Just stopping by to check wether this is still the dopest battle ever… yes it is 🤯

@shuji808

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@jaylanga100

2 жыл бұрын

Brother, aB-so-Fuck’n-lutely!🤌🏻the greatest show I seen in my life on 3/5 tables

@bornwithbsguards

2 жыл бұрын

Right! My homie turned me into this crazy last year. Sad, he's in jail for a long time now. But I listen to it to think about him. My best friend for 20 years

@pauljohnson9236

Жыл бұрын

The dopest of scripts

@bubz3t136

Жыл бұрын

@@bornwithbsguards What did that fool do?

I wish someone would clean up this video and make it 4k. This is the greatest dj battle of all time.

One of the greatest pieces of DJ'ing ever recorded.

And the winner is....US! Being able to witness this will is a blessing. Thank Rob Swift for continuing to share with and teach us. Thank you for helping the culture continue grow. You one of the 3 DJ's on that I want to meet and have to opportunity absorb knowledge from. #legendary

@djrobswift

4 жыл бұрын

Respect!

Man, I had this on VHS and used to watch it almost everyday after high school!

I use to DJ and collected records from all over the world. I use to make beats and decided to sell my records because they were too much of a burden to keep and carry around. Mixmaster Mike bought a lot of my records when I was at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin Texas. He gave me his backstage passes because he said that he was amazed at all the records that I had. He told me he wished that Qbert and his boys would be able to see all the records that I had. This was 2001 and I had the biggest booth with the most records that year. I had to let it go all rhe vinyl. These guys were pioneersl. A lost art. Recorded on VHS... Remember those days? I had all the executioners vinyl and the scratch pickles vinyl. All the battle records. DJ rectangle, magic Mike... These were the good old days. Now everybody claims to be a DJ. Just because they can play a song. Everybody's making beats on their phones now and think that they're going Platinum. Sad😏🥱😁

Picklz routine is still the greatest ever

ISP Classic Turntablism! Respect to the Bay Area for that. It has been some time but nobody is touching beats like that anymore...awh the good old days.

I enjoyed the fuck out of both crews. I would love to see something like this live. This is straight up HIP HOP. Turning 51 this Friday, getting up there in age,but this video brings me back to the good old days.

@bubz3t136

Жыл бұрын

Same age as Q and Mike, who are now both 53. Short is 47.

that last part of the routine when all ISP scratch in time brings a tear to my eye - to witness that historic moment is truly incredible.

@thisall4real

6 ай бұрын

just teared up a bit myself lol

What in the hell did I just see. Unbelievable. Talent on both sides. But honestly dj Q-bert got to be a alien or a mutant. He has done so many cuts 30 years ago that I truly can't explain today. A gift from God most definitely 🙏 🙌 ✨

RIP “ROCRAIDA”..... YOUR INCREDIBLE!... God Bless you!

Thank you Rob for reposting this. On days we're I feel down about my health and life, I watch this video and remind myself of who I am, who are my heroes, who influenced me back then and continue to influence me today. Thank you. This is singlehandedly the best display of modern day turntablism, and this event influenced and will influence many generations forever.

That "skratch band" performance by the X-Men in the beginning is SO dope.

@robswift1551

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you man!

Up until 7:55 X-men probably thought they stood a chance, then ISP happened.... Both dope crews of course, but it's ridiculous how far ahead Mike and his boys were back then. Truly moving as one.

The greatest turntable event of all time!! Thank you for documenting this..!

Piklz set still blows my mind, never gets old, never been beaten!

Rob, y’all were battling aliens that day 😂

@gregorybissell4255

4 жыл бұрын

Man, hip hop needs more aliens. Shit like this is what pushes us forward as artist.

@raiderscorpio5629

4 жыл бұрын

The monstars hahaha

@Utahsaint

4 жыл бұрын

100% this. ISP were off the charts.

@pdxraves

2 жыл бұрын

Possibly the best comment ever. Rob you killed it still

Thx Rob for posting. The X-men showed great showmanship, and ISP technical precision. Hip-hop is the winner.

@djrobswift

4 жыл бұрын

Maximum respect!

@epi4925

4 жыл бұрын

Hip Hop you don't stop keep on!!

@dereksalas8195

4 жыл бұрын

I dig how the crews’ styles were so different .

My skin still gets goosebumps when I hear this I want turntables worse than I ever did 20 years ago

This was unbelievably huge for the culture. I didn't believe it was real until i seem the vhs!

This is my favourite moment in hip hop

@djrobswift

4 жыл бұрын

kashdub It’s definitely one of my favorites!

Mad respect to X-men and ISP! GM Rock Raida RIP big fella

So many years!!! It is as I remembered.............The X-Men got waxed! Loved both crews to death. This was an epic event when we had them often in Hip Hop. Not so much anymore. Peace and love.

Still watch this every now and then. 25yrs later and still think X won the battle while P'z won the showcase. The best battle, stylin' on you DJ's vs the best technical, far-out DJ's. Or something like that. Everyone from the times where you had to know all aspects of DJ'ing to get on. After seeing this it kinda felt like you were watching the end of an era and a birth of another. Or at least like, ok the 2 hardest crews just did the greatest battle ever, where do we go from here? So damn thankful this is on video.

That was so amazing. Even today both sets are still top level! Still hanging on to that VHS compilation. Thanks for posting cause I'll be damned if I can get a decent VCR that won't chew up the tape!

I Miss the DMC routines where artists tear through vinyl. I remember seeing Cash Money bring at least 5 crates to gig.

Two my favourite crews! Legendary battle! In 2000 I first listened Scratchology, I never stop loving it! I'm bboy and like to dance to your, Rob, "2-3 Break"! Much respect and Roc Raida, Rock in Peace!

I miss battles like this. This was a monumental moment in the turntable movement and spawned a revolution of talent. Big ups to ISP and the Xmen for pushing the art form hard. It was countless hours of watching bootlegged tapes from the left and right coasts that got me into wanting to enter battles. True pioneers of this art form.

ISP's routine can be heard on "Invisbl Skratch Piklz Vs. Da Klamz Uv Deth 12"" vynil! Absolute scratch masterpiece! I also love the X-Mens! Saw them live a few times in Montreal in the 90'S! 👌👌👌

Legendary moments this is the foundation of all of our music today

I always comeback here every now and again for my dose of 1:47 - 2:47. Chills in the back of my neck everytime. Love it. 👍🏼🙏❤

@gorebutchermb5571

5 ай бұрын

lmao i thought it was just me that got fkn crazy over this... ya gotta check out the preparation for ths battle shit is sick brah

deep, deep respect. epic display of the roof blowin' off. thx for sharing. goosebumps. damn

I always wondered why Diamond Jay & Total Eclipse were there but not a part of the set until I read the article on your site just now. Great upload and article Rob, please keep chronicling this history!

@bubz3t136

Жыл бұрын

What was the reason?

This is sooo dope!!!!!!! Yall came in clean as hell!!!!I was up smiling feeling like I was there. This battle was dope as hell!!!!!

25th Anniversary Blu-Ray: Remastered in 2021?

ISP has always been ahead of its time in the DJ world. Spoken from a true BAY AREA native.

27 years later and it's still amazing.

My 3 favourite djs of all time. These guys paved the way!

wow. just came on this video, i wanted to go that day but was not able 2. glad i get to watch years later

A true gem right here! Salute! 💯

Still gives me goosebumps after all these years!

wow I saw isp when I was 16.. these guys are from a different planet. SF!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXISTING 🙏🙏🙏TURNTABLISM ONLY THOSE WHO REALLY LIKE IT KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO CONTROL BPM,FREESTYLE,OR PITCH WITHOUT LOSING FEELING ,I`M FROM BRAZIL BUT WHEN I WATCH VIDEOS LIKE THESE 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂ I FEEL IN FRONT OF THE TURNTABLE TOO 👏👏👏 THANKS ROB SWIFT .

Praise to the X team but ISP crushed. The sick drumming, the scratch repertoire, the juggles, the remixes; absolutely crazy. Bitch, it's curtains!

The X-Men routine was super crazy.. if you truly look at their performance it look like they were fighting together hence the name. R.I.P ROC RAIDA.

@jonathansoko1085

3 жыл бұрын

yeah the whole thing is dope but isp smashed them here, great moment in hiphop for sure but is['s set was some out of this world shit. I love how x move around and do other shit, but as far as the straight up turntable shit, they got kinda bodied as far as that goes.

@miked8042

Жыл бұрын

ISP all the way. Technique and their sync is off the charts

Watched this when i first got into turntablism,was amazed then and still am now,both crews are worthy winners,

great moment in turntablism history!!!!

My favourite DJ battle! Respect to both crews! =)

Legendary battle, still gives me goose bumps watching it today. I feel like XMen are guardians of tradition , while ISP is pushing the boundaries of technique. Two totally different approaches of turntablism yet both so important to the art form.

This made yall get in the lab after that. It's so dope to see what can be with the turn tables!!

@logicalblackman8228

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck the lab! I sold my turntables after this shit lmao!!

Thanks for the upload Rob

@Rob Swift is there better audio somewhere or a different recording with that sickness at around 3:00? That beat y'all did has stuck with me ever since i heard it on VHS. Would love a better audio quality version to bump proper. MUCH LOVE!!

@djrobswift

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not. I appreciate the love tho.

Hey Rob, I'd like to know, was the '88 NMS battle recorded? There's no trace of it here on KZread. I've been waiting years to see DJ Scratch in action.

Thank you for posting Rob 🔥

cresci vendo esse video na casa so meu irmão D.J Pachu era circa 1999! Respect! PS-M Complexo do Alemão Rio de Janeiro Brazil!

@Infamedigito

3 жыл бұрын

PS: minha primeira experience sobre turntablism!

Jesus Fucking Christ! Short is a BEAST on those Transformers!!

thanks so much for sharing!!

Mix mastermike I think is the OG of wild style

Man thank god for this footage

Couple of crazy bits but all round from both sides? Fuckin awesomeness!

If i ever make my time machine ill make sure I drop by this battle and record it in 4k with line in audio

@nuclear8032

Жыл бұрын

You need to hurry and have this in 4k

Time Capsule material right here. Pure genius

"Q-BERT gets head" 🤣🤣🤣

Greatest history in HipHop Rob. ISP and X-men keeping the spirit alive. Today's DJs would not fare better even if they battle an 80 year old Rob.

Where was this recorded? I owned a 10,000 watt sound system and this competition was the first show that ever played on it - at the Wax Museum in Houston TX in 1997 or 98! Is this from that show? Love Honor Respect! 💜🙏

i think this was the piklz routine that put the Vestax 05 pro on the map. Piklz straight rocking original grey 05s with q’s with first hamster switch, each with just an 05 and one tech 12. i think x men were rocking the melos dmc mixers. kinda like how the advent of tech influences techniques

That Born to Roll section into "Sardines" is still one of the greatest things I've ever heard.

Love the Phil Most Chill part of X-Men.

18:21 is classic to me. I feel like it's just beautifully sychronized and always sounds so great.

Two of the best DJ groups to ever melt wax

The golden age of dj battles not forgetting the ITF'S

Loved all you guys back in the day. Rob swift still doing it too!

Xmen routine was dope love swift & raida doubles💪🏾

Was and still is the best ever battle!

If i ever finish my time machine ill be sure to drop by this battle and get a nice 4k vid with line in audio and bring it back with me

That was dope heard about on the road pod with shortkut

Legendary

I to this day feel the executioners weren't ready for ISP. It was so lopsided. Both crews are so influential either way! They made me want to DJ.

@logicalblackman8228

Жыл бұрын

It was just an exhibition.

@wallacehardiniii9038

Жыл бұрын

@@logicalblackman8228 I know.

@logicalblackman8228

Жыл бұрын

@@wallacehardiniii9038 then you should know that there was nothing to be prepared for.

@wallacehardiniii9038

Жыл бұрын

@@logicalblackman8228 there was definitely some preparation just like any live set. Exhibitions can be competitive BTW.

@logicalblackman8228

Жыл бұрын

@@wallacehardiniii9038 of course there was preparation. I never claimed otherwise.

Well this is amazing.

This is the pinnacle of revolutionary DJs during the 1990s When the 2000s came, House and Techno music came crashing into the scene. Starting the first echelons of EDM music that has became the most common modern music genre to date. This team battle is timeless history. These pioneers are the reason why modern DJ artists even exist.

@bubz3t136

Жыл бұрын

House and Techno crashed onto the scene way before '96.

@Hue_Sam

10 ай бұрын

@@bubz3t136 Alright. Checked the info - House and Techno actually were a thing since around the late 70s. As someone from the generation of early 2000s, records aren’t something I usually see. Seems like I get things mixed up if I don’t do some research… sorry for the late reply :)

These were some good-ass times

Creativity at its finest!

and it's still FRESH! ☺

Pure🔥🔥🔥 Respect to all - mad skillz. But... Invisibl Skratch Piklz lit it up at the end. Saw them play live in Frisco last year at The Independent, and they blew my f***’n mind.

man i miss those days!

Amazing

love this

ISP scratched all the way through...X- MEN entertained took you on a journey

dj battlin I use to hear about however it was always kinda underground and never was really broadcasted on radio or tv it was kinda underrated you had to go see it live if you wanted to see it the only time that you really saw something about it was when the movie juice came out and omar epps was into dj battlin

this is pure hip hop as it was... it is a pale shadow of itself today

legendary... 3:40 so buttery

@robswift1551

8 жыл бұрын

God bless!

Respect

Masterpiece

FLAWLESS

MMM in a Grand Royal Records hat. I had same maroon one

hearing Mike cut the NWA sample gets me amped

So what was the official outcome as far as judging??

Legendary bra ! I had this on a vhs dub in Honolulu Hawaii !

West coast crew djs look to create something that’s out of this world when it comes to sounds, East coast DJ look for rhythm and soul . Blacks grew up on soul and jazz melodies, them dudes are Philippines or Korean or Mexican, their music melodies are totally different, that’s why they breakdance very well because you don’t have to be on beat after your footwork. It depends on where you are at, in Cali they would get the nod in NY x men would get the nod, it’s like rapping, people on the east played with words very well, and thought Cali dudes was corny. The d.o.c and ren was two west coast guys that East coast though could rhyme with NY guys in the 90s