DJ Battlecat - 1990 DMC US Finals

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After Joe Cooley, Aladdin, M-Walk and Tray Ski, the next great LA battle legend was DJ Battlecat (Kevin Gilliam), seen here smoking the decks at the 1990 US Final in NYC, in one of the greatest battle performances of all time.

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  • @DTAEXPERIENCE
    @DTAEXPERIENCE5 жыл бұрын

    I was a participent in this competition on this night and I have to say that Battle Cat and a few others did their thing. What u have 2 understand is at this Level of Competition anyone can come away with a win ... However I knew if they Didn't give it to me (Couldn't finish my routine due 2 technical issues) They definitely messed up by NOT giving it to Steve Dee and that's Fact!!!!

  • @MichaelShum

    @MichaelShum

    5 жыл бұрын

    respect and thanks for commenting! "if the beat is fresh diamond J will spin it!"

  • @djekse

    @djekse

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, Steve Dee was deserving if the win because he and GM Roc Raida revolutionized deejaying.

  • @PercivalFromWales

    @PercivalFromWales

    2 жыл бұрын

    You were there? Respect, man!😎😎😎

  • @josephahn1024

    @josephahn1024

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @scoatbeats2379

    @scoatbeats2379

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@josephahn1024 Thor u were boutta say some DJ history shit lmao

  • @unanimousarts
    @unanimousarts Жыл бұрын

    I love the fact that he isn’t using headphones and rocking that shaky mixer like a champ.

  • @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777

    @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777

    8 ай бұрын

    that's why those lines are on the record you have drop zones don't need head phones - he was searching quite a long time in some parts of this battle even wrong side of the record

  • @rewade70
    @rewade70 Жыл бұрын

    No Headphones, just Knowing your Mark. SKILLZ!!!

  • @jkidesto714
    @jkidesto7146 жыл бұрын

    My dude was so young and skinny in the 90’s lol. Dude is a legend. Makes the best west coast beats

  • @jkidesto714

    @jkidesto714

    6 жыл бұрын

    Iamyouonlydifferent he’s OG now, man. He’s one of west coast legends at producing beats. Look him up.

  • @alvidama151

    @alvidama151

    Жыл бұрын

    SOME OF THE BEST PRODUCERS WAS AT FIRST A DOPE DJ !! LIKE DJ BATTEL CAT ; DR DRE :; EGYPTEN LOVER ; AND MANY OTHERS ; B SIDES MANY RAPPERS ARE DOPE DJS ; LIKE THE BIZ MARKIE !!

  • @DJSouths1

    @DJSouths1

    2 ай бұрын

    FACTUAL INFORMATION

  • @cerkitbreaker

    @cerkitbreaker

    2 ай бұрын

    we can freak it is easily in the all time top 5 g funk beats

  • @Sputz3
    @Sputz33 жыл бұрын

    The best HipHop producers was DJs first.

  • @MACKMORRIS83

    @MACKMORRIS83

    3 жыл бұрын

    💯💯💯💯

  • @waltongraham7031
    @waltongraham7031 Жыл бұрын

    He's a great producer but I didn't know he was that cold on the turn tables. Major talent and underrated! Dope DJ set salute!

  • @williedee6546

    @williedee6546

    Жыл бұрын

    That part

  • @yomommastupid
    @yomommastupid5 жыл бұрын

    No headphones no computer all by ear all natural talent

  • @onetwo6675

    @onetwo6675

    5 жыл бұрын

    @ FunkyDoolittle DAM!!! I HATE WHEN OTHERS NOTICE SOMETHING I DIDN'T... YES MOST (#NOTABLE#) FOR YOU TO DESCRIBE & NOTE THAT OUT. WITH OUT (HEAD PHONES) HIS METRONOME TIMING HE WOULD HAVE SYNCH IN TIME WITH THE RECORD ALREADY PLAYING... MAKING IT ALL FREE STYLE NATURAL ALL BY (EAR TIMING SOUND) BOSSY A.F.

  • @lokorulez3279

    @lokorulez3279

    3 жыл бұрын

    Como debe ser...

  • @Shortmixking

    @Shortmixking

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's how I like to dj

  • @TheMaquinamix

    @TheMaquinamix

    3 жыл бұрын

    Como diablos sin audífonos pendejo

  • @lokorulez3279

    @lokorulez3279

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheMaquinamix tío,aunque lo parezca, en la miniatura no lleva audífonos...y en el video casi que tampoco.

  • @The_Angry_BeEconomist
    @The_Angry_BeEconomist7 жыл бұрын

    incredible, especially since its almost 30 years back, this set would still hold its own today

  • @dj8inches147

    @dj8inches147

    7 жыл бұрын

    Why would 30 years render it obsolete? skills are skills

  • @The_Angry_BeEconomist

    @The_Angry_BeEconomist

    7 жыл бұрын

    There's a thing called progression

  • @dj8inches147

    @dj8inches147

    7 жыл бұрын

    So? whats your point? there's also a thing called technology which makes things easier. There's a thing in DJing called skill, there is this thing that happens with technology which make things easier, therefore requiring less skill. Do you know of other things that are called by names?

  • @The_Angry_BeEconomist

    @The_Angry_BeEconomist

    7 жыл бұрын

    *yawn* bored?

  • @eddiiie9790
    @eddiiie97903 жыл бұрын

    OG Battlecat only gets better with time. This is an amazing performance in 1990. I seen him at Dre Day 2020 in Echo Park and it was unbelievable. Had the whole venue going crazy as he mixed Parliament, Zapp, NWA, Dre, and Snoop into his set

  • @647pettiford
    @647pettiford Жыл бұрын

    All it takes is that one needle skip and it all comes tumbling down. Excellent recovery and improvisation.

  • @TheTechnicalBrute
    @TheTechnicalBrute Жыл бұрын

    Battlekat is a fucking legend in hip hop

  • @onetwo6675
    @onetwo66755 жыл бұрын

    EVEN THE 1987 DMC CHAMPS I HAD ON VHS DJ BATTLE CAT WAS AHEAD OF HIS TIME. MASTER CHOPS, CUTS & BEAT JUGGLING, (MONO) SCRATCHING ALREADY PERFECTED AT AN EARLY STAGE OF TURN TABLEISM LANGUAGE

  • @supersmallchibiwolf872
    @supersmallchibiwolf872Ай бұрын

    He was so good that that guy at the end couldn't handle it anymore and realized that he was outclassed. Wonderful performance I loved it. This is a lost art but at least we still have these amazing vintage videos to go back to. Cool video. ^_^

  • @Diaz23
    @Diaz237 жыл бұрын

    that shit was sick, he put low profile's pay ya dues instrumental classic

  • @MACKMORRIS83
    @MACKMORRIS833 жыл бұрын

    Clean routine from the West Coast Legend! Love the groove he kept throughout the this set. 💿 Never knew he was a legit battle DJ!

  • @PJ_White
    @PJ_White3 жыл бұрын

    Damn, Red Alert had the permanent poker face!!!

  • @mixmasterdisk2059

    @mixmasterdisk2059

    3 жыл бұрын

    He looked mad at 4:23 😂

  • @pjgladidiomas4180
    @pjgladidiomas4180 Жыл бұрын

    I've never understood how judges Red Alert and Bambattaa were always so chill with head bob while judging these late 80s competitions.

  • @TGManagementCo
    @TGManagementCo7 жыл бұрын

    Battlecat amazing scratch& juggle

  • @hodaridaniels8786
    @hodaridaniels87864 жыл бұрын

    This is one my favorite djs and producers, he creste the g funk.

  • @djcoolcliff
    @djcoolcliff3 жыл бұрын

    Cat is one of my favorite producers, talkbox, keyboardist and DJ! Extremely talented brother!!!!!

  • @user-ot7xf6vz6h
    @user-ot7xf6vz6h7 ай бұрын

    Man nothing but love & respect to all the pioneers that were here participating with the battle u all shaped the way turntablist are performing today in the 2thousands and beyond period

  • @DjMotion
    @DjMotion6 жыл бұрын

    Much respect to DJ Battlecat, West Coast Pioneer DJ : )

  • @jaydublis
    @jaydublis4 жыл бұрын

    I love this shit! Im a dj from this era and this about how i get down. 90's DJ'S SALUTE THE OLD SCHOOL. #BATTLECATSALUTE

  • @marlonious7650
    @marlonious76503 жыл бұрын

    That Low Profile is classic !!!!!

  • @EscoSar
    @EscoSar7 жыл бұрын

    Salut DJ Battlecat!!! West coast Legend!!

  • @kollusion1
    @kollusion13 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing seeing the evolution of turntablism, into this setup, scratch, juggle, & mix styles, from only 4 / 5 years earlier!

  • @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777

    @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777

    8 ай бұрын

    this is when the juggle started to get hot

  • @hektikal
    @hektikal9 ай бұрын

    How he does the tricks with the 900 number is just awesome! I had a lot of those vidz converted to cassette so i could listen to them on my walkman 😅 But indeed, this one stood out at the time and it still does. Sadly today we lost Mark the 45 King, the creator of the 900 number. Rest in ethernal Peace ❤

  • @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777

    @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777

    8 ай бұрын

    broke it on down

  • @PercivalFromWales
    @PercivalFromWales3 жыл бұрын

    I just listened to "The Real Roxanne With Hitman Howie Tee - Bang Zoom! Let's Go Go!" the other day. What he's doing with this in the first two minutes or so, is nothing short of excellent.

  • @wickedwaiata2939
    @wickedwaiata29392 жыл бұрын

    Ending ... dude was like stop that right now!!!

  • @lordg3803
    @lordg38034 жыл бұрын

    KILLED IT. TOO CLEAN. LEGEND.

  • @deecee3499
    @deecee34994 жыл бұрын

    Daamn he look like a whole different dude

  • @nulinetransport12
    @nulinetransport124 жыл бұрын

    Damn Battle cat a legend

  • @davewhaley6917
    @davewhaley69174 жыл бұрын

    No computer, no buttons, no tractor or serato , just a Numark DM1150A and two Technics SL1200’s

  • @kinetic97

    @kinetic97

    3 жыл бұрын

    That Ol Real 💩,my Prodigy voice Rest In Beats Brother👊

  • @Sputz3

    @Sputz3

    3 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the future you fking CAVEMAN

  • @vincepreston9304

    @vincepreston9304

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Sputz3 👄😂😂😂😂

  • @TheNinja94a

    @TheNinja94a

    4 ай бұрын

    As a modern music producer me and older producers can agree on one thing: we are absolutely confused by each other’s technology and methods of production

  • @bobbymaurais9984
    @bobbymaurais99842 жыл бұрын

    Real talent,real records,real mixer,real tables.

  • @BHB_STL
    @BHB_STL7 жыл бұрын

    Homes at the end was just like "OOOOO-k"

  • @anthonyboard6009
    @anthonyboard60092 жыл бұрын

    That shit was amazing!

  • @pyromaximus8890
    @pyromaximus88907 жыл бұрын

    Man at 3:20 I jumped out my seat! Battlecat is wicked asf.

  • @MichaelShum

    @MichaelShum

    7 жыл бұрын

    no question about it! this is one of the dopest sets ever

  • @mixmasterdisk2059

    @mixmasterdisk2059

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MichaelShum 4:07 That beat juggle tho 🔥

  • @djflipthat
    @djflipthat7 жыл бұрын

    I do miss that switch that was used for transforming scratches. Yes you can do great scratching with cross faders but that switch was fun and amazing the sound you get from it

  • @meechamaka411

    @meechamaka411

    6 жыл бұрын

    Was just about to say that! HAHAHA...

  • @greatness3928

    @greatness3928

    5 жыл бұрын

    I used to use it and I thought I was cheating lol didnt hv access to these videos then.

  • @ransmomebloke1949

    @ransmomebloke1949

    5 жыл бұрын

    @ Toggle switches DO NOT give the same sound effect as line switches. There is a difference.

  • @azddinenumericable
    @azddinenumericable3 жыл бұрын

    dj aladin and wc 1988 profile for the last sample

  • @TJDavis-yo5eo
    @TJDavis-yo5eo3 ай бұрын

    Legendary DJ. 💯💯💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥😎🤑🤑🤑🤑$$🔥🔥🔥🤑😎

  • @allenbowers1970
    @allenbowers19703 жыл бұрын

    I still have that VHS tape he murdered that ish...🤣

  • @QPe323
    @QPe323 Жыл бұрын

    Dope how Cat brought it back, and ended the mix on the West Coast with that Low Profile…Pay Ya Dues record.

  • @pixelmethworld
    @pixelmethworldАй бұрын

    Love it!

  • @shawn4ever77
    @shawn4ever776 жыл бұрын

    oh, just TRY to battle him. I Dare YOU!!!!! LOL

  • @mixmasterdisk2059
    @mixmasterdisk20592 жыл бұрын

    Here it is, this day exactly 1 year ago is when I was introduced to this art, and in a year I learned many things throughout this channel, rob swift, the jimmy smithson archives, and many more, props to all of you guys. Theres just something about seeing DJs compete for a world title and showing their particular style at the same time that gets me going, and 1 year ago my uncle showed me this video and I was blown away I said “wow that was fucking epic who knew somebody could do that with 2 records and 1 mixer” and little did I know he would show me a video of the 1990 new music seminar battle for world supremacy and it was brother jay vs Steve Dee, and once I got to Steve’s part I was… let’s just say speechless, and the rest is history. I wanna say thanks to all those legendary DJs that made this art and paved the way for turntablists today DJ Aladdin Miz Clark Kent Joe Cooley Steve Dee Rob swift Grandmaster flash Grandwizzard Theodore Tony tone Charlie chase Grandmixer D.St Red alert Jazzy Jeff Jazzy jay Grandmaster flowers Chuck chillout Marley marl Mixmaster mike Mix master ice Cutmaster DC Cash money Johnny juice Roc raida Mista sinista Total eclipse DJ Honda Apollo Q bert Shortkut D styles Babu Melo d J rocc Cut chemist Numark Z trip Kid koala DJ noize Cutmaster swift Pogo Cheese Cj mackcintosh Trix Richie rich Jam master jay DJ scratch Plazticman All of those names should be in the DJing hall of fame, well I just made one right now! Props to all the channels that provide an awesome piece of history for us to see and props to all those DJs up there that made it happen 🙏🏽✊🏾.

  • @MichaelShum

    @MichaelShum

    2 жыл бұрын

    thats a great list for a hall of fame

  • @mixmasterdisk2059

    @mixmasterdisk2059

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MichaelShum thank you respect to you for posting such great content! ❤️

  • @kinetic97

    @kinetic97

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mixmaster Gee,Prince Paul,Mr Mixx,and DJ K L Boss

  • @TheNinja94a

    @TheNinja94a

    4 ай бұрын

    MF DOOM and EL-P scratched too if I remember right

  • @zacharyharley7249
    @zacharyharley7249 Жыл бұрын

    When he’s drumming that 900 number.. that shi*t was crisp… those transforms with the clicker requires precision

  • @MichaelShum

    @MichaelShum

    Жыл бұрын

    even the backspins were so precise

  • @ChiliBoOfficialTV
    @ChiliBoOfficialTV Жыл бұрын

    Classic Legend! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @WickedWaiata
    @WickedWaiata2 ай бұрын

    My OCD is kickin' in so much, I want to hold his mixer still ... Mad Skillz though 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @DjNikGnashers
    @DjNikGnashers10 ай бұрын

    Watching this back years later, others DJ's might have been a bit more experimental and unique, but the actual cuts and juggles in this set were really om point, the timing and musicality were better than other sets.

  • @bumrushz
    @bumrushz6 ай бұрын

    Battlecat!!!! is the illest still to this day

  • @chriscrumpbeats
    @chriscrumpbeats Жыл бұрын

    Battle Cat killed it!!!!🔥

  • @lls3676
    @lls36763 ай бұрын

    This is what you call SKILL. No turning or twisting knobs and no pushing buttons on a laptop.

  • @Lemunard
    @Lemunard Жыл бұрын

    They never imagine how Battlecat went to a westcoast legend

  • @erickonasis31
    @erickonasis318 ай бұрын

    I never had access to ANY of these tapes in 89 90. Boy these would have helped

  • @rondef
    @rondef4 жыл бұрын

    Imma go on a limb and say ATCQ's '89 style had an impression on Cat

  • @JMJC1
    @JMJC17 жыл бұрын

    amazing.

  • @JamesThomas-pv5en
    @JamesThomas-pv5en11 ай бұрын

    Wow I never knew he was a Dj on technics finals 😮 amazing skills on the desks back then. One of the best music producers too 🔥🔥

  • @robertmartin5555
    @robertmartin55553 жыл бұрын

    Back when DJ ING was a skills no laptop

  • @angrykermit3192
    @angrykermit31923 жыл бұрын

    And this was before anyone figured out how to make a proper scratch mixer.

  • @AltaLofts
    @AltaLofts7 жыл бұрын

    dj red alert in the cut

  • @fourdevils694

    @fourdevils694

    7 жыл бұрын

    AND Jazzy Jay

  • @jakobs9585

    @jakobs9585

    6 жыл бұрын

    AND Richie Rich

  • @mixmasterdisk2059
    @mixmasterdisk20593 жыл бұрын

    4:20 battlecat was vibing to his own scratches, he is a legend....

  • @SabreGamer

    @SabreGamer

    3 жыл бұрын

    420 😄😄🌿🌿🔥🔥🌬️

  • @Supastuff2-lt6dq

    @Supastuff2-lt6dq

    6 ай бұрын

    word to mother, dj battlecat was prob hella faded doin that shee@@SabreGamer

  • @SabreGamer

    @SabreGamer

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Supastuff2-lt6dq fr fr

  • @LGKids
    @LGKids5 жыл бұрын

    You can get whiplash watching this cat on the cut! Peace!

  • @Itsgeestatus
    @Itsgeestatus2 жыл бұрын

    Now This Is What Defines A DJ😎 (Some Of Y'all Might Wanna Hit Replay🎥)

  • @bigpip555
    @bigpip5556 ай бұрын

    When he put his face on it 🤣

  • @CommunitySkratch
    @CommunitySkratch2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @Lovebeautyrocks
    @Lovebeautyrocks Жыл бұрын

    Now this is what I remember, all these people that call themselves DJ's now I don't know what the hell. They just stand there with a usb and play music that's it. But look at this he is WORKING,

  • @vandl107

    @vandl107

    3 ай бұрын

    900%

  • @craigjones2859
    @craigjones28592 жыл бұрын

    amazing

  • @SuperFatrock
    @SuperFatrock4 жыл бұрын

    Man I had a 12" by him Dj N Effect with scratching and mixing but nothing like what I just saw.Man he was really a battle dj.

  • @LeonardL.BeaufordDJToneyBAward
    @LeonardL.BeaufordDJToneyBAwardАй бұрын

    were watching 2024 were here Now

  • @MCee8
    @MCee83 жыл бұрын

    Love that DOC part

  • @FaderFlosser
    @FaderFlosser4 жыл бұрын

    Wow only 1000+ subs!? Shows how many ppl care about this stuff😟. Thanks for sharing!!

  • @jimmyhendrixs2799
    @jimmyhendrixs27993 жыл бұрын

    He was smaller then that back in his tom and Jerry days when he was a dancer! R.i.p the homey dave!

  • @yassasloan7308
    @yassasloan73082 жыл бұрын

    feeling those grooves on the vinyl... My mother was trying to sell my PDX-2000...if she wasn't my mother id kill her! 😂

  • @playboyvic
    @playboyvic7 жыл бұрын

    GREAT LEGENDARY....

  • @CharlesBronsun
    @CharlesBronsun4 жыл бұрын

    Great Job Battlecat.... i peeped the haters.

  • @nextspectra
    @nextspectra5 жыл бұрын

    fun stuff

  • @IceManLikeGervin
    @IceManLikeGervin7 жыл бұрын

    Dopeness!!!!

  • @shawnmoore8791
    @shawnmoore87916 жыл бұрын

    definitely nice

  • @savagelychill2858
    @savagelychill2858 Жыл бұрын

    Let me find out my man had the Z Cavariches on 😂! And a Tie Die shirt! Salute DJ Battlecat!!! Helluva Dj & Producer!

  • @timothydavis6216
    @timothydavis62166 ай бұрын

    Yes sir It's Real 😊 ZZZZ Zoom Very TALENTED 🎼🎼🎼🎶😁😇

  • @djraven6864
    @djraven68642 ай бұрын

    Luke Skywalker aka Luther Campbell is pretty good on those turntables! I thought he was just a hype man for the "2 Live Crew". More than a hype man he's really good at doin trix in the mix and this proves it for real yo! Dj Luke Skywalker Skratchin!!! The force is with him when he's on those turns!!!!

  • @ChaosBeforeOrder
    @ChaosBeforeOrder Жыл бұрын

    Top notch

  • @MaurizioCarrar
    @MaurizioCarrar3 жыл бұрын

    number one!

  • @corywilliams458
    @corywilliams4583 жыл бұрын

    Aww man...he hit'em wit dat Low Profile!!!

  • @walterfernandogaliza8072
    @walterfernandogaliza80724 жыл бұрын

    eu curt este tempo era muuuito bom.

  • @lennylenn4009
    @lennylenn40096 жыл бұрын

    O.G 1580 KDAY MIXMASTER.. SECOND OR THIRD GENERATION BUT STILL A WEST COAST PIONEER N GANGSTER!

  • @raysfonexchange
    @raysfonexchange4 жыл бұрын

    In the good old days talent was earned!

  • @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
    @SPINNINGMYWHEELS7778 ай бұрын

    He's a mster of the game .. funny guy at the end putting his dirty finger on his vinyl - back story on that one.. Red Alert got animated by that one

  • @williambasiege4355
    @williambasiege43553 жыл бұрын

    Real skillz 💯👊🏼

  • @seanfresh266
    @seanfresh266 Жыл бұрын

    I liked this from Battlecat and remember us seeing this back in the day, Thanks for posting. Not sure how Baby G won over Steve Dee though, I guess using your foot impressed the judges instead of the innovation of beat juggling. Glad this is up and people can see it.

  • @1017_MGN_MDR_BSR
    @1017_MGN_MDR_BSR2 ай бұрын

    This real djying not the water down crap with a Mac- Book learn you busters! ❤❤

  • @icecute42424
    @icecute424247 жыл бұрын

    rude! 6:20

  • @UserRjt
    @UserRjt Жыл бұрын

    This speaks more to me than the mumble rappers nowadays

  • @lyfestile7
    @lyfestile72 жыл бұрын

    DOPE

  • @johnnychavez3618
    @johnnychavez36186 жыл бұрын

    Dj battle some dope ass shit

  • @RuffhouseNC
    @RuffhouseNC6 ай бұрын

    He nice

  • @poniboishelluv8982
    @poniboishelluv89825 жыл бұрын

    Myyyyyyy bahhhh Dang!!! I miss the 90s Real Talk If Generation X go back and listen to some 90s hiphop they'll understand where I'm coming from. music today is all about the beat 90s music was about the music and lyrics RealTalk Poniboi Shelluv

  • @jasongonzalez2856

    @jasongonzalez2856

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dude gen x is 90’s hip hop bro!The year ends in 81 son!

  • @donmontero957
    @donmontero9579 ай бұрын

    Boy Cold🥶

  • @Superstardark
    @Superstardark Жыл бұрын

    Oh my god

  • @smackdammit4266
    @smackdammit4266 Жыл бұрын

    Respect the 🐐

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