djdiggla Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 On December 21st, 2016 I was Knighted by the Father of Hip Hop himself Kool Herc as an official Grandmaster. I was once asked in a interview when did I feel I've "Made It". My response was.. It wasn't the DJ Championships, it wasn't the world tours, the Grammy nods, the Gold & Platinum Awards, the millions of records sold or the longevity. I felt I made it when the ones before me (The Pioneers) acknowledge me for my talent and contributions to the craft & culture. I was blessed to have that acknowledgement happen many years ago. But the highest honor of ALL accolades or awards of a DJ is to become a Grandmaster. You can't just call yourself a Grandmaster (As I see many DJ's do), you have to EARN that title. As diluted & dysfunctional this culture has become, Hip Hop still has a Monarchy, a Hierarchy we still follow & must follow. I started touching turntables during the first 5 years of Hip Hop, So I always wanted to be like the first turntablist Grandmaster Flash, we all did. The Hip Hop DJ wasn't an occupation back then, it was about rocking the party, rocking the jam, showing how nice you were & creating new ways to impress your peers on the turntables. So no matter what I achieved, I wasn't satisfied until I got props from the creators of what I do. Now, my very long mission is complete. July 2nd, 2010 I was handed down the title Jam Master by DMC of RUN DMC. December 21st, 2016 I was Knighted a Grandmaster by Kool Herc. I think it's now safe to say I've finally made it! Salute, Grandmaster DJ Scratch - Jam Master DJ Scratch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 What does any of that mean? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 It means youve fallen off and sold the fuck out lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psychedelic Schizophrenic Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 What does any of that mean? You can't go round calling yourself Sir Lord Rock Well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 What does any of that mean? You can't go round calling yourself Sir Lord Rock Well Surely thats Lady Rock Wells job tho innit? Edit-its true you cant call yourself a Grandmaster until the title is bestowed upon you by your DJ peers On the other hand, calling yourself Grandmustard is regarded as perfectly acceptable.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexinoodle Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 motherfucker should shut the fuck up and go scratch Rampage a bit more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj justin time Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Think we should dream up a new accolade called digital master, only to be awarded by Steve our digital head honcho. We can start by giving dubba the first title for pushing boundaries in the Ida 💪 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexinoodle Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 If we are having a new title, it's gonna be MasterBeater surely ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 What does any of that mean? You can't go round calling yourself Sir Lord Rock Well You guys will never truly know and understand the pain of being the 67th most important DJ Rock Well in the world. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psychedelic Schizophrenic Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 There maybe 66th more famous DJ Rock Well's in the world, but none are more relevant to the scratch game then Number 67 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Sadly, that's not even the case - America has at least one who's much better and that's just the one I know about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj justin time Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 If we are having a new title, it's gonna be MasterBeater surely ?Masterbeater does sound better flex we should cut while sat on a big black leather chair ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHouse Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 On a related note, I purchased LordJHouse.com awhile back (haven't done shit with it yet) as JHouse.com and other ideal variations were taken. Just wondering though, is it bad that: 1) This title hasn't been bestowed on me, I'm just runnin' around callin' myself Lord JHouse, muthafucker??? And 2) I'm American, but almost pure English according to my grandmama??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswift Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 This title hasn't been bestowed on me, I'm just runnin' around callin' myself Lord JHouse, muthafucker???It worked out pretty well for Lord Finesse (his mum and dad called him Lord Finesse even when he was a baby.. )but not so great forLord Haw Haw.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psychedelic Schizophrenic Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 If we are having a new title, it's gonna be MasterBeater surely ? Sounds more like the title for DV's "Wanker Of the Year 2017" winner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkei Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Was Bam attending the ceremony? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Was Bam attending the ceremony?Nah, he was busy at a school sports day on that occasion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Psychedelic Schizophrenic Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Was Bam attending the ceremony?Nah, he was busy at a school sports day on that occasion. I pretty sure he was with Rolf Harris, doing a hip hop remix to "Jake The Peg" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkei Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Was Bam attending the ceremony? Nah, he was busy at a school sports day on that occasion. I pretty sure he was with Rolf Harris, doing a hip hop remix to "Jake The Peg" Or just showing off his Zulu-"Sword" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHouse Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Sadly, that's not even the case - America has at least one who's much better and that's just the one I know about.The dude lives about an hour away from me in Denver. True story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeClockwork Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 This just in: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.41878/title.dj-scratch-airs-out-epmd-for-being-too-cheap-to-pay-him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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