DJ Cro
Hip Hop / Rap / Funk
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"DJFormat @ Funkbox, Hare & Hounds this Sat!"
Birmingham, Midlands
United Kingdom
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| Member Since | 7/28/2005 | | Band Members | 2 x Technics 1200 (yeah I prefer the silver finish)
Shure M44G's
Pioneer DJM909
Pioneer CDJ800
Various Akai and E-mu samplers
Some Peavey mixing desk
and a few records
| | Influences | Jay Dee (R.I.P.), MF Doom, DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Krispy (3), Beatnuts, A Tribe Called Quest, EPMD, Black Sheep, K-Delight, Ghostface Killah, The Creators, DJ Spinna, P Brothers, Ras Kass, Hijack, Count Bass-D, The Roots, Supernatural, Jehst, Madlib, Mr Complex, Numbskullz, Minnesota, Dilated Peoples, Ca$h Money, Beatminerz, Krispy (3), D.I.T.C, Organized Konfusion, Mr Thing, Natural Elements, Ty, Bill Hicks, Cappo, Brand Nubian, Raekwon, Can, Ultramagnetic MC's, Godfather Don, DJ Noize, Ghost.....etc I'm sure you get the idea | | Sounds Like |
...the drums are too loud!!!! | | Type of Label | Indie |
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It all started when I saw a DMC tape and I was blown away by Ca$h Money and got a pub job to buy some decks...bought a few records...practiced...saw DJ Noize on the NMS seminar battle and was blown away again...made the "Westwood Is A Twat (Allegedly!)" video...bought some more records...went to Uni in Birmingham and then stayed
I've had an active part in the Birmingham Hip-Hop community for over 7 years, whether as a club, radio or artist DJ, writer, presenter, promoter, editor, working in record shops, or as a tutor. I currently DJ for Deadline and Kosyne, and have residencies at Soul Thump, Funkbox & The Main Ingredient, S&M and Heducation
Main Ingredient Radio Show www.newstyleradio.co.uk 12-2am Mon Night/Tuesday morning GMT, playing the best in hip-hop past present and future click Click Here for freestyles, playlist etc
Free Mixtape download Click Here feat exclusives from Iriscience (Dilated Peoples), Yungun, Cappo, Ghost, Sonny Jim, Deadline and Taharka, enjoy and check the rest of Temper's site, one of the illest Graf writers in the World (also free mixes from DJ Noize, K Delight and the Capoeria Twins)
Scratches
I've done scratches for:
Roots Manuva "Too Cold" Remix (Big Dada)
Immortal Technique, Ralph Dog & Moorish Delta "Sleep Is The Cousin Of Death"
Percy Filth "Don't Take It Percynal" various tracks (Aerosolik Recs)
Sonnyjim "Soul Trader EP"
Sonnyjim, Kosyne & Chemo > Domino Theory (www.dj-kdelight.com exclusive)
Moorish Delta 7 "Sing The Blues" (Seven Entertainment)
Hal feat Kosyne "The Heist"
Deadline "Life and Times of Joey Public" (Power Hill)
Sonnyjim, Percy Filth & DJ Cro "Wordaholic" (Aerosolik)
The Custodians "Colloquial" (Zang Productions)
Bigga "So Ghostly" (Gnostix)
R2thabeats "All Inclusive Flag Of Hip-hop"
Some of the Artists I've Played Alongside:
DJ Premier (Gangstarr), Souls Of Mischief (Hieroglyphics), DJ Shadow (Quannum), DJ Noize (DMC World Champion), Masta Ase (M3), Wordsworth (Lyricist Lounge), Jehst & Asaviour (YNR / Lowlife), Supernatural (World Freestyle Champion), Blackalicious (Quannum), Roots Manuva (Big Dada), DJ Woody (World Champion), Buck 65 (Warner), Blak Twang (WOS), DJ Vadim (Ninja Tune), The Herbalizer (Ninja Tune), Aspects (Antidote), Mr Thing & Yungun (Janomi), Cappo (Zebra Traffic), P Brothers (Heavy Bronx)
Some of the Artists I've Interviwed:
Amp Fiddler, Asaviour, Beatnuts, Blade, Braintax, Breakestra, Cage, Deadline, Dilated Peoples, Da Mighty Elementz, Erick Sermon, Foreign Beggars, Ghost & Kashmere, Insane Macbeth, Jehst, Jneiro Jarel, Karl Hinds, Kev Brown, Kyza, LA Symphony, Madlib, Malik, Mr Complex, Mr Lif, Non Phixion, Ohmega Watts, Rob Swift, Shameless, Skinnyman, Smoothe Da Hustler, Tommy Evans, Ty, Ugly Duckling, Wayne Lotek, Yogi & Baby J.
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