TRUNTABLIST
@particle80811 жыл бұрын
this video is so amazing, everyone in it is giving the best they got.
@thehunterofdeath21804 жыл бұрын
Mix master mike one of my favorite DJ not from this planet this dude n DJ qbert inspire me to become a turntablism back in the 90 n the x men too but mix master mike is crazy word up not from this planet 😁👍😎
@tonysmith58783 күн бұрын
X-MEN AND INVISIBLE ALL GAWD DAMN DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@BierBelly897 жыл бұрын
Roc Raida Rob swift and mix master mike were the dopest RIP TO ROC RAIDA 🙏🏼
@DjeverB13 жыл бұрын
Good Job ! :) Wait Part 2 ...!
@BBoyBiff11 жыл бұрын
Is that crazy legs on the mic at the end ?
@MIXXSTEREO12 жыл бұрын
OHHHH SHITTTTTTTTTTTT !!!!! THE BEST CLASSIC BABY !!!!!!
@illfingaz2109 жыл бұрын
Richard (Q-bert) is and has always been way ahead..
@cr0nikz12 жыл бұрын
Mix. Master. Mike. All fucking day!
@Breaksnbeats11 жыл бұрын
Steve D in the background wearing the superman T like a baawws
@imutau11 ай бұрын
Big Pun in the back on the X-Men side?
@ervinpoljak8332 Жыл бұрын
Epic!
@IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlI7 жыл бұрын
Whats the break at 10:11 ?? MMM sounding like he quantum leaped into 10th dimension and warped the wormhole on his way and simply mindfucked turntablism forever. qbert advanced on mike's skills on a technical level while mike truly stayed uniquely extraterrestrial
@redbeans79407 жыл бұрын
gjh gyjdg the original break is "shes about a mover" -roy head
@ayenice34844 жыл бұрын
What's the name of the track at 6:27
@DumbDriversYouNearlyDied-vq4wd7 ай бұрын
Looks like Big pun in the background.
@powerendemauz989811 жыл бұрын
That posse behind Q-Bert. HIPHOP!
@yogreco829 жыл бұрын
Mike is legit alerts daddy lol
@agentjackbauer8828 күн бұрын
ISP revolutionized turntablism at that time.
@ayenice34844 жыл бұрын
The specific style of art is the first ingredient to HIP HOP
@tonysmith58783 күн бұрын
HEAVYWEIGHTS.PERIOD.
@SiRRKiZZLE9 жыл бұрын
ISP
@chcfresh112 жыл бұрын
funny i came looking for this video after listening to an old Stretch & Bobbito show...
@thehunterofdeath21804 жыл бұрын
Two legend team crew
@marcusadams23475 жыл бұрын
I wonder what the dj world would be like if Roc Raida was still living
@simonmiotk787912 жыл бұрын
Mix master mike is like a X-men lol
@beatzsmartzshow12 жыл бұрын
I love the chain of the last dj
@williegreens1 Жыл бұрын
That qbert vocal sample was smooth
@mylink.orb177 жыл бұрын
Dude to Mike's right is COMEDY!
@mylink.orb177 жыл бұрын
12:51
@mylink.orb177 жыл бұрын
Oh Shit, he's the EMCEE? Hahaha
@ms-iz9ye8 жыл бұрын
X men were dope I can't stand that straight scratching q Bert did.
@jshannon7776 жыл бұрын
marvin s good point x men showed more skills qbert is good but he scarches to much
6 жыл бұрын
it's very self centered , technical, do you notice he favors his right side, to this day not good with the traditional left to right grooves of both turntables. He's great and hella innovative.. but it's more noise factor for sure.
@j-boogiebrown99617 жыл бұрын
Does anyone remember this battle being written about in any magazines? I recently found an article about it in an old magazine that I found on ebay, but it's the only one I've ever seen - and I was buying 4 or 5 Hip hop/DJ magazines a month, back in '96. I've also never seen a single magazine article about the old New Music Seminar/Supremacy battle. Does anyone know of any that I can try and find on ebay?
@regvibe8355 жыл бұрын
Scratching that Gangstarr is fire 💪💪
@superfunkyjam12 жыл бұрын
I love the mc's expression in all this
@SaidUno11 жыл бұрын
Look mom, no laptop
@mylink.orb177 жыл бұрын
SaidUno I was thinking the same thing 😂
@epicgaijin7 жыл бұрын
lmao!
@wallacehardiniii90383 жыл бұрын
Damn. Every time these dudes battle ISP kills it but the styles are just so far apart.
@johnsaynsley11 жыл бұрын
ISP on a different level. Tremendous. I don't think they'll ever be touched. Nobody could do more with a 1200.
@ro.b49 Жыл бұрын
Legends❤❤❤
@nailthenamekian50908 жыл бұрын
12:40 that fucked my head up all up
@ciniusvi8 жыл бұрын
+Nail The Namekian whats is name this last track ?
@BpmSupreme9 жыл бұрын
nice session!
@dji.e.3868 Жыл бұрын
R.I.P Roc Raida 🙅🏾♂️
@dasfreshyo11 жыл бұрын
@funkateer17 I think that's DJ Eric Eclipse from NYC. I think he worked for Loud Records at the time. The guy behind Qbert during Mixmaster Mike's set.
@KrilinPT7 жыл бұрын
pun's cousin in the background y'all
@thabboy11 жыл бұрын
XMEN vs ISP will be like 2PAC vs BIGGIE. Neverending... That's #hiphop
@poipoundah12 жыл бұрын
Never said I was an expert... But I've been around the Bay Area hip hop/DJ scene for a minute... Ain't gonna name drop cuz that's not my style but as far as I'm concerned, the Bay Area DJ scene's impact speaks for itself, no matter what you think... So again, the truth hurts... Keep lovin Las Vegas and hatin on my opinions and I'll keep sayin ISP won that battle hands down.
@groundnpound70211 жыл бұрын
turntablism needs to come back.
@uhdoubleupuhuh6030 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate everyone here, but Round One? DEFINITELY Q. And Round Two? Closer, but Mixmaster Mike. Team X-Men spent more time tryna old school MC distrack (did every X *really* need to flip the bird, too?) than showcasing their actual skills in the general sense. True, X-Men were clever with some of their cuts, but by comparison, Q-bert and Mixmaster Mike put on master classes showing they had the technical skills to rise above and shine, instead trying to insult their counterparts and 'front on 'em.