DJ Craze (USA) - DMC World Champion 2000 -- Winning Set

[@keithprice1950]

There's something way more impactful about pure vinyl sets, no laptop, no software, no buttons. This is just pure skill.

[@fredericksirucka1071]

True ((fred[e]rick))

[@jeremymullen6149]

Hundred percent. Completely different vibe

[@samuelgarrod8327]

All this Serato button pressing is Wack.

[@dil11one]

DMC should do a pure vinyl, no fancy ass mixer comp. Like it used to be

[@nathans8462]

It's how it should still be.

[@bigfatdick5000]

late 90's, 98, 99, 2000 - those were some golden years for turntablism...

[@boogiedownbronx73]

early 90s for me

[@NeuralNetProcessor]

Yeah these days they don't even spin records anymore (although they try to make it LOOK like they do.)

[@devote]

Same. I started out in the early 00s and these were my bread and butter .

[@mrcosta6963]

Don´t forget legendary CASH MONEY 88... Ahead of his time - One of the BEST sets of all times (if not the best)

[@sumonmiah1902]

Mid 80s nowards for me

[@robpeter2paypaul]

I've probably watched this a few hundred times over the past 19 years and I'm still sitting here with chills and giggling to myself like a kid. Unbelievable.

[@ryanlong8967]

Me too bro

[@mrblaze6982]

I back this 💯

[@superjody]

Same here, this and dextas set are superb 👌

[@robofurious]

Beat juggling with Sick Note! Fml

[@basaari1715]

Same here, saw it first time in 2003 and have been watching this and Kentaro’s 2002 set regularly since.

[@Deloin]

For me...These Craze routines are till this day still the best routines ever! Even with all technology we have nowadays I haven't seen anyone come close to the levels shown by the Goat!

[@arielellunatiko2761]

You should check out dj q bert now that guy right there is undefeated till this day

[@mr.crispy6005]

I had 98, 99, and 2000 on VHS....learned every technique I know from watching these sets on repeat for years. This is hands down the greatest set ever performed live. This was literally the pinnacle of turntable-ism at that time. Once laptops were in the mix....it was all over from there.

[@PhilthAdelphiA]

It’s your fault because you didn’t take advantage of the technology.

[@DirtyCuttinScoundrel]

@@PhilthAdelphiApeople Are doing 95 strobes and button juggling. The game has digressed. The GREATEST DMC set is crazes 98 US.

[@PhilthAdelphiA]

@@DirtyCuttinScoundrel I guess complaining is easier than adapting with times. There’s no excuse for DJs to not take full advantage of our technology we have today to advance turntablism. Instead it just caused a huge divide that’ll never die down

[@filo1210]

I feel like craze was being too polite by retiring , nobody's ever better , just dominate son, smash the button mashers . A trak 97 and Craze 2001 just unbeatable . Proper turntable magic . Keep going . This cat saved my covid lockdown. Was lucky to see him in Bristol, Sunday night , was i slobbering like a thirsty ex , yes , so what !!! This boys the best ever ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@FarnhamFamily-ty6tc]

Late 90s every year we would be like the only way craze doesnt win again is if he doesn't participate. He is a madman. Thanks for making our jaws drop dude.

[@junjun1673]

再生回数一万回分は私です。 数えきれない程の音楽とレコードとターンテーブルにずっと触れてきて、 もう効果音までもがリズムになり、ビートをつくる。音楽の概念をこえている。 レコードの扱いがとても優しくて、繊細なスクラッチ。好きなことを極めた天才。

[@Zeronineeito]

素晴らしい感想です….!! 概念とは難しい話ですなw

[@mrphantomx8009]

That drum and bass beat juggling was sick.

[@ericpeck5983]

The bass pitch trick has given me chills for 15 years.

[@mr.crispy6005]

@@ericpeck5983 I had doubles of that Ed Rush - Watermelon track and forced myself to figure out a small routine with them just because I watch this set 10000 times and needed to do something based on it becase it was so fucking awesome.

[@josecoiscou2073]

He took the cake because of the fader-less scratching.

[@Lacrampee]

@@mr.crispy6005merci pour le nom du track

[@mr.crispy6005]

@@Lacrampee les pastèques 😉

[@DrGreenthumb820803]

At the time he was the only dj IN THE WORLD to have 3 sets of gold plated Technics 1210's!!!! Legendary.

[@dannyfletcher123]

also only dj to win it consecutively 3 times 98.99.2000

[@bubcentral23]

They weren't rare, I had a set ages ago. If I remember right I paid £1500.00 for the 2 as I worked for an electrical store at the time and got discount.

[@EV4RY]

To me, still the best analogue set ever!

[@mr.crispy6005]

100% the greatest pure turntable-ism ever performed live

[@ka0584]

Nobody could beat this guy. Even in the present day, nobody has ever produced a routine that would be half as good as his 3 championship winning sets.

[@tech1238]

No one can get even remotely close to him

[@upsidedahead]

My mind cannot process this in 2019 !

[@djbass7672]

bro im 2020 here and this dude is making trap edm in 2000 INSANE

[@f67739]

@@djbass7672 he basically made the sound of old school dubstep at 3:31, at minimum 2 years before horsepower productions, and 4 years before big apple records, he didn't even know it lol

[@AK_HAZE]

as a massive dnb and turntablism fan, I was so into Crazes sets Remember seeing him at St James Theatre in Auckland 2005ish, was so awesome

[@djxsquizit]

1:56 Beat juggling to Ed Rush & Optical's drum n bass track is the best part 👍👌

[@elnoodel666]

Watermelon. It's totally sick. Got that vinyl.

[@solidsteal]

2:25 the "whomp whomp 'm whomp" gets me everytime. Miss him so much in the DnB space!

[@DJAUDIO1]

​@@solidsteal He plays DNB live on his Twitch channel every week and has been performing DNB sets everywhere he travels.

[@DJAUDIO1]

@Erik Gee 100%. Craze definitely helped fuse the ties between hip-hop, turntablism, and DnB/Bass.

[@johnstyles5480]

2025 and i still come back to watch this. Never gets old!

[@wallacehardiniii9038]

I think this might be the best DMC set ever in the history of DMC.

[@philldafunk]

Wallace Hardin III Klever 2001, so precise

[@ka0566]

His 1998 USA Finals set.

[@facksvillain2296]

It is!!!

[@2spee]

After re-watching this set and others again and again for 22years, I agree with you.

[@mr.crispy6005]

@@philldafunk Klever was shittin on everyone after Craze left.

[@dakdzin3819]

The best DJ in the universe and forever ;-)

[@barrywatts8501]

Not wrong there. He is bad ass. By far

[@gaffle-411]

"Ain't none of y'all better than ME, Me, me..." - God set

[@nickfahey6862]

After all the years of endless sets not one has come close to this one, still the best!

[@George2647g]

wasn't even the best on the night - dexta's was better..

[@Sonnylintag]

There is so much going on in this routine, they had to invent buttons to tap to try and beat it. And to this day, nobody can beat it

[@djshortsleeve9132]

My all time favorite turntablist.

[@wallacehardiniii9038]

This set could still win every year.

[@lewistaylor5654]

Remember seeing this in 2000. Blew me away when he started jugging those watermelons.

[@djalexb1112]

Classic

[@Kmakmizzle]

Slick how You dropped a Jewel telling us what record beat he juggled without telling us wth you meant. I was lost and just nixed it off as a joke I didn't get , until someone below answered someone else's question regarding that part. You got that off.

[@example8]

Top 10 of my all time favourite sets no doubt ...

[@ElementsMMA]

Musical genius. GOAT bar none.

[@glsmith04]

It's 2022 and this is still the greatest set I've ever seen. Oh, and excellent work by the cameraman to Craze's right; the one on Craze's left couldn't stop boppin' - but I don't blame him.

[@05redrage]

greatest of all time totally unmatched, not even close

[@dannyfletcher123]

never seen a dj like craze to this day. 3 times consecutively winner. un heard off. saw a doco he would practise same set every day 8 hours for a 5 min set. thats dedication. he said he was loosing his mind after 3 years winning it. 98.99.2000

[@2spee]

Now it's probably the 238th time I'm watching this set. Each time I'm more impressed. What a lesson 🏆🏆🏆

[@wickedwaiatamusic]

Attendees at London World DMCs cheering for all the right reasons! They appreciate dopeness when they see it

[@chrisjackson9648]

The "no fader" trick is impressive.

[@Ladyniki]

I was there!!!! Such an amazing night 💕💕💕💕

[@tomix3b]

This set in 2000 is one of the greatest, just a few had seen no fader cuts with this special recorded for turtablism records, all kicks, hats, notes or samples falled in same places of the vinyl but at that moment everybody believed hi was dropping the needle god mode

[@billmuertos]

Can you explain your comment doesn't make 100% sense

[@tomix3b]

Billy Z do you know the turntablist vinyls made to do the ´no fader’ cuts? You raise and drop the needle moving the record not using crossfader and you get cutted sounding tricks. If you do that with a normal vinyl is almost impossible to always drop the needle in the same place and at the moment Craze did the performance turntablist records werent common, so the audience believed craze was doing impossible skills. You know I mean?

[@djdeemz7651]

@@billmuertos In English - you can buy scratch vinyl that are called skip proof scratch tools because it will have a few scratch samples that loop 20 plus times but the way they are arranged means all the sample are in the same place, typically on a normal say a hip hop beat the sounds will move position with each turn so for example if you imagine the top of the record is a kick drum sound and you say it's 12 o'clock and you let the record spin one turn the next kick won't be at 12 o'clock but will be at the 1 o'clock position the next turn 2 o'clock on a skip proof its always at 12 o'clock in the exactly the same area , if you notice he uses stickers on his vinyl to mark specific points , on a skip proof you don't need the sticker for the accurate cue up of sample you just drop the needle in the area for that sound and it doesn't matter what groove it falls in also this helps with needle skipping at high speeds and also makes needle dropping like craze did possible at the time craze did it skip proofs were just coming out , most of the djs knew aboth them but the crowd didn't so it blew alot of people away . I hope that helps also now there are ultra pitch skip proofs - these are meant to be used with ultra pitch high torque turntables and played at minus 33% this allows for greater record control as the vinyl and platter are moving slowly and you can fit a couple more samples into the loop .

[@uziquattro1083]

@@billmuertos Record with for example - Cut, Fresh, Ahhh repeating and repeating dozens of times.. put sticker on 1st cut, fresh or ahh and always in that same spot over the record.. boom needle dropping

[@TheButterRoyale]

@@djdeemz7651 ^^ this. Doesn't change how sick this set is though. :)

[@gaffle-411]

5:25 was NUTS! Craze kiLL'T this set. His needle dropping is INSANE!

[@Jerricoking]

Omg YUS

[@hiddenhippo7338]

Craze for me always been right up at the top, in this 2000 set his moving the needle etc defo digital cue points be4 digital was a thing, also musically Stunning, when I listen to dmc I usually go back to craze think he was outstanding, best juggler eva, no doubt,, now we have digital cue points etc they still can't match craze, genius

[@davidbaerga8500]

That shit he started doing at 3:19 is lethal!! Still holds weight in 2019!

[@Cocpain]

That needle drop tech was dope in and of itself, add that no fader bit for anyone who knows their turntable history, turns this into god status shit. I think this will hold up as long as turntables are a thing, game will always recognize game.

[@chrislesser700]

Ridiculous isn't it!

[@captinweestain526]

Its perfection

[@djswamptv]

Skip proof scratch tools vol 2

[@soldad0ryan]

Perfect set. The most ever!

[@djbizness]

I was right there at the front. Insane vibes then and still insane 21 years later. On the team day the Allies won that too

[@shaneisthedj]

the greatest of all time

[@fullnelsondnb]

Damn still one of the best sets at DMC.

[@jasonhardy4207]

One talented individual, Craze is another level.

[@djkswift10]

Has To Be Top 3 Best Sets Of All Time... Geeeeeeessssshhhhh #RespectTheDj

[@AznBo713]

he sick with it. my first rave in the Chi and he was there, method man, n aphrodity.

[@jorges6104]

n n no fader! that was sick!!

[@crashmediainc]

Insane routine. Genius to this day

[@floss-frosties]

Whoa I’m well surprised about the amount of comments received for this mad ting...surely deserves far more voices.

[@Strathmania]

this is no sportify, this is sound and feeling from the heart! Greatful Player for real! Awesome ! best champion!

[@tech1238]

May 2020 and i’m still confused how Craze did this. Way ahead of it’s time

[@2spee]

Feb2022 I'm even more confused as in 2012, as in 2006, and as in 2000 😅😅🤯

[@tech1238]

@@2speeSeptember 2024, I’m still confused

[@ChristopherHedum-js8eg]

DMC #1 set of all time.

[@captinweestain526]

NO NO FADER OH YEAH

[@MovieCaveDave]

One Of Tha Very Best...Point Blank, End Of Story

[@anticorruption4305]

Craze is the best by far with two hands, he just looks so comfortable doing it.

[@2spee]

That's what's frightening 😆😆😆

[@samrothstein2]

That set was ridiculous! Followed Craze since 94' Philly regionals,dude is phenomenal with the dubstep..#Salute

[@frankgarcia1756]

Yup it sure was! You're probably talking about the juggle on 1:55. That's actually drum n bass. Watermelon by Ed Rush & Optical.

[@AveMcree]

OMG I hate you EDM kids.... DnB isnt Dubstep lol.... go to a rave or something this is hiphop brah!

[@ohmydever]

+Ave Mcree (CeeMurda DaBasedgod) EDM isnt dubstep either, real dubstep came about in the uk in the early 2000's thanks to people like Mala, Coki, Benny Ill, and Loefah. Before it was grabbed by the mainstream, dubstep was a very small scene and was based around only a few nights (DMZ, FWD, etc.) "Come meditatate on bass weight" was DMZ's slogan, and it describes the listening/dancing/social experience perfetly. Check out Mala - Alicia ;)

[@AveMcree]

k

[@djarok33]

Still the GOAT

[@Red-gl2cb]

i mixed woth craze once. well..... he came to my local music store to do a demo. but by the time i get through finishing my story we will have been good friends. lol but he did come to australia and do a pretty nice routine.

[@milesfolley6840]

This is why I fell in love with HipHop.

[@kristinkenreich2602]

His skills are off the hook !!!!!!!!

[@bigfatdick5000]

Master"s at work here...

[@davidgannaway2362]

When he does the “Do it” scratch. Gets me every time

[@AM-sl9bq]

amazing

[@radientproductions9799]

The way he ended that was so fuckin' bad ass!

[@garymayen9642]

GOAT!

[@joe5boost]

from another planet on a hole nother level

[@ronin_user]

He was legendary by 1997. And we didn’t have the internet. Or phones.

[@ronin_user]

AOL?

[@yeahnah7220]

Hold up. I'm 100% that in '96, at the tender age of 13, I saved up something like $500AUD for a 56k modem to surf the interwebs at turtle like speeds.

[@machiventa858]

The web went live to the public in 1991 but wasn't until 93-94 that it became more mainstream with browsers and websites. But I know what you mean. I remember cell phones in the 80s but only rich/business people had them.

[@2spee]

Only science and dedication

[@Madman-100]

Craze is the GOAT it’s not even up for debate wow the crowd at 4:14 damn

[@djswamptv]

Skip proof scratch tools vol 2 @3:27

[@d.a.694]

The best

[@INTshyt]

I remember watching this on back then and what's still incredible was that he did this routine with STANTON 500 CARTRIDGES!! you know how hard that is?! you barely more and those things skipped you had to damn near put a dollar in quarters with the height at 6 for them not to skip

[@rcayabyab8994]

Even though Craze was endorsed by Stanton back then, he did use Shure M44-7s in the 99 World Final. But still his hand control on Stanton carts in 98 and 2000 was absolutely impeccable.

[@sailekaique]

nossa esse cara sao muito é bom emmm.

[@TheAnunnaki-NYC]

This is the reason why he didn't perform any more DMC battles cause he would just keep winning all the solid gold MK2s.

[@sumonmiah1902]

😆🤣

[@Germz760]

wicked sick skills!

[@spinwaxradio1025]

The GOAT! As far as DMC, Craze was "Next Level!"

[@erikmkiv]

God level

[@DjEquick]

Dj Craze and Richard Vission best dj's ...

[@skillz91745]

Lol at Richard vission

[@djxsquizit]

This guy said Richard Vission 😄😄

[@djxsquizit]

Richard Vission? Fuck outta here 😂😂

[@Inus]

flawless .. and tight as fuck .. 'noo noo fader' (with NO FADER) details, tightnesss, overall content... dopest ..

[@djbudded324]

Watching these sets and it destroys everything the cats who are competing nowadays who can't even keep up with this using pre loaded sample pads and laptops, with coded records.

[@katarockretrosundays9082]

Still the best turntable technician

[@Andreas.von.Lieres]

...thank's

[@d.a.694]

GOAT

[@samyoel5384]

3.30 No fader!!! Fuckin love that bit!!!

[@2spee]

Nobody has ever done this. And nobody will ever do this.

[@OriginalDjOutlaw]

Turntable Wizard !

[@mastamove]

Best est evah

[@ryanetc85]

Mmmmmm love that deep stuff

[@frankbutts8496]

I LIKE TO SAY WHAT'S UP TO DJ JAZZY JEFF WHO PUT PHILLY ON THE MAP AND CANT FORGET BIG WILLIE STYLE AKA WILL JEFF YOUR CUT WILL ALWAYS HIT HOME LOVE YOU BRO. PS 3RD FLOOR OVERBROOK BATHROOM LOL

[@totilsom]

Can someone send this to Grimes 😂😂😂😂

[@MrDazthaman]

And still the sickest routine.

[@rd-one3178]

Best routine for me

[@spookybizzle]

Juggling those Watermelons 2:00

[@wallacehardiniii9038]

His needle drops were fucking sick!

[@wallacehardiniii9038]

Friggin' alien!

[@BLITZKRIEG1]

Ahhhh these were the days.

[@wonda7476]

The real stuff 🔥

[@djyonoid]

sick!

[@BruceCanon2]

craze is tha shit!!

[@LCRock]

I miss when DJs were really DJs and not button pressers!!! This is a realy DJ!!!

[@StaticVapour590]

1:43 the craziness starts

[@Zeronineeito]

I thought that when I get better at beat juggling, I'll be able to do cool, complex performances like this guy.

[@scoolesike]

como el principio microfon inalambrico y también el mejor de puente alto en amplificación hasta ahora y hici miu cha es demaciado , mas aun unh golpe al C por ser altisimo y no tener la vuelta on libertad del ovalo !

[@MrPerlys]

Nice!