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The Beat Junkies

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Combined with the Invisibl Skratch Piklz as well as the X-Ecutioners, the Defeat Junkies were among the seminal DJ crews that revived the art of turntablism (we.e., using turntables mainly because musical devices in and of themselves) through the ’90s. Recognized by their multicultural regular membership and brand Green Lantern bands, the Defeat Junkies were shaped in Orange State (outside LA) in 1992 by J-Rocc (delivered Jason Jackson). Fellow primary DJs Rhettmatic (delivered Nazareth Nizra) and Melo-D (delivered David Mendoza) had been joined up with by charter people Curse, Icy Glaciers, Symphony, and DJ What?!. Various other crew members emerged onboard next season, including primary DJ Babu (delivered Chris Oroc) and two upcoming members from the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Shortkut and D-Styles, plus Havikk and Tommy Weapon. Mr. Choc finished the staff upon his appearance in 1995. That season, the Defeat Junkies got their very own radio show within the suburb of Santa Ana, and started tests their skill frequently in the DJ fight circuit around southern California. The primary quartet of J-Rocc, Babu, Rhettmatic, and Melo-D all earned individual game titles at various competitors, so when a group, the Defeat Junkies earned the ITF (International Turntable Federation) globe team championships both in 1997 and 1998, and they collectively retired from competition. Also in 1997, the Defeat Junkies released their initial accessible (i.e., non-mixtape) record, The CELEBRATED Defeat Junkies, Vol. 1, on PR Information. It was accompanied by additional amounts on Blackberry in 1998 and 1999, using the previous including their ITF championship-winning regular from that season. J-Rocc and Babu teamed up to create the Bumrush Bros., who made an appearance in the 1999 Rawkus compilation Soundbombing, Vol. 2, and in addition opened system.drawing.bitmap Beats record store in LA, which later on spawned an acclaimed compilation group of its. Babu became the 3rd person in the L.A. underground rap staff Dilated Peoples, offering as DJ on the acclaimed albums The System and Expansion Group; meanwhile, Rhettmatic arrived an identical post within the Visionaries, and Melo-D offered because the in-house DJ for Vibe magazine’s late-night tv spin-off. Several staff members previous and present also proved helpful in radio or various other areas of the sector. In 2001, J-Rocc released the group’s very own Defeat Junkie Audio label with Basic Material, a assortment of Defeat Junkie-related products spanning 1995-2000.

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Full Name Beat Junkies
Music Songs Beat Junkie Interlude, Rah Rah, Sick Days, Scratch Monopoly II, WWIII Intro, Jump Up, Crosstown Beef Intro, Scratch Monopoly Pt. II, They Don't Understand, Louder Now, Every Rhyme I Write Intro, The Beat Junkies, A Message From Mos Def & The Beat Junkies, Bubbha's Dance, Patriotism Intro, Any Man Intro, Dividends


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The Black Eyed Peas: Bebot, Version 1 2006 Video short

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5 Sides of a Coin 2003 Documentary Themselves
Scratch 2001 Documentary Themselves (as Beat Junkies)

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