@rhymezgalore I loved Dummy's set that night...and I was in the battle! I'm glad I was one of the couple of dj's he didn't diss that night , because no one expected that,lol. Salute & respect to Dummy, a great dj AND entertainer ! Mysterio
This is hands down one of the best DMC sets ever and he barely scratched. The level of musicality, originality and cutting were through the roof and the juggling was flawless. If he only worked in more technical scratching I'd say this set would have been better than the one Kentaro won the Worlds with.
Iamyouonlydifferent Craze is sick with it and one of my all time favs but I say this with all due respect to the man.Dummy's set here was ridiculous.He called out every dj without missing a beat combined hype tricks with juggles which isn't common and split multiple records to do it.After this set many started pressing their own plates to sharpen transitions yes craze evolved it for sure but at least give this guy the credit he deserves.
chris allistar Amen to everything you said. Dummy did on vinyl more than what most DJ's do with Serato nowadays. He went through multiple records and didn't miss a single cue point. The level of skill, creativity and dexterity that went into this routine is in the top 1% of sets in DMC history. This set is still dope by today's standards, 17 years later.
This shit was done PROPER...... fuck all the "oh, that shit was sloppy/messy not clean enuf." bullshit man he made those turntables RAP he hand picked every line and made them rhyme and they were aimed at every other DJ on the roster. Dummy did his fuckin' homework mate and no mutha fucka was ready to hear themselves get dissed as bad as Dummy dissed them that night. Historical.
Still one of my favorite battle videos ever. The way he just murdered all the DJ's by name, mad creativity and putting the set together. Reminds me alot of how NOIZE used to do his stuff, but with more NY Swagger that Dummy brings to the tables.
I can imagine how intense it was for DUMMY, specially with Steve Dee and Roc Raida sitting to the right of him. What I like about Dummy's set is that it was extremely original and even when the needles skipped or fucked up, He made it look like it was part of his persona in the routine. Dope stuff. Still one of the illest DJ's alive.
I remember being there at the NY Regionals that year when that last part of the routine was used...I knew he was going to win that regional then especially with the We'll always love Dummy routine...tight.
The energy inside that building that night. I remember Develope literally running to the stage when they called his name. He did that you cant get fresher and everybody went crazy!!!!good times!!!
I luv the newschool era dj's from the 90's , they all have that flava and the true technical skills working with real dusty vinyls on the decks...that's real Turntablism.
He mastered that intro. You don't hear...or haven't heard anyone else diss every other competitor in another contest. Who else had good wordplay like this? Craze, Noize...anyone else?
You can search all the new age dmc sets with all the imaginable technology and not one will be as impressive. He used phrases, patches and scratches to do what battle djs do. Watch and learn "button pushes + cue pointers" = yawn. This! Is djing. And only did a little drag scratch at the end. Unreal genuine skill and practice right here. Wow.
Very nice set, and sickly creative, I think it was a tad bit sloppy at times but well though out , dj dummie still hold it down, he doesnt really get the limelite like the others
It was actually 7 djs...Alejuan was the Kansas DMC regional champ that year....then he dissed Develop, Craze, Do Boy, Shortkut, Kuttin Kandi, and Slyce
thanks, i found out a few days ago, that's actually Aaliyah & Timbaland - Are You that Somebody (prod Timbaland) interesting to see how Dummy makes it sounds as a drum&bass track beatjuggling it at 45 rpm. at the end of his show, i'm sure he knows he won't win and he may regrets to have missed the 45/33 switch !! very good show, anyway.
