turntablism New York Hip Hop - Music, News, Information and Events - NYC, NY Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:21:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 A Look Back at the 2012 DMC DJ Championships – US Finals https://www.birthplacemag.com/2012/09/the-dmc-us-finals-dj-battle/ Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:21:07 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=12765 At this year’s DMC US Finals DJ Battle, it was DJ Precision of New York City who was crowned victor, but not without a fight. Some of the best turntablists in the country were given six minutes a set as they were evaluated on their originality, musicality, and technicality by an expert panel of judges.

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]]> DMC NYC Regional & US Supremacy DJ Battle Review (via Amoeblog) https://www.birthplacemag.com/2012/06/dmc-nyc-regional-us-supremacy-dj-battle-review-via-amoeblog/ Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:54:48 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=12273

Review of the DMC NYC Regional & US Supremacy DJ battles held on June 23 at Le Poisson Rouge, by BillyJam of Amoeba.com. Shout out to winners DJ Precision and DJ Esquire. At last night’s prestigious DMC Battle at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City DJ Precision was the winner of the DMC NYC […]

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]]> The 2011 DMC World DJ Championships – US Finals [Recap] https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/08/dmc-world-championships-us-finals/ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:04:59 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=10379 Turntable acrobatics were the order of the day at the US Finals leg of the 2011 DMC World Championships, and our Steven Ortiz was on hand to partake in the dexterous display of music manipulation at Santos Party House. Here's a recap, and photos, of the 2011 DMC US Finals.

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]]> Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts: A 2011 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Recap and Reflection [Words, Photos, Video] https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/08/brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-recap-reflection/ Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:00:13 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=10276 The 2011 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival culminated with star-studded Main Day performances from the likes of Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, Black Thought and a thoroughly energetic Kanye West. If all you attended during the week-long festival was the exciting Main Day finale, you witnessed a great event, but you also missed a lot.

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]]> 2011 DMC DJ Championship US Finals Saturday, August 6 in New York City https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/08/2011-dmc-dj-championship-us-finals/ Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:48:45 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=10142 The 2011 DMC World Championship will crown the United States finalist on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Santos Party House, in New York City as the nation's top turntablists battle for the chance to compete at the World Finals.

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