You guys know what he means tho. Everyonetha hears im a dj asks me if i scratch or if i go "Weakkee...weakkee *scratching noise*.

Does get annoying but if you really love waht you do you will take the time to enlighten them.

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Originally posted by Freak You should really check out some turntablist stuff- maybe the DMC competitions.....you would see stuff that would blow your statement to hell....

hehe yeh mate i've seen the shit they can do.. and they're skillful as hell .. wish i could scratch like that too.

but yeah.. u get what I mean ..

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Originally posted by Seany_G Does get annoying but if you really love waht you do you will take the time to enlighten them.

I wish they'd all sit in a group so I can just tell em ONCE and for ALL.

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you can think mtv for making everyone who DJs a turntablist automatically. Thanks MTV for dj clue, funk flex, and all the other people who forgot what it's all about and screwing up people's minds by making them think "if you have turntables, that mixer thingy, you can definately scratch like clue..."

Those bastards......

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Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot. He who laughs last thinks slowest!

whoa wat an ignorant statement that last one was.... u act as if these men havent worked their asses off to get where they are, mtv or otherwise.... u said they forgot wat its all about???? wat are u talkin about??? with hip hop it used to be all about the dj in the 80s when authentic hip hop was first coming around, and that notion has long been forgotten and its guys like flex and clue who are trying their hardest not to let their artform be forgotten.... and i really dont get y its mtv whos at fault in ur mind, i dont think ive ever seen a hip hop d.j. do their thing on mtv

frankly i wish they would show more of these guys doin sets on mtv, get hip hop back to its roots for godsakes... id say its about god damn time, sick of the bling bling era

Hey man, in regards to what u would say to your friends, tell them the truth! Don't be ashamed of spinning trance man. Real friends understand when u're serious about something. I only have a few friends who like electronica, so when all my other hip hop (or pop rap these days) ask me to play something, I just tell them, "I only play trance so u wouldn't be interested."

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I've seen lots of turntablists that spend lots of time practicing and working on their skills. While most pop-rap stuff i see on mtv where the dj always seems to sport bling-bling and the most they can do is a baby scratch. Im no turntablist but for gods sake! what's with that baby scratch? I want to see real artists like dj shadow, z-trip, beat junkies, with mcs and rappers doing it like they did in the 80s. Im at least glad for the mixmaster mike and others that are on tv that are talented.

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Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot. He who laughs last thinks slowest!

hijack attempt: what do you say to em when they ask you if they can try to mix?

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I'm not ashamed at all for playing trance and I don't think any of us here will be ashamed either hehe.

Sometimes i just explain to them that.. ALL I'M DOING as a trance dj.. is play 10 songs in a row, and make em flow so smoothly that it sounds like one whole song .. and take your mind for a trip=>


Inertia normally I'll let them have a go.. i'll say 'knock yrselves out' or sumthing.. and the first thing they will ask me is 'is it okay if i scratch?' and coz i've got cheap needles i'll say go ahead.

and they'll get bored of scratching after a while and thats that.

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you ever teach em how to mix though?

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Originally posted by Inertia you ever teach em how to mix though?

my friends and brothers would get WAY to bored really fast before they would invest any sort of significant time into it

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