Craze is the man hands down.He was ripped off in 97 dmc.Came back and tore it apart for the next 5 years.The only one to take the world 3 times in a row and solo.Haters go on and hate but I knew he was a champ before he got there.
Right. If there wasn't an issue with the turntable at DMC 1997, I think he would have took US nationals that year. That's not to take anything away from Slyce because he is NICE with it. Both are legends in my mind.
He was not ripped off. He had a needle issue but even without the issue in 97 slyce and total eclipse had flawless sets. 98 craze had a new style and was not going to be stopped.
He fucken smashed, innovative and original, not many dj will ever be as good as craze in battling, pure talent. Btw. he made amazing progress between 96-98. Crazey :)
dude, that's what i was all about :D most of us have amazing talent's but only some have the balls to drag it further and progress. Not all of us have good conditions to develop their talents too. In conclusion, life sometimes sucks lol
Craze was refreshing in those days. Most of the turntablists were beginning to all sound like Q-Bert knockoffs to me. He brought the flavor and originality on top of the technicality.
For some reason, the Perverts changed their routine for that battle, from the one they had in the Eastern Hemisphere battle. If they'd kept the best half of the old routine, and combined it with the best half of the new routine, they would've taken the title.
Yo, thank you for this video - curious if this is the actual ITF finals that was in NYC at club Twillo as this looks like the set I remember as it was first time seeing Dj Craze from MIA .. that same night Q-Bert did a presentation and I think he only used one turntable and it sounded like 4... I do not the late 90s was bubbling with the elements in nycizzle .. salute to the rock steady anniversaries too... great moment in hiphop foundation developmental ...
Hey, if anyone is wondering why Craze never defended his title in '99, or competed in another ITF battle after this, it was because he dissed the ITF organizer, Alex "Uncle Al" Aquino (former Skratch Piklz manager), in a British Hip hop magazine called Big Daddy, at the end of '98, or start of '99. he was talking about how cheap he was, putting the competitors in shitty hotels, and not giving them proper prizes. He tried to deny it, after the magazine came out, saying the magazine had made it up, but nobody believed him. By the way, does anyone know what record he is scratching over at the start? Also, the name of the record with the kung fu movie dialogue?
i was the ITF VP at that time and Alex' Partner. We did actually have the tape of the interview he did with big daddy. so the story is true. Never the less though, we all squashed the beef though. Crazy is truly one of the best to ever do it. And i really was happy for him after he been robbed at several battles over the years. I'm honored to have given him the ITF Platform when he started killing everything from the pre lims in NY to the world finals in Amsterdam. The man is incredible.
the second two are bdp my philosphy (sp) - dj babu duck breaks the rest where mostly dirt style records by qbert relax and prepare for take off is by dj styles - the children record was bugs bunny
Turntablism is wack nowadays❗️Any fool can buy a dj-in-a-box and start pressing buttons-fuck that. Flipping records and needle dropping is gone. The laptop cues up all the tracks and matches the bpm’s. Hand, eye, ear coordination is minimalized and therefore the skill is gone. Lets go back to the essence. Rip turntablism & roc raida👎🏿
these sets are waaaaay ahead of its time. 20 years later it still kills.
Still The Best D.J. Of All Time!!!!!!!!!!!
20 anos depois. .ainda nao vi melhor que DJ craze 👍👍 o cara e um monstro nas pick ups....melhor de todos ❤DJ CRAZE
Craze is the man hands down.He was ripped off in 97 dmc.Came back and tore it apart for the next 5 years.The only one to take the world 3 times in a row and solo.Haters go on and hate but I knew he was a champ before he got there.
Iamyouonlydifferent this is true!!!!
excactly
one of the G.O.A.Ts! no doubt
Right. If there wasn't an issue with the turntable at DMC 1997, I think he would have took US nationals that year.
That's not to take anything away from Slyce because he is NICE with it. Both are legends in my mind.
He was not ripped off. He had a needle issue but even without the issue in 97 slyce and total eclipse had flawless sets. 98 craze had a new style and was not going to be stopped.
Damn back at it again pure power and finesse
One thing about craze is that his volumes are always right, the mix is super consistent.
That's cus he was also djing not just doing turntablism do his mixing skills are on point too
He fucken smashed, innovative and original, not many dj will ever be as good as craze in battling, pure talent. Btw. he made amazing progress between 96-98. Crazey :)
dude, that's what i was all about :D most of us have amazing talent's but only some have the balls to drag it further and progress. Not all of us have good conditions to develop their talents too. In conclusion, life sometimes sucks lol
Craze is one of the Greatest of ALL TIME!
My favourite routine of all time - got the VHS, so glad to see this again!
Craze killin' it on so many levels. Damn, this never gets old.
Dj Craze Blew my mind!!!
one of the dope routines of all time !!
this is the best bit of turntable battling Ive ever seen and Ive seen ALOT
Craze was refreshing in those days. Most of the turntablists were beginning to all sound like Q-Bert knockoffs to me. He brought the flavor and originality on top of the technicality.
This is still ahead of its time!
This was one of the worst one sided ass beatings in DJ Battle history......
the best ever in the world of dj's
Anth NM I don’t see any lies in your comment.
I too was there. Great gig. Melkweg, Amsterdam. The team battles were the best - Scratch perverts vs Beat Junkies was epic.
For some reason, the Perverts changed their routine for that battle, from the one they had in the Eastern Hemisphere battle. If they'd kept the best half of the old routine, and combined it with the best half of the new routine, they would've taken the title.
Yo, thank you for this video - curious if this is the actual ITF finals that was in NYC at club Twillo as this looks like the set I remember as it was first time seeing Dj Craze from MIA .. that same night Q-Bert did a presentation and I think he only used one turntable and it sounded like 4... I do not the late 90s was bubbling with the elements in nycizzle .. salute to the rock steady anniversaries too... great moment in hiphop foundation developmental ...
Do you guys see the Mix Master Mike influence?
You mean 'hear'?
What about his style is influenced from mix master mike?
I can tell Craze studied mad DJs. I think that's why he couldn't be beat. He knows many styles and how to mesh them together.
Def ! his body language
I thought his DMC win in the same year was good but this one is 100% times better
Hey, if anyone is wondering why Craze never defended his title in '99, or competed in another ITF battle after this, it was because he dissed the ITF organizer, Alex "Uncle Al" Aquino (former Skratch Piklz manager), in a British Hip hop magazine called Big Daddy, at the end of '98, or start of '99. he was talking about how cheap he was, putting the competitors in shitty hotels, and not giving them proper prizes. He tried to deny it, after the magazine came out, saying the magazine had made it up, but nobody believed him.
By the way, does anyone know what record he is scratching over at the start? Also, the name of the record with the kung fu movie dialogue?
i was the ITF VP at that time and Alex' Partner. We did actually have the tape of the interview he did with big daddy. so the story is true. Never the less though, we all squashed the beef though. Crazy is truly one of the best to ever do it. And i really was happy for him after he been robbed at several battles over the years. I'm honored to have given him the ITF Platform when he started killing everything from the pre lims in NY to the world finals in Amsterdam. The man is incredible.
Props to MrMaxPounder! I have this on VHS and was stressing about how to transfer the best parts to digital. Great quality.
I just love the bragging attitude that he has when battlin!!!!!!!!!!! That's what real hip hop is about!!!!!!!!!! Proving you're the best regardless.
I was there in amsterdam it blew me away 6ft away from junkies and perverts and craze killed it
Thanx Man!!!!!
first rate got sent into retirement after this
The best at the tech of ever
I I merge ripped this off with his hardcore scratching routine
Imagine a craze qbert team 😳
this man is crazy.
Here's the fucking deal. He just implemented a whole DMC routine into a "scratch" battle. The man don't take no shortcuts.
anyone know what record the “D’ya like funky scratching” sample is from? 4:00
Malcolm Mclaren , or do you mean what battle record was it on?
Super duck breaks
Whats the name of instrumental craze scratching on
craze is a bad bad man... dopeness!
Incredible!!!!!!
Kills it every time !
I was there , the whole room went mute . That crew changed the game period .
Hence the name.
Amazing
I was there!
Genius.
Somebody knows what beat is that at 1:00?????
Craze was a beast back then but now he's at Godzilla level... J
I LOVE THE HEAD SHADOW!!!!!!!!
amazing
I think it's "On Deadly Ground" Iriscience & DJ Babu
@G60EXTREM
i'm about to try and build a loop off what's available there...better than nothing =D
Damn, what's that beat from 0:00 to 0:10 (the intro)???
Yo. I Gotts the 1998 k. Real DEAL VHS. Bootlegged over their in THE International Turntable FINAL. D.J. CRAZE the CREAM OF THA CROP
the first 2 ?
A musical prodigy
Hey, what's the beat that comes in at 4:01?
I think it's on black market snuff breaks. Definitely a dirt style one.
Panic Zone - N.W.A
@@universalkaos4568 thanks
Your a genius
CRAZY!!!
End of 1st Rate's battle days and I think the Scratch Perverts dropped him and Mr. Thing soon after!
although dropping Mr Thing was weird because he was the only one with any sort of timing in the perverts
@djslutmonkey who won ?
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👀
Hard Shit Man!!!
thiz guy knows how to kick asses
six Goldens told that too!!!
it´s fuckin Craze dude!!!!!
Fucking amazing.
No problem!
Oh my goodness!!
wow
sshhhh.. it's over.. it's done..
Beast.
What is that song called where the lyrics are some dude saying "use your head." I cant find it anywhere!
Dane Appleton Originaly is : Just Ice - Latoya.
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5:20 to the end was ridiculous wowowowowow
Insane
anyone know the battle records he's using ?
+DOORKITTYFILMS army.. The first 3 please
the second two are bdp my philosphy (sp) - dj babu duck breaks the rest where mostly dirt style records by qbert relax and prepare for take off is by dj styles - the children record was bugs bunny
+Adrian Lacey great thank you so much
+DOORKITTYFILMS army beautiful!
the use your head sample is of dj rectangle battle tools
Murdered it.
@mroboiz hes not :) he has an amazin scratch&beatjuggle, see him in his scratch videos and u will see he isnt so bad as u say lol
A DJs DJ ...
Which break beat is at 4:00
80s electro I don’t know the particular track or name
hes going backwards!!
Who was he battling
First rate.
You need to look for the full version on pornhub
Turntablism is wack nowadays❗️Any fool can buy a dj-in-a-box and start pressing buttons-fuck that. Flipping records and needle dropping is gone. The laptop cues up all the tracks and matches the bpm’s. Hand, eye, ear coordination is minimalized and therefore the skill is gone. Lets go back to the essence. Rip turntablism & roc raida👎🏿
jesus!!!!!!!1 dislike...muss be a cdj ..haha
who won this ?
mysterymediacorp craze
W H A T!!!!!
Fatality!
Jordán don't play nba in 99too,M M
No it didn't. You dont know what your chatting about.
Dj noise
YO STOP FRONTIN' AN - use your head!
dopedopedope
@omarf13gmail SUPERDUCK BREAKS BY BABU.
fucking A
murder
@G60EXTREM PM me your email address.
Hes no good at All,trili