My Favorite Top 5 DJ Battles of All Time 

This took me back! Thx 🔥🔥

Rholi Rho’s “Sucka” routine was Raw, along with Babu’s legendary “Blind Alley” routine… both in ITF 97

DJ NOIZE in 1996 100% with you (nice you know this...) For me the Dj Kentaro 2002 Routine is the GOAT ...

Great list!!! Kentaro is another one that I rewatch every year

If you're talking about routines, rather than complete sets, I'd have to include Q-Bert's second routine in the solos against the X-Men, where he drummed on one deck, and scratched in the high hat on the other deck. Also, I'd include Tony Vegas' 'Work the Angel' juggle from the '98 UK DMC Final, where he juggles with the fader in Hamster mode. Then there's DJ Woody's Herb Alpert horn manipulation routine over Ugly Duckling's 'A Little Samba' beat, at the 2002 Vestax World Final, which is probably my favourite DJ routine of all time. He does it better at the 2003 ITF World Final, but he was just showcasing at that battle.

Dj Mouss’s ‘98 final set has always stood out for me… his scratch routine to Björk’s Joga sample… ooooof, so clean! 🔥🤌🏼

Dj Akakabe 1998 DMC World set was something special

Digital Djing has destroyed the whole turntablim art and 2023 dmc just proved it😢

Dope list

I remember watching one time around 1985, together with uncle jams army, the DJ from the movie breaking, cutting and scratching backwards on 4 turntables on Reseda CA skating rink.Never seen that done anymore. Every DJ is unique, though, nothing easy. I used to DJ with a friend from kaleidoscope, and got to play at Florentíne Gardens Hollywood on the 80s

C2C 2005 DMC Teams!! Phenomenal routine and you can see they were heavily influenced by the ISP vs X-Men battle from 1996.

Man seeing craze live did all his classic routines and his newer routines blew my mind...

Just as I was thinking now what can top DJ Craze, u hit me with the greatest dj battle of all time- ISP vs X-Men. This is definitely a solid list of top 5 battles.

I got to see Rob Swift and Mista Sinista at Nectar a couple years ago. Still easily one of the most mind blowing nights of my life!

Yeah.... as soon as I knew you were doing top five I was like, " X-Men versus scratch pickles has to be the number one!". Great vid!

Rip legendary Roc Raida

I remember seeing the Xmen at Wetlands in NYC years ago - up there in the favorite memories pile!

I was really lucky I got to see most number one DJs and rappers live on the 80s.From Too short, the Egyptian lover,Ice cube, Ice T, Michael Jackson, Stacy Q, and everyone from Motown, singing those oldies at the Hollywood Bowl, you name it, I was on first robe. Those were the greatest years ever, Got to cruise Hollywood Blvd on my brand new Toyota minitruck, with 50.000 watts and 8 15 inchers in the back, the front full of girlies.There was no seatbelt laws those days, sometimes I had like 9 girls in that little cab, sometimes I even had a girl on the left side in my single seat cause they wouldn't fit, another one riding between the shifter,man, wearing those little miniskirts, I used to change gears like it was a big rig with 20 gears

Rholi Rho's "Give Me Tonight" routine, Sinister's "Method Man", Total Eclipse's "Scenario", Babu's "Blind Alley"...etc etc...

DJ swamp DMC battle 1996💥

What else could be #1, that battle was legendary!

check out Kentaro from Japan

Thats my turntable in your thumbnail😊

My Hero DJ Noize!

I had the opportunity to open up for Craze during the summer this of this year and holy shit his skill is amazing. Also got shook that we played the same song 😅🤣 but goddamn he murders some DnB

Dj Kleva had some dope routines and cuts and dj tiger STYLEZ as well are some fresh routines with crazy ideas and skillset

DJ Craze 99 is my personal no. 1. I'd love to see another video about crew battles tho :)

A-Trak 2002 All-Star beatdown particularly the Getyafreakon / Trans Europ Express bit he uses out of 2001 DMC showcase is sick to this day, Akakabe 2004 supremacy performance is still nuts, Phels and Izohs routines in 2005, Dj Troubl is another all time favorite, super tight skill set makes you wanna practice, musical and technical, 2002 battle for supremacy (and his 2006) was just straight power, aggressive, tight, musical and hard AF.. legit bodybag material, so many tho

DJ Babu blind alley is probably my favorite routine

Noize!

i am missing 88 winning set of cash money. he never was the fastest, he was never the best juggling battler.but he was kinda like hendrix, his sick moves, his charisma, his choice to start with play this only at night ( phantasm theme). it was the most impressive atmosphere i can remember. some ppl do not have to be the best in anything and still just....got it. like dj-noize, who destroyed better technical contenders by his amazing body language (like f.e. the diaz brothers in mma and how they were able to go opponents into berzerk mode and won this way. and even if they lost, after the fight, at the press conference they were the winners. its so sad, that today most djs battle with pioneers and premades. even if the performance is good or technical great, they will be forgotten soon. pred or prey often depends on the way you fight :D

Dj Craze

great video, great selection. I also love Sinista's Theme from SWAT and does anyone remember the dude's name who juggled The boy is mine from Monica/brandy?

I hope the star wars scratch is in here

There’s technical skill and sets that aren’t as technical but sound super dope. The later doesn’t sound as good on the play back but you lose how gassed the club and crowd get, and that can def effect judges, leading to many of the classic ‘robberies’. Im English but exactly why plus one beat Kentaro in 2001 (and Klever) 😂

Vajra's 2004 routine is among my all time favorites but the vid of practice from the hotel before the battle as he had skip problems in the actual battle. As sets go the entire ending scratch and drum section could only be reproduced by a very small number of people. The list here it great though, can't complain about any of that.

The 1998 DMC U.S. Finals was indeed a force to be reckoned with. It was the very first DJ competition that I ever bought in my whole life. As for Total Eclipse, I was thinking that you were going to mention his 1997 DMC U.S. Finals routine. It was with A Tribe Called Quest's "What's The Scenario?" featuring the debut of Leaders Of The New School. Now, let me break down my top 5 favorite DJ battle routines, if you please And here it goes: #5. DJ Mysterio-1998 DMC U.S. DJ Mixing Finals #4. DJ Nike-1997 DMC World DJ Championships Eliminations/World Finals #3. DJ Plazticman-1990 DMC U.S. DJ Mixing Finals #2. DJ David-1990 and 1991 DMC World DJ Mixing Finals #1. DJ Trip (R.I.P.)-1991 DMC World DJ Mixing Finals Another honorable mention of my personal favorite is DJ Reckless from the 1990 DMC World DJ Mixing Finals.😁

Where can I find the actual battle?

DJ Noise 1996 the best_ técnica e criatividade...

Bravo olé olé olé

My favorites XMEN vs ISP "bitch its curtains" Sir Scratch (Philippines) - DMC 1999 DJ Battle Dj Klever 2001 DmC IEmerge 2004 DMC World Dj GERO 2004 DMC World 2007 - DJ Rafik (Germany) - DMC World Dj Iemerge 2003 dmc finals routine contains his best routins from ITF Dj Akkakabe vs Silk kuts 2004 DMC Supremcy battlle "1st round" and second round My favorite is with Grand master Roc Raida it was on one of his dvd. I dont know the name of routine. He was in the comfort of his home and the routine was flawless. It was similar to the rock the bells routine but i think with Run DMC. But seeing a flawless routine like that made me want to do more than just scratch it had an impact. I cant find it anywhere and I no loner have those dvds. Also around 2005 people started using pre mixed records. all routines started having that polished Serato sound thats when i stopped following DMC.

Invasion of the Octopus People!!

Dj Swamp 1996 !🔥

What the music in the background 👍👍💯💯

CRAZE 2019 went ballistic

BABU and always look back in fondness at a DJ David set

Skratch Bastid at Scribble Jam Emperor's

Hip-Hop had a strong influence around Europe especially East Coast Hip-Hop so DJ Noize is highly familiar with NY Hip-Hop and knows his thing.

Craze #1

All the ones the video poster mentioned (excluding P-Trix) and… Roc Raida’s 94/95 DMC USA win (Ed O.G. > Pussy Footer > GMF Wheels of Steel) 🔥 Craze 2000 DMC Worlds (no, no, No Fader whole set) 🔥 DJ Aladdin DMC USA win (whole set) 🔥 The Dream Team DMC World win (whole set) 🔥 DJ Precision’07 DMC USA win (the Rotwilder) 🔥

If you really wanna talk DJ BATTLE in a DMC setting you have got to mention DJ Cash Money responding with "callin' me a sucker?" to the "I'm Cash Money's m0therfuck3r" diss by DJ All Star Fresh in the 1988 final.

There yo get funkahhhhhhh

A few things: 1. You have to mention the fact that Craze started that '98 set cutting up Lord Finesse records, when that very battle was hosted by Finesse himself! 2. Craze wasn't juggling Drum 'n' Bass records, he juggled two copies of a Big Daddy Kane record, and created a Drum 'n' Bass beat with them. 3. You mentioned the "Warehouse Session" - do you know where it can be found? It's never been on RU-vid, apart from the snippet of it that is featured on the documentary 'Battlesounds'.

All these Djs borrowed from Dj Jazzy Jeff and Dj Cash Money. Period

Craze smashed that year.👊

Noize NMS battle against 8 Ball is my fav ever DJ battle. Gently place the balls into the mouth 🤣

How u don’t put isps street fighter Dmc routine on there 🤦🏼‍♂️

Check out DJ rocking hood king of philly battle 08 insane routine thanks

Cash Money vs Joe Cooley is mine....

I think you can need a real history about dj's and dj battles 😢

DJ Kentaro wins for me. Check his winning DMC routine

I prefer the 99 craze set but hey 🤷🏻‍♂️

Look up DJ Kentaro playing with that Japanese guitar player……ridiculous.

Plus One DMC 2001 world championships. Using both hands on one fader to double up the clicks was a staple Skratch Perverts technique I still struggle to pull off.

C2C @ DMC 2005! nothing comes close

Ptrix De La Soul routine

Respect to xmen but Isp won hands down and they did it on xmen turf. It was a technical showcase by ISP vs crowd hyping by Xmen

WTF How is Qbert not on this list?!?!? Or Fong Fong for that matter or DJ Angelo!?! 😪

Dexta 99

Dude You're 5 top - You serious - Everything You Said was way off., Scratch was off, Time and everything. man So much to say, Bro. On your 5 top list.

Well I just saw the technics 2023 dmc championship and was joke about as funny as Russel peters

ISP v. X-Men - clearly there was a winner. ISP. If you followed the X-Men, it takes two routine was one of their staples. They were doing it for years and it wasn't brand new. Be on the other hand, game with all brand new routines tricks and sounds. Probably the only redone thing was QBert using a Wawa pedal but it's not like he the Wawa routine but he always busted at shows etc. This is no shader disrespect to the X-Men because I dig them too they are pioneers and turntablism.... But as far as that battle was concerned, there's a lot of bias. ISP was not given the love. I know a lot of cats that actually went to that show and they all told me the same. Rosa East Coast biased and the entire room. But by the time the Scratch Piklz were done, it could not be denied. They tried to deny the microphones about there not being a winner..... But the more they did that the more it just felt embarrassing. Sore loser style. What's an X-Men saying it... It was all the judges in MCS trying to hold it down the coast making the X-Men look bad. All props due to the X-Men and RIP Roc Raida.

ISP won it!!!

Can't listen to anything after 2003, dmc fell the fuck off a cliff

How you don't have a 15 year old A-Trak in or the first ISP battle, I don't understand!

Dj #RECTANGLE