Hip Hop Education: Scratch

Scratch (SKRACH) v. using the fader and rapid coordinated hand movements as part of a technique of hip hop dee jays (see also turntablist) that turns the turn tables into a true musical instrument. scratch, scratching. ex "What good's a deejay if he can't scratch?"

of the many tools of a good hipHop deejay, Scratching is definitely the most recognizable and, many say, the most difficult to master "You have lots of people who can mix and they think they are great DJs. However, ask them to scratch and they act like it is beneath them, but in actuality it is a lot harder than it looks..." comments a deejay on youTube...

but as this video shows, you CAN learn it:


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