1988 - New Music Seminar Battle For World Supremacy DJ champion.Scratch calls Grandmaster Flash his mentor. Thank You 4 Your Service due to Ali producing the soundtrack for the Luke Cage TV series with Adrian Younge at the time. In 2016, DJ Scratch helped fill in for A Tribe Called Quest's DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad on their final album We Got It from Here. Scratch posted on his Instagram page words of resentment towards former participants on January 2, 2017. Īccording to Parish Smith, an EPMD member, DJ Scratch left the group in 2015. In addition, Coca-Cola commissioned Scratch to produce & feature in their first DJ commercial, '3 DJs'. Scratch's film credits include Juice, The Original 50 Cent, Backstage, Fly By Night, Rhyme & Reason and Spike Lee's film Bamboozled. Scratch was the resident DJ for three nationally aired TV Shows: Hip Hop Hold Em ', Fox 5's Uptown Comedy Club and B.E.T.'s Rap City: The Basement. By 2003 DJ Scratch became a well distinguished and revered hip-hop producer after working with 50 Cent, LL Cool J, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, DMX, The Roots, Q-Tip and other notable acts. Soon Scratch made a name for himself as a producer for Busta Rhymes and the Flipmode Squad off Busta's debut album in 1996. 2 (Mic Doc)' and briefly worked with his cousin DJ Magic Mike after EPMD broke up. In 1992 Scratch produced 'Scratch Bring It Back, Pt.

Aside from scratching, on Business As Usual, he produced the track 'Funky Piano', 'Rampage' and in 1991 worked on a remix for 'I'm Mad' off the 'Rampage' 12' single.

His presence was felt with his powerful cutting and scratching techniques that are heard on various tracks. by their second album Unfinished Business in 1989.

Impressed by his skills, the two designated DJ Scratch as their official D.J. DJ Scratch was introduced to EPMD by Jam Master Jay at the Run's House Tour after DJ K LA Boss left EPMD.

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