1998 DMC US Finals Hosted By Lord Finesse

This show was packed with djs and underground artists from all over the US. Scaramanga, NonPhixion, Beat Junkies, A-trak, Craze, Rocksteady Crew, Grandmaster DXT, Jazzy Jeff...everyone was there. If you guys didn't figure out yet...I have a really bad memory...I think either A-trak or Craze won this competition. I'm trying to remember if this was the one with Kuttin Kandi and DJ Ghetto. Cuz I'm in the video for like a split second! I also posted a pic of the autograph I got from Roc Raida of the X-men/X-ecutioners fame. I got it at the ITF competition I previously blogged about. He was a judge or something.. So I got to meet him and DJ Honda but Honda was too busy to chat cuz they were pulling him to the stage area.


Above: Scaramanga aka. Sir Menelik
Below: Non Phixion


Above: The World Famous Beat Junkies
Below: Roc Raida Autograph from ITF Finals

1997 ITF World Dj Competition / Montclair

The ITF 97 World DJ Comp. was one of the best competitions I've been to. This was when DJ Craze just hit the scene and the rest is history. Sinista, Roc Raida, Rholi Rho, DoBoy, Dj Riz, Crazy Legs, and Dj Slyce from Teaneck were just a few of the people that showed up. I can't remember who won but Dj Slyce and Craze definitely did their thing.

Montclair State University always has some good hip hop shows and the one I went to was amazing. Dead Prez, Cocoa Brovaz, El Da Sensei, Pumpkinhead, Shabaam...what more can u ask for? It was cool cuz after the show we got to meet with Dead Prez and Smif N Wessun. My friend who's white HAD to ask Dead Prez why they hate white people...wow that was akward! They gave him the little .. oh we don't hate white people, this and that. They were pretty cool though. And Smif N Wessun were just outside after the show chillin. Just walking the campus like they were students. We said whatup and poly'd for a minute and that was it.

Here are some pictures from the ITF Competition.


L to R: Crazy Legs, Dj Slyce, Kinetic
Below: Dj Do Boy


Above: Dj Craze
Below: Dj Riz
Below: Crazy Legs


Above: Dj Rholi Rho(5th Platoon)
Below: Kinetic from the Arsonists(in baby blue)