Joe Cooley vs Cut Master DC - 1987 New Music Seminar (HQ Audio Sync)

West Coast legend Joe Cooley shreds Jive Rhythm Trax en route to defeating Brooklyn's Cut Master DC in the quarter-finals of the 1987 New Music Seminar Battle for World Supremacy.

[@angrykermit3192]

We're spoiled nowadays with anti-skip timecode technology, Phase DJ, moving platter controllers etc. because you can be as heavy handed as you want, but back then you had to have a perfect light touch to pull off those scratches which made it even harder!

[@eddiemedina7814]

I met Cut Master DC in New York in the subway. He let me have a cd. Mad cool. Mad props "Brooklyn's In The House"

[@MichaelShum]

what stop were you guys at? better have been in brooklyn! 🙂

[@seydevilchick8]

Joe Cooley set the standard for Rhythm trax after this .

[@WaxDat8800]

Huh? Lol

[@insanelook]

Cut master DC did make top classics and best records but damn, Joe nailed it, no comparaison.

[@donguapisimo4222]

I saw this entire battle on VHS back in 1990 from beginning to end and it was very clear from the early rounds that Joe Cooley and Cash Money were head and shoulders above the competition and would be facing off in the finals. Legendary DJs.

[@kiko12000]

Do you still have the VHS or do you know if there was a name of the VHS? Cause if someone can find the 87 NMS Battles from different angles or higher qualities then it would make history lol

[@Diaz23]

Joe Cooley scratched his ass off to jive rythm trax. I love this video.

[@Dr.JHIrons]

Joe Cooley murdered Cut Master!

[@ekleziastes7]

Sim, foi fenomenal nesta etapa. Mas não conseguiu derrubar o Ca$h Money.

[@Diaz23]

Joe Cooley went off Cutmaster DC was nice. Probably the first DJ on film to use props(basketball, a crutch) in a battle. Classic

[@MichaelShum]

87 was definitely year of the props -- in the dmc world final, ken larsen was using some sort of hand puppet i remember... :) the first prop on video may be dj cheese's handcuffs in 86

[@mixmasterdisk2059]

Anyone know the ID for 2:37

[@Diaz23]

@@mixmasterdisk2059 the song is by T La Rock - Its yours

[@drfangaz-pronouncedlikefan4019]

@@Diaz23 where did Ric_k Rubin get the high pitched guitar sound Cut Master DC is scratching? I know Cut Creator used this guitar as well on Cool J's You'll Roc_k.

[@Diaz23]

@@drfangaz-pronouncedlikefan4019 no idea bro..

[@eniliocrockett]

Nice upload, thanks to you Michael, I can see battles I only heard about from mixshows, & magazines back then. Salute

[@j-boogiebrown9961]

So you remember magazines reporting on old NMS/Supermen battles? I'd love to find some to buy. The only things I've ever found were tiny little paragraphs/photos mentioning Mixmaster Mike, 8-Ball and DJ Noize winning in '92, '93 and '94. Let me know about any other magazines that reported on the battles, so I can look for them on ebay.

[@eniliocrockett]

@@j-boogiebrown9961 I used to read The Source faithfully, Hip Hop Weekly, I'll get back to you

[@jonathanvillalobos7994]

+J-Boogie Brown Damn man! I use to have a whole bunch of old school magazines w/old school NMS,and the DMC's.if I ever get my lazy ass to clean out my junk room,I'll let you know.i sell em to you for a good,and fair price.if you're interested.

[@j-boogiebrown9961]

Yeah, that would be great. What magazine are you talking about? I know a lot of the dance music magazines used to report on battles back in the day, but I never bought any of them because I was a straight Hip hop person.

[@j-boogiebrown9961]

I meant what magazineS are you talking about?

[@jasondean1891]

I saw DC live bout 1986 with biz markee d,cut master mixing 4 turntables he went bananas using fila shoe,his forehead,ten speed bike bracketed to the ceiling...Long live these 2 kings...

[@MichaelShum]

"ten speed bike bracketed to the ceiling" !!!

[@Diaz23]

To me the 2 DJs from back in the day (80s) who could scratch clean using props was DJ Hutchy (UK 1988) and don't kill me for this but also Chad Jackson (UK 1987)

[@j-boogiebrown9961]

There was an original NMS T-shirt on ebay last year. The seller was asking a ridiculous amount for it. I can't remember for sure what the amount was, but I want to say $300. If I hadn't been broke at the time, I may have bought it, and put it in a frame on my wall. I once spoke to DJ Clarke Kent on twitter, and asked him if he still had any old Supermen battle T-shirts, that I could buy, but he said he didn't.

[@Rivzini1]

DC didn’t stand a chance against Cooley on this one. Cooley’s cuts was just to clean.

[@barty2381]

That Douge Fresh The Show beat juggle routine is insane!

[@romainimpallonia4864]

DOPE

[@mixmasterdisk2059]

Dr funkin Klein was a legend R.I.P to him.

[@ORIGINALDJZERO]

Can't beat Joe using that line switch 😂

[@bitchesleave]

He cut them lights the fuck out

[@lol69_52]

dope! Thanks for the upload.

[@ImBlackjackYo]

No contest.

[@williamholland3367]

Is this the beginning of beat juggling

[@MichaelShum]

i would say '87 was the first year

[@icekingjn8195]

Joe cool won DC got smoked

[@thescammer88]

name of the first track from joe cooley ?

[@ORIGINALDJZERO]

Jive Rythm track 122 bpm

[@djcrash7047]

Props to New York, the birth place of hip hop, b boying, djing, scratching...... But West coast DJs where miles ahead in scratching then the east coast DJs with an exception of a few, Jazzy Jeff, Cash Money etc. Same with Megamixes, latin rascal did shops and loops, marly mall had great sets, but the mix was basically boring. The West coast DJs took the art of mixing and scratching to a whole new level. Qbert, Z-Trip, Mixmaster Mike, DJ Rectangle, DJ Revolution, DJ shadow, The Beat Junkies, Every single DJ from AM Stereo 1580 KDAY (first station to play hip hop & rap during the day 1984) in L.A. Tony G, Julio G, M Walk, Jammin Gemini, Joe Cooley, on and on. Sorry but not sorry, West coast DJs took DJing to another solar system completely.

[@royjones3306]

@@djmack1ny he said it clear. Not juggling in Scratchin. West Siders were much faster. Scratchin lives on because of the West. Beat Jugglin lives on because of the East Siders. See how Joe smoked this fucken dude?

[@royjones3306]

@@djmack1ny invented there or not Joe made this dude look like he started djin the day of the battle.

[@royjones3306]

@@djmack1ny Alladin was taught by Joe. Q looked up to Joe. Mike Hamton was as fast as Joe or mabe less. Magic Mike scratches were almost as great. I heard them both in 88. In 87 or 88 Magic Mike wasnt at Joes level on 2 turn tables. Again. 2 tables & scratchin Joe whooped the Brooklyn out of DC. The Truth!

[@royjones3306]

@@djmack1ny in a battle faster is better. But Joe wasnt just faster. He had soul with his speed. He fucked that Brooklyn & Phili dude up on the cuts!

[@royjones3306]

@@djmack1ny if speed wasnt the key why didn't DC win? Joe fucked his ass up!

[@djflarethecreator9261]

They Should Bring Back The NMS.

[@djstace808]

The 1990 NMS was unbelievable!

[@kiko12000]

what’s the track at 3:01?

[@MichaelShum]

doug e fresh “the show”

[@mixmasterdisk2059]

2:23 what’s that record name?

[@Fineartz770]

T LA Rock and Jazzy J "It's Yours"

[@JL-Breaks]

@@Fineartz770 fun fact - that record was the first record to be released from Def Jam- the address on the label is Rick Rubins dorm room at NYU. LOL!

[@Fineartz770]

@@JL-Breaks thank you so much for sharing that interesting piece of information 😉

[@SURLY_BOO]

Cut master Dc was trash lol