RIP GRANDMASTER ROC RAIDA

The first time I EVER heard scratching was on an old Roc Raida track. I don't even remember where I got it from, but hearing that track would change me forever. It started with a little girl, which I thought was his daughter at the time, talking about wanting to scratch. "You wanna scratch?..." said Raida, and then the next 7 or so minutes were an on slaughter of funky juggles and aggressive scratching. It completely blew my mind, and from then on I became fascinated with turntablism. Later on, a video of him performing a team set with the X-ecutioners in 1999 changed my whole perspective on turntable music. NOBODY did it like Raida, his style and showmanship defined a whole era of DMC battles, and his routines would go on to be some of the most well known. RIP Raida, your music and contributions to the art form will live on forever. Turntable NINJA.