Beat Junkies
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The World Famous Beat Junkies is a Hip hop crew of DJs specializing in Turntablism
. Established in 1992 in Orange County, California
by J-Rocc.
The Beat Junkies have won prestigious DJ battles and competitions like the DMC
, the Supermen, and International Turntablists Federation competitions and going to world tour exhibitions. They have traveled and performed across the United States as well as Japan, Germany, Amsterdam, and Canada. The Beat Junkies as a Crew and individually have also featured in many other acts alongside artists such as Jurassic 5
, The Visionaries
, The Likwit Junkies with Defari
, Phil Da Agony, Cypress Hill
, Invisibl Skratch Piklz
, Dilated Peoples
, and Peanut Butter Wolf
who was so influenced by the Beat Junkies that he recruited Homeless Derelicts (Grand The Visitor and Architect currently members of Urban Umpires
) whom were featured on Beat Junkies Vol.1 and released them as the second ever Stones Throw Records release.
The group was established in 1992 by J-Rocc. The original members included Curse, Rhettmatic, Melo-D, Icy Ice, Symphony, & What?!. Shortkut, D-Styles, Red-Jay, Havik, and Tommy Gun (who joined in late 1992) were later added. DJ Babu
joined the Junkies by late 1993; the newest member is currently Mr. Choc, who was added to the crew in early 1996.
D-Styles Featuring The Beat Junkies - A Night At The Knitting Factory (2004)
Turntablism
Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer.The word 'turntablist' was coined in 1995 by DJ Babu to describe the difference between a DJ who just plays records, and one who performs by touching and moving the records, stylus and mixer...
. Established in 1992 in Orange County, California
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
by J-Rocc.
The Beat Junkies have won prestigious DJ battles and competitions like the DMC
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, the Supermen, and International Turntablists Federation competitions and going to world tour exhibitions. They have traveled and performed across the United States as well as Japan, Germany, Amsterdam, and Canada. The Beat Junkies as a Crew and individually have also featured in many other acts alongside artists such as Jurassic 5
Jurassic 5
Jurassic 5 was an American alternative hip hop group formed in 1993 from members of two previous groups, Rebels of Rhythm and Unity Committee by rappers Charles Stewart , Dante Givens , Courtenay Henderson , Marc Stuart , and disc jockeys Mark Potsic and Lucas Macfadden...
, The Visionaries
The Visionaries
The Visionaries is an underground hip hop crew from Los Angeles, California. The crew formed in 1995, and have since released four full-length albums on Up Above Records. The crew's six members have collectively released over twenty solo and side projects...
, The Likwit Junkies with Defari
Defari
D.A. Johnson Jr., also known as Defari, is a West Coast hip hop artist. Primarily, he is a solo artist, additionally he is a member of the Likwit Junkies, a rap duo with DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples. He was born at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of...
, Phil Da Agony, Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...
, Invisibl Skratch Piklz
Invisibl Skratch Piklz
The Invisibl Skratch Piklz were a group of Americans of Filipino Ancestry turntablists.The members of the group were originally hip-hop DJs, who were among the pioneers of the turntablism movement in the 1990s; turntablists create musical pieces by mixing samples from records, by using multiple...
, Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group achieved notability in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way," a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West and Xzibit...
, and Peanut Butter Wolf
Peanut Butter Wolf
Chris Manak, aka Peanut Butter Wolf, is a DJ, hip-hop producer and the founder of hip-hop label Stones Throw Records.A native of San Jose, California, He took on the name Peanut Butter Wolf in the late-80s when he realized that a girlfriend’s youngest brother feared the “peanut butter wolf monster”...
who was so influenced by the Beat Junkies that he recruited Homeless Derelicts (Grand The Visitor and Architect currently members of Urban Umpires
Urban Umpires
Urban Umpires is a domestic stock corporation working mainly in the realm of multimedia and a private Organization.It was founded in 2004 by Just Jay who initiated Urban Umpires as a collection of entrepreneurs, DJ’s, Producers, MC’s, Graffiti Artists, Videographers, Instrumental Artists, Graphic...
) whom were featured on Beat Junkies Vol.1 and released them as the second ever Stones Throw Records release.
The group was established in 1992 by J-Rocc. The original members included Curse, Rhettmatic, Melo-D, Icy Ice, Symphony, & What?!. Shortkut, D-Styles, Red-Jay, Havik, and Tommy Gun (who joined in late 1992) were later added. DJ Babu
DJ Babu
DJ Babu is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples , Babu is also a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew, and together with rapper Defari forms the duo the Likwit Junkies. DJ Babu, Evidence and Pharoahe Monch also feature in the song H! Vltg3 on Linkin Park's...
joined the Junkies by late 1993; the newest member is currently Mr. Choc, who was added to the crew in early 1996.
Discography
- The World Famous Beat Junkies Volume 1 (1997)
- The World Famous Beat Junkies Volume 2 (1998)
- Rock S*** (1998) Label: Contaminated
- The World Famous Beat Junkies Volume 3 (1999)
- Changes/Materialize (1999) Label: Second Movement
- Classic Material Volume One (2001)
- Sick Days" (12") (2001)
- Dividends, DJ Rhettmatic (2004)
Videos
Private Stash (2003) (DVD)D-Styles Featuring The Beat Junkies - A Night At The Knitting Factory (2004)
Album Appearances
- Rah Rah Various - O.L.C. (1999, 2001)
- Scratch Monopoly (2001)
- Various - The Return Of The DJ - Allstar Album (2001)
- LA-Japan Connection, DJ Yutaka - United Nations II (2001)