A lot of people don’t know A traks full story. He was born at 15 years old. And has been ever since. The end. Amen

@AayushVarma18

4 жыл бұрын

I want to like your comment, but it has 69 likes. I will abstain.

@MotivationManifested

4 жыл бұрын

Aayush Varma I honour you for this worthy commitment to the cause. Amen

@AayushVarma18

4 жыл бұрын

@@MotivationManifested Never mind, someone just made it 70. Here's your like!

@MotivationManifested

4 жыл бұрын

Aayush Varma nothing I have is truly mine. Yet I appreciate the gesture. Stop in if your ever near the Dagobah system for a tea

@playlist1883

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaaaaaaa

I was 15 in 1997. Scratched my knee once...

@boerandemo7766

5 жыл бұрын

And you got a like for that

@uwebaganz5144

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@davidca96

4 жыл бұрын

neat, I was 19 and plowing besh's.

@zachstorm97

4 жыл бұрын

davidca96 stop lion

@Alfonsoltd

4 жыл бұрын

I was 1

Old school hip hop n bb era. No monitors, no headphones. Pure raw skill

@DrRinse

5 жыл бұрын

Pair of old school Stanton 680HP cartridges too

@milanjankovic5499

4 жыл бұрын

M P no headphones-only talent

@Josh-ky8ei

4 жыл бұрын

Straight tearin that shit up

@rumaki

4 жыл бұрын

Most importantly, no Serato cueing shit up and sampling for you

@pulaski7621

4 жыл бұрын

old school hiphop was the no skill era lmao

Only REAL DJs understand how incredible this truly is. Dude fucking killed it.

@centeguahan3760

4 жыл бұрын

That's an understatement for sure🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

@matfosil8581

4 жыл бұрын

i still think doing this kind of play is kinda hard

@centeguahan3760

4 жыл бұрын

@@matfosil8581 it's all from scratch... literally. Personally, I think it's best to be familiar with both deck styles, Versatility.

A-Trak was 15 and won. I knew he was talented, but 15. Damn.

@Ts0usermax

9 жыл бұрын

did he ever win any other major dj comps after this ?

@seanm.collins9888

9 жыл бұрын

***** Just for you: 1997 : Technics / DMC World Champion (15 years old - youngest ever)[26] 1998 : Technics / DMC World 2nd Runner Up[27] 1999 : ITF World Champion (Advancement category)[27] 1999 : ITF Western Hemisphere Scratching Champion[27] 1999 : Vestax World DJ Extravaganza Champion[27] 2000 : ITF World Champion (Advancement category)[27] 2000 : DMC Team Champion (with DJ Craze)[27]

@kendo512

8 жыл бұрын

15 years old, christ. I wish I started that young. I didn't touch a record til I was 25.

@ryansmoliak9805

6 жыл бұрын

Christian .H Thanks for the breakdown on Atraks wins at such a young age, it's amazing. I wonder how he got the money for all of his gear & set up?

@vollsticks

6 жыл бұрын

Okay gonna need some sources on this...I never thought he was the big fuss that people thought he was, his scratching was on point but there were better DJ's that year..still, I'd like to hear how his parents are "connected"

KZread algorithm staying undefeated

@rkan2

4 жыл бұрын

oh yess

@metalfingerz4203

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I hope they'll never change it

@Badj4s

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@giacomocastellofuentes8758

4 жыл бұрын

Jajajajjaja

Explanation for the millenium generation and after: Its not all about the song he performs, its about rhythm, precision, speed and passion. He uses no headfones, means he cant search around for the perfect line he needs. First try need to fit perfect, again and again. No auto sync, autotune or usb storage involved here. Its more Art like its music.

@Zwedgy

5 жыл бұрын

You use no grammar

@wafemaster

5 жыл бұрын

Zwedgy Yeah sorry for that.

@jan_777

5 жыл бұрын

@@Zwedgy You ain't using no grammar either.

@Panzer731

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah so? Everything has a level of complexity. I very much love what this kid was doing in 1997, but things change. Your condescending tone very much represents what the new generation hates about the oldheads. You all think this was the realest shit when in fact there is no real shit. Music is art and as such it can be interpreted in whichever way anyone goddamn pleases. Stop trying to make an arguement about how "new music is easy". If he used headphones, so what? Does he get less art points for using them? Should he play blindfolded perhaps? I don't get it, there's so much good music everywhere now and all old school guys do is complain about how the music sucks because of mumble trap.

@jan_777

5 жыл бұрын

@@Panzer731You're inconsistent. You're talking about that everything has a level of complexity, which should relate to scratching techniques since you're commenting on the TO's comment. Then you're suddenly writing about new music and that art is art and incomparable. There is still good music around...agreed. But that's not the topic. But scratching techniques haven't improved and by far not gained any higher level of complexity. That's what the TO is talking about. May be you (guess you're a "newhead") should start digging further into music culture and you'd find out, that oldschool was the real shit, and we're far away from having any new school. There aren't any new technique inventions, most use digital technology to do the same stuff that has been done 30 years ago. Only the level of complexity has diminished.

I remember he performed for my university back in 2015 and he was doing this, the old school DJ scratching Everyone was PISSED XD The students were expecting a classic build-up and the beat drop that we've been accustomed to for years now in the EDM scene but A-track wasn't doing that. He was doing his thing and I enjoyed it! Others... *n o t s o m u c h*

@LuigiRandazzo21

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this is giving me a headache

@mindstealer8685

4 жыл бұрын

man that pisses me off that people are more into simpler djs now. the djs today do only like 10% of what they did back then XD

@TheWaynelds

4 жыл бұрын

Mindstealer That’s why I don’t dj anymore. What was once a respected artform, is now just a gimmick.

@Hyzic

4 жыл бұрын

People prefer such a microwaveable substance nowadays, but those who love and appreciate the craft prefer theirs made from Scratch.

@Erdling123

4 жыл бұрын

This is not for the masses.

Kid cant buy a lighter but can set those records on FIRE!!!

"DJs" of today's Era would have zero clue how absolutely insane and technical this is. Also dissing the priors year winner and no headphones, switching 1/3 to 1/4 multiple times. Absolutely a beast

I'd say that routine still holds up well, even after 17 years.

@ThisCantBeAllThereIs

5 жыл бұрын

Definite

@busch028

5 жыл бұрын

This is a pretty mind blowing set. If you watch the rest of the 1997 competitors, this was light years ahead.

@djcie1018

5 жыл бұрын

21 years now...

@fredericksirucka8249

4 жыл бұрын

Mc Parks agree true fact undesputedly rocking hip hop trick set whooph

@ChrisClark_808

4 жыл бұрын

Killing it with no headphones savagely

Technology may have come a long way, but the amount of talent you need to pull this off with this equipment has not. Wow that was pretty incredible.

That juggling is obscene. He’s just so precise. Such passion too. Has anyone seen the Scratch Documentary? I saw it when it released. Good shit

@animalpowerca

4 жыл бұрын

What documentary ?

@slackjaw4467

4 жыл бұрын

@@animalpowerca it's called Scratch kzread.info/dash/bejne/c2yVr6-pn7a7g7Q.html

today,hes a EDM producer like the djs of today but the thing that makes him so unique in the DJ world is that he still does the real dj stuff,scratching

@densaliv3478

8 жыл бұрын

yes !

@MajoraWaffle

8 жыл бұрын

Duck Sauce is his main project atm I believe. Still has a lot of elements that make A Trak so great.

@lawrencemills599

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@JoeMyspace13

4 жыл бұрын

Scratching will never be the thing of DJing. The main thing is song selection.

@joeldukes303

4 жыл бұрын

Joseph Cabello highly subjective...There’s selection, matching,mixing,scratching, juggling and modulating. personally, I’d say the most important is mixing. Everything else can be walked back to a certain point. Even someone with no ear for rhythms can spot a train wreck right away

I bought this on VHS :)

@Borderlands808

5 жыл бұрын

BigStickyNugs what’s that?

@Pupenhausen

5 жыл бұрын

I did as well 👍

@RantePlayz

5 жыл бұрын

@@Borderlands808 wow

@themixgenius1993

5 жыл бұрын

@@Borderlands808 VHS is an early iteration of video format before DVD or MP4 file, and even KZread, Netflix, PornHub, and any other streaming sites today.

@busch028

5 жыл бұрын

Same

Holy shit that is some insane finger precision on the vinyl and sicko coordination with the crossfader. Amazing

He is like my ideal fantasy version of myself as a teenager. What a prodigious badass.

Who’s here is 2019. I remember buying this on vhs

@darrensmyth3684

4 жыл бұрын

I'm here, haven't watched for years, forgot how good this kid, is was?

@RizzlaBeats

4 жыл бұрын

damn we are old

@chrisrowl5001

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve got this still on vhs

@ETwOneE21

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao. Me too and could wait to get home to watch it(over and over and over....)

Still to this day, the best live act I've ever seen, and I predominantly listen to rock music.. just spectacular start to finish when I saw him.

old but gold

@zzzzz1823

8 жыл бұрын

*fool's gold

@ishaim2

7 жыл бұрын

FFOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLDD

@SledgeHammerWOOKy

7 жыл бұрын

much much so fogging muc more better as 2000`s Dj`s ;-) because = old scool, laigg dis ;-)

hey I'm not sure whos missing what but I think it's amazing that DJ Qbert was told he couldn't compete at the DMV World Finals anymore so he showed up with the 15 year old Canadian unknown and took the cup took the gold and especially when his set talked so much Direct shit to all the other competitors he did an amazing job his first time out at bat and kept it going ever since!!!

@newyorker19810

3 жыл бұрын

Qbert was never told he couldnt compete. He just didnt want to anymore

The first 30’s are pure genius! A big middle finger to all the of Dj’s in the room!

mystery of the note at 0:45 - note from his mom saying he was in trouble for the opening intro with curse words ;)

6 жыл бұрын

It was a kabbalistic magick chant. I'm not joking.

@moodSlime_

5 жыл бұрын

No shit lmao

@pabloefc9585

5 жыл бұрын

@senwaxdavis yes bruv I love it haha

@RyanPowerhouse

5 жыл бұрын

If my boy could shred like this I'd let the swearing in the records go. This kids got a gift from God.

@Fitforacting

5 жыл бұрын

Max Power lol so true

It normally takes me a while to skip and move to the next track on my record player. A-Trak just slams the vinyl down and BOOM, at the right point of the groove. Without headphones on. I'm gonna go out on a limb by saying he's probably practised this at least twice. Maybe three times.

@rumanuu

4 жыл бұрын

That last line actually made me lol 😅

@hgffize

4 жыл бұрын

yup. these edm lames think that hes not a rreal dj

@DJDing23

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely at least 3 times lol

@olympian3

3 жыл бұрын

@@hgffize they know how to press the space bar on their daw while this guy's gotta be a pinpoint genius

This kid barely ate. But one thing he did love were dem beets.

I'm 20 and I spend my time sitting on the internet and wasting my life. Fuck.

@epicgaijin

4 жыл бұрын

So what you up to now?

@kolaas2006

4 жыл бұрын

Tell us N4DRO!

@theone233

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@goper1408

4 жыл бұрын

yoo

@serbiseedafos4272

4 жыл бұрын

N4DRO you still fucking young 26

this dj's scratching is pure art. no headphones means, he knows his records well. respect this skills.

the start is brilliant and shows how accurate his scratches are

Masterful timing on everything especially the Beat Juggling. Easily one of the best sets the DMC Championships ever witnessed.

I met him in 97-98. Very humble guy.

When you're too young to buy a lighter you gotta learn other ways of starting a fire 😂

@viedeciel

4 жыл бұрын

Copycat

@_Dylanm

4 жыл бұрын

@@viedeciel It's not an original joke homie

WHEN U REALISE THAT HE CREATED THE "HEADS WILL ROLL" REMIX. REALLY TALLENTED KID

Copped this on vhs back in 97 from G-force record store in Atlantic City. I have to say after all these years. The nobody beats the biz routine is and by far the best. He one the title that year and then came "Craze" who eventually one it 3 times in a row. I miss the older DMC battles.

@lukehanlon3814

Жыл бұрын

Seen craze live…blew me away

I was there that night and saw him win his first championship! Qbert did a guest set too, if memory serves me correctly, it was a looong time ago but so rad!

15years old and nobody made him look like some kind of prodigy that time as these days when internet is making from every kid super talented genius...😅

Love the way he weaves the original song's rhythms into his own scratching and cutting.

Как же он кайфует от своего выступления, вот это-истинный восторг!

When dj's were actually doing something live.

I love how we get to see all this stuff from back in the day that I missed at the time

I'm glad I was there when this was filmed 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥it was insane

what the hey-hey?!? gives me chills every time! seen it on vhs in 1999 or 2000 (i believe), seen it 1000+ times since, & still get a thrill with every viewing! this kid was in his early teens, all of 63lbs, & getting cocky towards grown-arse-increasingly jealous/angered dudes in a subculture known for it's elitest environment full of bravado & wannabe macho-men! yeah, homie may have weighed 63lbs, but 40lbs of that was balls. one of the best parts: he's still out there pushing the culture forward! all love.

All of the adult DJ's in the room were probably thinking, "Snotty little shit is stealing my thunder. I worked hard for years and it's being taken away by someone whose balls haven't even dropped yet."

@TheRealChilly

5 жыл бұрын

Sam Houston someone's jealous. Chill out.

@mitpoker7319

5 жыл бұрын

Chill Spongebob Narrator: Two months later...

@HermiloPerezIII

5 жыл бұрын

@@mitpoker7319 get a life dude lol I'm sure A-Trak is completely happy with the route he's taken

@mitpoker7319

5 жыл бұрын

@@HermiloPerezIII You're four months late, kid.

@lawrencemills599

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

Respect. By far the best Dj out there. Soooooo clean

Woow Respect.. thnx for the upload

15 years old ?? you have got to be fuckin kidding me hahahahaah holy shit man

Props to this guy! Doing all this without headphones... awesome!

Most under-rated video right here....should have bout 20 million views!!! Sick ass kid!!!!

Best DJ set ever for me. I dont think anything will ever beat this.

I saw him go head to head with Albert at "Hang the DJ" It was honestly magical. Wow that was AMAZING

YT knew i was ready to fall down a nostalgia hole and not get any sleep tonight...

That fade action at 4.00 got me so shook I made a squeaky noise.

Very impressive dj-ing; as is me commenting 6 years later! LOL! 🤔👍💿🎧🎼🎵🎶

🔥 talent! I was about his age in '97. Damn I miss these days! ☮️ and ❤️

2019, first time ever saw this, an insane set. Top three of all time.

Who had the VHS copy of this video 😁👍 I watched it soooo many times ❤️

Why so many dislikes on this video, this guy is very talented and I'm glad he won the contest.

The Way REAL Scratchin is.......2 Turntables n a Mixer makin Beats n crazy Scratchez. Respect to Old Skool D.Jayin.

Catching bodies since 97 ... What a killer

BRILLIANCE IN HISTORY. This set is INSANE!!!

96 to 97 the DOPEST years ever.

Now watch it at 1.5x speed.

1:20 first dubstep lick

@guiltyfeethavenorhythm

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck off

Wow I haven’t seen this since 1997 and I had this on VHS!!! Crazy!!

I remember watching this in 97.a friend of had the vhs tape.this brings back mad memories yo.

A-Trak looks like 11 form Stranger Things

@maryerre7092

7 жыл бұрын

LOL

@METTI1986LA

7 жыл бұрын

or like vasquez from aliens

@mr_diatribe2324

7 жыл бұрын

With talent............................ Lots of ;)

@marx41mans

6 жыл бұрын

METTI1986LA Omg, you killed me with that one! -suprised nobody caught that!

@bitinback2825

6 жыл бұрын

Gregory J. Mansfield his parents lure him out of his room to do homework with waffles

This is a legendary performance 💯

The love of hip hop, the passion, the creativity and the FUCKIN HAND EYE COORDINATION!

The beat juggling on Biz Markie's track is 😳... I have no word, still in 2023 !

Fast forward a year and Craze straight strong-arms this 'kid'. 🐐🐐

@johnfry8286

4 жыл бұрын

Good friends but yeah craze is on another level, along with rafik, kentaro and plenty of others. I'd never say A trak is a legend of the scene but props to him for winning dmc

@johnfry8286

4 жыл бұрын

@Serial Killa wtf lol he wasn't an og pickle I thought he rocked with klever, infamous, craze in the allies. And even thwn being a pickle doesn't make u a legend imo. Mike is good but no where near top tier. Don't wanna sound like I'm hating but if A trak is a legend there are about 50+ in turntablism that's all I'm saying.

@logicalblackman8228

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnfry8286 “Mike is good but nowhere near top tier.” Which Mike are you referring to?

a-trak was born to be a legend

It seems like A-trak never gets old, stays 15 eternal.

This kid would'a show the way to 87% of today's DJs still.

@skatechatham

5 жыл бұрын

He still does

Красавчик!! Чисто на скиле!! Не наушников, не компьютера.

The days before hot cues when ya had to put a sticker on the groove and have quick hands

One of the best DMC sets...

Good stuff,working that vinyl💯🔥

Dude just produced a bunch of beats for killa cam. Skillz

Absolute talent, mad respect

hey do you know if they are albums of DMC championships on streaming platforms? tried to find this, but can not... maybe i don't have the right KEY WORDS ! THanks world !

ive been a dj for a long time! my son is a trak age!!!!! the always had skills!!!!!

Back when DJ's had to flip and change records. This has aged so well

Never knew Sid from Toy Story was world's scratching champion

JHEEZE !! No headphones 🎧 thats what i noticed straight away raw talent personified right hear 1997 winning set 👌 !! 2019 and could watch A-trak all day being an old skool bboy this is truely fcking mazza outstanding still !! . Blessed yeah I'm out peace . ✌🇬🇧🎚💯

Brilliant and such a young age.

At 1:15 I just about lost it.

@Relentless2112

6 жыл бұрын

Taking two tracks in 4/4 and turning them into 6/8... bonkers

@saf_nfk

4 жыл бұрын

Yea 1:15 to 1:50 is mind blowing

He was schooled by DJ Qbert, of course he won. 👐

Love this performance

Still got the VHS tape filled with this magic!

The Real Dj ✊✊✊

Amazing teknique for a young man.

The younger you start the brighter the future you got in the djs world.

I love how technology breeds new art forms.

That's a lot of practice. How does he know where the track is without headphones? He internalized the placement by the sticker or some marking?

@minx8334

4 жыл бұрын

Zte Axon 7 welcome to vinyl

@rottenboy9916

4 жыл бұрын

Zte Axon 7 😂😂😂

where's that picture where he flips off the camera

I still have this vhs. Epic

The cockiness is the best part. Well knowing the type of person he is now. Doesn’t act at all cocky and should be since he’s the GOAT. Knows everyone in the music business from the mysterious hidden duos in France to the narcissistic Rapper in the US to Germany’s Techno God with unique eyebrows to back at the US with every rapper & mainstream artist that wishes they could work with A-Trak. Every rapper you admire admires A-trak he brought back Disco in a different form along with Armand and made into a side project. He founded Fools Gold. He’s arguably the best Disc Jockey of all time and his personality is humble AF.

@YoussefAlmakdissi

4 жыл бұрын

AKV V agreed

Can't believe I've never heard of this person before.

Damn! He’s a young looking “15”! The kid dominated!

Big respect to a Dj who handle his records safely.

All you other DJs...such an incredible routine...BOOM