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Who's Who list of Hip Hop's most influential DJs

L. Clotman | Philly, PA | 09/29/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Where would hip hop be without pioneers like Grand Wizard Theodore, Grandmaster Caz and Granmaster Flash; turntable masters like DJ Q-Bert, Mix Master Mike, ColdCut and Rob Swift; and scratch geniuses/super-producers like Babu, Prince Paul, Peanut Butter Wolf, Cut Chemist and DJ Premier? If you wnated to start a hip hop university, these guys would make up your core faculty. Forget the emcees.The only logical argument you could make against buying this is that you already own these tracks on their individual LP releases. But MTV did put some thought into this release, placing the tracks in chronological order--or close to it. There is a nice mix of old and young talent, but many legendary mixmasters were left out. They include:Kool Herc, Kool DJ Red Alert, DJ Rhethmatic, Vinroc, Cash MoneyThe only criticism is that MTV should have treated these guys to a 3-disc box set instead of a just a single-disc complilation. But this CD provides a delicious slice of turntablist classics from the cream of the hip hop world."

Yo,, 1&2 is tight

drew | us | 03/02/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"yo, if you want TRU scratchin and some old school beats,then pick up this album, i really reccomend it"