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DJ, DJing /
Turntablism refers to the extended boundaries and techniques of normal DJing innovated by hip hop. The first hip hop DJing was done by Kool DJ Herc, who created hip hop through the isolation of "breaks" (the parts of albums that focused solely on the beat). In addition to developing Herc's techniques, other DJs Djing were Grandmaster Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore, and Grandmaster Caz made further innovations with the introduction of scratching. DJing.
Traditionally, DJing used two turntables simultaneously. These are connected to a DJing mixer, an amplifier, speakers, and various other pieces of electronic music equipment. The DJ will then perform various DJing tricks between the two albums currently in rotation using the above listed methods. The result is a unique sound created by the seemingly combined sound of two separate songs into one song. A DJ DJing should not be confused with a producer of a music track (though there is considerable overlap between the two roles).
In the early years of hip hop, the DJs DJing were the stars, but their limelight has been taken by MCs since 1978, thanks largely to Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash's crew, the Furious Five. However, a number of DJs have gained stardom nonetheless in recent years for their DJing skills. Famous DJs include Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Mr. Magic, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Scratch from EPMD, DJ Premier from Gang Starr, DJ Scott La Rock from Boogie Down Productions, DJ Pete Rock of Pete Rock & CL Smooth, DJ Muggs from Cypress Hill, Jam Master Jay from Run-DMC, Eric B., DJ Screw, Funkmaster Flex, Tony Touch, DJ Clue, DJ Q-Bert, DJ Khaled, The underground movement of turntablism has also emerged to focus on the skills of the DJ.
Mixtape DJing has also emerged by creating mixtapes with different artist and getting exclusive songs and putting them on one disc, djs such as DJ White Owl, DJ Skee, DJ Drama, and DJ Whoo Kid
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