Return of the DJ, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Bomb Hip Hop
Category: Music
Buy Used: $30.00
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1201668
Media: LP Record
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 12.6 x 12.6 x 0.2
UPC: 611933200216
EAN: 0611933200216
ASIN: B0000004FF
Release Date: July 14, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Death of Hip-Hop | | • | Ghetto on the Cut | | • | Rob Get's Busy | | • | The Bomb Drops - D.J. Davies | | • | Scratch Monopoly, Pt. 2 | | • | Invasion of the Octopus People - Q-Bert | | • | U Can Get With Discs or U Can Get with D.A.T. | | • | The Chronicles (I Will Always Love H.E.R.) | | • | Terrorwrist (Beneath the Under) | | • | The Track - DJ Yutaka | | • | Lesson 4: The Radio | | • | Suckas (Sucka DJ Dis) |
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Amazon.com
This collection of hip-hop DJ routines marked the first serious effort to reintroduce the DJ as a true artist to hip-hop fans. In the fog of producer-heavy rap music from the Bad Boy and Death Row camps that dominated listeners' ears in the mid 1990s, Return of the DJ is a refreshing shot of oxygen. It contains outstanding performances--including Rob Swift's classic Biz Markie routine in "Rob Gets Busy"--all from some of the still-burgeoning turntablist movement's most important DJs. Kicking off with Kool DJ E.Q.'s hip-hop primer, "The Death of Hip Hop," the whole collection is an amazing revelation of hip-hop's true legacy, as cut-and-pasted by artists such as Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Peanut Butter Wolf, and the World Famous Beat Junkies. You won't even miss the MCs. --Todd Levin
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 What is it? February 6, 2006
Every hip hop head around the world owns this. If ya don't, stop sleepin! Experience "Turntablism" from some legendary DJ's. The first and best installment of the series.
A great start May 12, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
We've all heard a little scratching in old hip-hop and the very occasional new song, but this CD will blow you away if you're a discerning hip hop listener and if you've ever been intrigued by the DJ. I was introduced to modern turntablism when I heard the Cut Chemist track from this album on the radio one night, and it was worth every risky cent buying the whole CD from hearing that one track. Every one of them is outstanding; pick this up if you're at all interested in hip hop and are a bit percussion-minded.
 Great mix of turntablism September 19, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great scratch cd which encompasses many different types of turntablist styles. This CD is only topped by Vol. 2. Vol. 3 is a bit of a let-down but all three are worth checking out.
Artistry July 17, 2000
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am not a devote fan of the hip-hop genre. I simply do not have the tolerance for the way many artists rely upon a base of tired rhymes, and deabilitatingly conventional deliveries. Their are exceptions, i realize (my own personal favorites would be Tribe Called Quest's earlier work). But the component of hip-hop that always pleased me the most has, and probably always will be held in the hands of the DJ. This album, simply put, is the finest collection of the best in the business. Each track is an assimilation of samples expertly chosen from the roots of Hip-hop, and those few contemporary artists who have held true to their predecessors quality. This is, by and large, before the time when DJs value was based soley on those who out worked the rest, and raced to find the most obscure samples. Thankfully, and finally, this is also before the time when DJs, albeit poor ones, sold their wrists to the unholy junction of rap and metal. So stare into the eyes of the goofy comic vampire on the cover and take a listen to what hip-hop has lost, and hopefully some day will regain.
Return of the D.J. Volume 1 February 26, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you are tired of hearing the same old MC peel off raps or the tepid guitar chords of almost every rock band, Return of the DJ is so fresh, its like stepping into a new world completely. I fell in love with the sound of scratching the first time I heard it, its raw squeaky sound captivated me. And this album is full it, complete with embedded sound samples. Absolutely wonderful. If you thought the turntable wasn't a legitimate instrument, this will change your mind. Capturing the old-school essence of hip hop, Return of the DJ features some of the most prominent names in the DJ industry. The Beastie Boy's DJ Mixmaster Mike turns in one of the most reckless scratching acts ever in Terrorwrist. Other highlights include Scratch Monopoly Pt.II by The Beat Junkies, Death of Hip-Hop by Kool DJ E.Q.. In fact all of the songs are great, there is not one song on this album that doesn't hit the mark right on. Scratch on.
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