DJ Battlecat - 1990 DMC US Finals

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  • Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
  • After Joe Cooley, Aladdin, M-Walk and Tray Ski, the next great LA battle legend was DJ Battlecat (Kevin Gilliam), seen here smoking the decks at the 1990 US Final in NYC, in one of the greatest battle performances of all time.

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  • @DTAEXPERIENCE
    @DTAEXPERIENCE 6 лет назад +155

    I was a participent in this competition on this night and I have to say that Battle Cat and a few others did their thing. What u have 2 understand is at this Level of Competition anyone can come away with a win ... However I knew if they Didn't give it to me (Couldn't finish my routine due 2 technical issues) They definitely messed up by NOT giving it to Steve Dee and that's Fact!!!!

    • @MichaelShum
      @MichaelShum  6 лет назад +10

      respect and thanks for commenting! "if the beat is fresh diamond J will spin it!"

    • @djekse
      @djekse 6 лет назад +9

      Yeah, Steve Dee was deserving if the win because he and GM Roc Raida revolutionized deejaying.

    • @PercivalFromWales
      @PercivalFromWales 3 года назад +5

      You were there? Respect, man!😎😎😎

    • @josephahn1024
      @josephahn1024 2 года назад +1

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    • @scoatbeats2379
      @scoatbeats2379 2 года назад

      @@josephahn1024 Thor u were boutta say some DJ history shit lmao

  • @unanimousarts
    @unanimousarts Год назад +33

    I love the fact that he isn’t using headphones and rocking that shaky mixer like a champ.

    • @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
      @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 9 месяцев назад +1

      that's why those lines are on the record you have drop zones don't need head phones - he was searching quite a long time in some parts of this battle even wrong side of the record

  • @rewade70
    @rewade70 Год назад +29

    No Headphones, just Knowing your Mark. SKILLZ!!!

  • @jkidesto714
    @jkidesto714 6 лет назад +152

    My dude was so young and skinny in the 90’s lol. Dude is a legend. Makes the best west coast beats

    • @jkidesto714
      @jkidesto714 6 лет назад +13

      Iamyouonlydifferent he’s OG now, man. He’s one of west coast legends at producing beats. Look him up.

    • @alvidama151
      @alvidama151 Год назад +5

      SOME OF THE BEST PRODUCERS WAS AT FIRST A DOPE DJ !! LIKE DJ BATTEL CAT ; DR DRE :; EGYPTEN LOVER ; AND MANY OTHERS ; B SIDES MANY RAPPERS ARE DOPE DJS ; LIKE THE BIZ MARKIE !!

    • @DJSouths1
      @DJSouths1 3 месяца назад +1

      FACTUAL INFORMATION

    • @cerkitbreaker
      @cerkitbreaker 3 месяца назад +1

      we can freak it is easily in the all time top 5 g funk beats

  • @waltongraham7031
    @waltongraham7031 Год назад +43

    He's a great producer but I didn't know he was that cold on the turn tables. Major talent and underrated! Dope DJ set salute!

  • @boogiedownbronx73
    @boogiedownbronx73 5 лет назад +130

    No headphones no computer all by ear all natural talent

    • @onetwo6675
      @onetwo6675 5 лет назад +7

      @ FunkyDoolittle DAM!!! I HATE WHEN OTHERS NOTICE SOMETHING I DIDN'T... YES MOST (#NOTABLE#) FOR YOU TO DESCRIBE & NOTE THAT OUT. WITH OUT (HEAD PHONES) HIS METRONOME TIMING HE WOULD HAVE SYNCH IN TIME WITH THE RECORD ALREADY PLAYING... MAKING IT ALL FREE STYLE NATURAL ALL BY (EAR TIMING SOUND) BOSSY A.F.

    • @lokorulez3279
      @lokorulez3279 3 года назад +2

      Como debe ser...

    • @Shortmixking
      @Shortmixking 3 года назад +6

      That's how I like to dj

    • @TheMaquinamix
      @TheMaquinamix 3 года назад +2

      Como diablos sin audífonos pendejo

    • @lokorulez3279
      @lokorulez3279 3 года назад +2

      @@TheMaquinamix tío,aunque lo parezca, en la miniatura no lleva audífonos...y en el video casi que tampoco.

  • @Sputz3
    @Sputz3 3 года назад +66

    The best HipHop producers was DJs first.

  • @The_Angry_BeEconomist
    @The_Angry_BeEconomist 7 лет назад +71

    incredible, especially since its almost 30 years back, this set would still hold its own today

    • @dj8inches147
      @dj8inches147 7 лет назад +5

      Why would 30 years render it obsolete? skills are skills

    • @The_Angry_BeEconomist
      @The_Angry_BeEconomist 7 лет назад +4

      There's a thing called progression

    • @dj8inches147
      @dj8inches147 7 лет назад +5

      So? whats your point? there's also a thing called technology which makes things easier. There's a thing in DJing called skill, there is this thing that happens with technology which make things easier, therefore requiring less skill.
      Do you know of other things that are called by names?

    • @The_Angry_BeEconomist
      @The_Angry_BeEconomist 7 лет назад +4

      *yawn* bored?

  • @647pettiford
    @647pettiford Год назад +13

    All it takes is that one needle skip and it all comes tumbling down. Excellent recovery and improvisation.

  • @eddiiie9790
    @eddiiie9790 3 года назад +26

    OG Battlecat only gets better with time. This is an amazing performance in 1990. I seen him at Dre Day 2020 in Echo Park and it was unbelievable. Had the whole venue going crazy as he mixed Parliament, Zapp, NWA, Dre, and Snoop into his set

  • @onetwo6675
    @onetwo6675 5 лет назад +18

    EVEN THE 1987 DMC CHAMPS I HAD ON VHS DJ BATTLE CAT WAS AHEAD OF HIS TIME. MASTER CHOPS, CUTS & BEAT JUGGLING, (MONO) SCRATCHING ALREADY PERFECTED AT AN EARLY STAGE OF TURN TABLEISM LANGUAGE

  • @MACKMORRIS83
    @MACKMORRIS83 3 года назад +16

    Clean routine from the West Coast Legend! Love the groove he kept throughout the this set. 💿
    Never knew he was a legit battle DJ!

  • @pjgladidiomas4180
    @pjgladidiomas4180 Год назад +6

    I've never understood how judges Red Alert and Bambattaa were always so chill with head bob while judging these late 80s competitions.

  • @TheTechnicalBrute
    @TheTechnicalBrute Год назад +7

    Battlekat is a fucking legend in hip hop

  • @Diaz23
    @Diaz23 7 лет назад +34

    that shit was sick, he put low profile's pay ya dues instrumental classic

  • @hodaridaniels8786
    @hodaridaniels8786 4 года назад +15

    This is one my favorite djs and producers, he creste the g funk.

  • @djcoolcliff
    @djcoolcliff 3 года назад +10

    Cat is one of my favorite producers, talkbox, keyboardist and DJ! Extremely talented brother!!!!!

  • @supersmallchibiwolf872
    @supersmallchibiwolf872 2 месяца назад +2

    He was so good that that guy at the end couldn't handle it anymore and realized that he was outclassed. Wonderful performance I loved it. This is a lost art but at least we still have these amazing vintage videos to go back to. Cool video. ^_^

  • @TGManagementCo
    @TGManagementCo 7 лет назад +27

    Battlecat amazing scratch& juggle

  • @user-ot7xf6vz6h
    @user-ot7xf6vz6h 8 месяцев назад +5

    Man nothing but love & respect to all the pioneers that were here participating with the battle u all shaped the way turntablist are performing today in the 2thousands and beyond period

  • @PJ_White
    @PJ_White 3 года назад +20

    Damn, Red Alert had the permanent poker face!!!

  • @marlonious7650
    @marlonious7650 3 года назад +7

    That Low Profile is classic !!!!!

  • @deecee3499
    @deecee3499 4 года назад +9

    Daamn he look like a whole different dude

  • @davewhaley6917
    @davewhaley6917 4 года назад +16

    No computer, no buttons, no tractor or serato , just a Numark DM1150A and two Technics SL1200’s

    • @kinetic97
      @kinetic97 3 года назад +2

      That Ol Real 💩,my Prodigy voice Rest In Beats Brother👊

    • @Sputz3
      @Sputz3 3 года назад +3

      Welcome to the future you fking CAVEMAN

    • @vincepreston9304
      @vincepreston9304 3 года назад +2

      @@Sputz3 👄😂😂😂😂

    • @TheNinja94a
      @TheNinja94a 5 месяцев назад

      As a modern music producer me and older producers can agree on one thing: we are absolutely confused by each other’s technology and methods of production

  • @EscoSar
    @EscoSar 7 лет назад +43

    Salut DJ Battlecat!!! West coast Legend!!

  • @kollusion1
    @kollusion1 3 года назад +11

    It's amazing seeing the evolution of turntablism, into this setup, scratch, juggle, & mix styles, from only 4 / 5 years earlier!

  • @jaydublis
    @jaydublis 4 года назад +13

    I love this shit! Im a dj from this era and this about how i get down. 90's DJ'S SALUTE THE OLD SCHOOL. #BATTLECATSALUTE

  • @djflipthat
    @djflipthat 7 лет назад +18

    I do miss that switch that was used for transforming scratches. Yes you can do great scratching with cross faders but that switch was fun and amazing the sound you get from it

    • @meechamaka411
      @meechamaka411 6 лет назад +1

      Was just about to say that! HAHAHA...

    • @greatness3928
      @greatness3928 5 лет назад +1

      I used to use it and I thought I was cheating lol didnt hv access to these videos then.

    • @ransmomebloke1949
      @ransmomebloke1949 5 лет назад

      @ Toggle switches DO NOT give the same sound effect as line switches. There is a difference.

  • @bobbymaurais9984
    @bobbymaurais9984 2 года назад +4

    Real talent,real records,real mixer,real tables.

  • @hektikal
    @hektikal 10 месяцев назад +6

    How he does the tricks with the 900 number is just awesome!
    I had a lot of those vidz converted to cassette so i could listen to them on my walkman 😅
    But indeed, this one stood out at the time and it still does.
    Sadly today we lost Mark the 45 King, the creator of the 900 number.
    Rest in ethernal Peace ❤

  • @DjMotion
    @DjMotion 6 лет назад +23

    Much respect to DJ Battlecat, West Coast Pioneer DJ : )

  • @PercivalFromWales
    @PercivalFromWales 3 года назад +5

    I just listened to "The Real Roxanne With Hitman Howie Tee - Bang Zoom! Let's Go Go!" the other day. What he's doing with this in the first two minutes or so, is nothing short of excellent.

  • @pyromaximus8890
    @pyromaximus8890 7 лет назад +33

    Man at 3:20 I jumped out my seat! Battlecat is wicked asf.

    • @MichaelShum
      @MichaelShum  7 лет назад +5

      no question about it! this is one of the dopest sets ever

    • @mixmasterdisk2059
      @mixmasterdisk2059 3 года назад +2

      @@MichaelShum 4:07 That beat juggle tho 🔥

  • @nulinetransport12
    @nulinetransport12 4 года назад +10

    Damn Battle cat a legend

  • @lordg3803
    @lordg3803 4 года назад +11

    KILLED IT. TOO CLEAN. LEGEND.

  • @mixmasterdisk2059
    @mixmasterdisk2059 2 года назад +5

    Here it is, this day exactly 1 year ago is when I was introduced to this art, and in a year I learned many things throughout this channel, rob swift, the jimmy smithson archives, and many more, props to all of you guys. Theres just something about seeing DJs compete for a world title and showing their particular style at the same time that gets me going, and 1 year ago my uncle showed me this video and I was blown away I said “wow that was fucking epic who knew somebody could do that with 2 records and 1 mixer” and little did I know he would show me a video of the 1990 new music seminar battle for world supremacy and it was brother jay vs Steve Dee, and once I got to Steve’s part I was… let’s just say speechless, and the rest is history. I wanna say thanks to all those legendary DJs that made this art and paved the way for turntablists today
    DJ Aladdin
    Miz
    Clark Kent
    Joe Cooley
    Steve Dee
    Rob swift
    Grandmaster flash
    Grandwizzard Theodore
    Tony tone
    Charlie chase
    Grandmixer D.St
    Red alert
    Jazzy Jeff
    Jazzy jay
    Grandmaster flowers
    Chuck chillout
    Marley marl
    Mixmaster mike
    Mix master ice
    Cutmaster DC
    Cash money
    Johnny juice
    Roc raida
    Mista sinista
    Total eclipse
    DJ Honda
    Apollo
    Q bert
    Shortkut
    D styles
    Babu
    Melo d
    J rocc
    Cut chemist
    Numark
    Z trip
    Kid koala
    DJ noize
    Cutmaster swift
    Pogo
    Cheese
    Cj mackcintosh
    Trix
    Richie rich
    Jam master jay
    DJ scratch
    Plazticman
    All of those names should be in the DJing hall of fame, well I just made one right now! Props to all the channels that provide an awesome piece of history for us to see and props to all those DJs up there that made it happen 🙏🏽✊🏾.

    • @MichaelShum
      @MichaelShum  2 года назад +4

      thats a great list for a hall of fame

    • @mixmasterdisk2059
      @mixmasterdisk2059 2 года назад +2

      @@MichaelShum thank you respect to you for posting such great content! ❤️

    • @kinetic97
      @kinetic97 2 года назад +1

      Mixmaster Gee,Prince Paul,Mr Mixx,and DJ K L Boss

    • @TheNinja94a
      @TheNinja94a 5 месяцев назад

      MF DOOM and EL-P scratched too if I remember right

  • @azddinenumericable
    @azddinenumericable 3 года назад +5

    dj aladin and wc 1988 profile for the last sample

  • @wickedwaiata2939
    @wickedwaiata2939 2 года назад +4

    Ending ... dude was like stop that right now!!!

  • @QPe323
    @QPe323 Год назад +2

    Dope how Cat brought it back, and ended the mix on the West Coast with that Low Profile…Pay Ya Dues record.

  • @allenbowers1970
    @allenbowers1970 3 года назад +7

    I still have that VHS tape
    he murdered that ish...🤣

  • @DjNikGnashers
    @DjNikGnashers 11 месяцев назад +2

    Watching this back years later, others DJ's might have been a bit more experimental and unique, but the actual cuts and juggles in this set were really om point, the timing and musicality were better than other sets.

  • @BHB_STL
    @BHB_STL 7 лет назад +14

    Homes at the end was just like "OOOOO-k"

  • @bumrushz
    @bumrushz 7 месяцев назад +1

    Battlecat!!!! is the illest still to this day

  • @WickedWaiata
    @WickedWaiata 3 месяца назад +1

    My OCD is kickin' in so much, I want to hold his mixer still ... Mad Skillz though 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @erickonasis31
    @erickonasis31 9 месяцев назад +1

    I never had access to ANY of these tapes in 89 90. Boy these would have helped

  • @JamesThomas-pv5en
    @JamesThomas-pv5en Год назад +1

    Wow I never knew he was a Dj on technics finals 😮 amazing skills on the desks back then. One of the best music producers too 🔥🔥

  • @zacharyharley7249
    @zacharyharley7249 Год назад +3

    When he’s drumming that 900 number.. that shi*t was crisp… those transforms with the clicker requires precision

    • @MichaelShum
      @MichaelShum  Год назад +1

      even the backspins were so precise

  • @SuperFatrock
    @SuperFatrock 4 года назад +3

    Man I had a 12" by him Dj N Effect with scratching and mixing but nothing like what I just saw.Man he was really a battle dj.

  • @chriscrumpbeats
    @chriscrumpbeats Год назад +2

    Battle Cat killed it!!!!🔥

  • @ChiliBoOfficialTV
    @ChiliBoOfficialTV Год назад +2

    Classic Legend! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @TJDavis-yo5eo
    @TJDavis-yo5eo 4 месяца назад +2

    Legendary DJ. 💯💯💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥😎🤑🤑🤑🤑$$🔥🔥🔥🤑😎

  • @shawn4ever77
    @shawn4ever77 6 лет назад +22

    oh, just TRY to battle him. I Dare YOU!!!!! LOL

  • @mixmasterdisk2059
    @mixmasterdisk2059 3 года назад +7

    4:20 battlecat was vibing to his own scratches, he is a legend....

    • @SabreGamer
      @SabreGamer 3 года назад +2

      420 😄😄🌿🌿🔥🔥🌬️

    • @Supastuff2-lt6dq
      @Supastuff2-lt6dq 7 месяцев назад

      word to mother, dj battlecat was prob hella faded doin that shee@@SabreGamer

    • @SabreGamer
      @SabreGamer 7 месяцев назад

      @@Supastuff2-lt6dq fr fr

  • @anthonyboard6009
    @anthonyboard6009 2 года назад +5

    That shit was amazing!

  • @pixelmethworld
    @pixelmethworld 2 месяца назад +1

    Love it!

  • @lls3676
    @lls3676 4 месяца назад +1

    This is what you call SKILL. No turning or twisting knobs and no pushing buttons on a laptop.

  • @Lovebeautyrocks
    @Lovebeautyrocks Год назад +3

    Now this is what I remember, all these people that call themselves DJ's now I don't know what the hell. They just stand there with a usb and play music that's it. But look at this he is WORKING,

  • @Lemunard
    @Lemunard Год назад +2

    They never imagine how Battlecat went to a westcoast legend

  • @JMJC1
    @JMJC1 7 лет назад +5

    amazing.

  • @CommunitySkratch
    @CommunitySkratch 2 года назад +2

    Amazing

  • @rondef
    @rondef 4 года назад +7

    Imma go on a limb and say ATCQ's '89 style had an impression on Cat

  • @FaderFlosser
    @FaderFlosser 4 года назад +5

    Wow only 1000+ subs!? Shows how many ppl care about this stuff😟. Thanks for sharing!!

  • @poniboishelluv8982
    @poniboishelluv8982 5 лет назад +3

    Myyyyyyy bahhhh
    Dang!!! I miss the 90s
    Real Talk
    If Generation X go back and listen to some 90s hiphop they'll understand where I'm coming from.
    music today is all about the beat
    90s music was about the music and lyrics
    RealTalk
    Poniboi Shelluv

    • @jasongonzalez2856
      @jasongonzalez2856 3 года назад

      Dude gen x is 90’s hip hop bro!The year ends in 81 son!

  • @angrykermit3192
    @angrykermit3192 3 года назад +8

    And this was before anyone figured out how to make a proper scratch mixer.

  • @MCee8
    @MCee8 3 года назад +3

    Love that DOC part

  • @jimmyhendrixs2799
    @jimmyhendrixs2799 3 года назад +2

    He was smaller then that back in his tom and Jerry days when he was a dancer! R.i.p the homey dave!

  • @Itsgeestatus
    @Itsgeestatus 3 года назад +5

    Now This Is What Defines A DJ😎
    (Some Of Y'all Might Wanna Hit Replay🎥)

  • @LGKids
    @LGKids 5 лет назад +5

    You can get whiplash watching this cat on the cut! Peace!

  • @AltaLofts
    @AltaLofts 7 лет назад +22

    dj red alert in the cut

  • @timothydavis6216
    @timothydavis6216 8 месяцев назад +2

    Yes sir It's Real 😊 ZZZZ Zoom Very TALENTED 🎼🎼🎼🎶😁😇

  • @robertmartin5555
    @robertmartin5555 3 года назад +5

    Back when DJ ING was a skills no laptop

  • @craigjones2859
    @craigjones2859 2 года назад +1

    amazing

  • @seanfresh266
    @seanfresh266 Год назад +1

    I liked this from Battlecat and remember us seeing this back in the day, Thanks for posting. Not sure how Baby G won over Steve Dee though, I guess using your foot impressed the judges instead of the innovation of beat juggling. Glad this is up and people can see it.

  • @LeonardL.BeaufordDJToneyBAward
    @LeonardL.BeaufordDJToneyBAward 2 месяца назад +2

    were watching 2024 were here Now

  • @djraven6864
    @djraven6864 3 месяца назад +1

    Luke Skywalker aka Luther Campbell is pretty good on those turntables! I thought he was just a hype man for the "2 Live Crew". More than a hype man he's really good at doin trix in the mix and this proves it for real yo! Dj Luke Skywalker Skratchin!!! The force is with him when he's on those turns!!!!

  • @savagelychill2858
    @savagelychill2858 Год назад +1

    Let me find out my man had the Z Cavariches on 😂! And a Tie Die shirt! Salute DJ Battlecat!!! Helluva Dj & Producer!

  • @icecute42424
    @icecute42424 7 лет назад +43

    rude! 6:20

  • @CharlesBronsun
    @CharlesBronsun 4 года назад +4

    Great Job Battlecat.... i peeped the haters.

  • @nextspectra
    @nextspectra 5 лет назад +3

    fun stuff

  • @walterfernandogaliza8072
    @walterfernandogaliza8072 4 года назад +1

    eu curt este tempo
    era muuuito bom.

  • @MaurizioCarrar
    @MaurizioCarrar 3 года назад +2

    number one!

  • @ChaosBeforeOrder
    @ChaosBeforeOrder Год назад +1

    Top notch

  • @lennylenn4009
    @lennylenn4009 6 лет назад +7

    O.G 1580 KDAY MIXMASTER.. SECOND OR THIRD GENERATION BUT STILL A WEST COAST PIONEER N GANGSTER!

  • @bigpip555
    @bigpip555 7 месяцев назад +1

    When he put his face on it 🤣

  • @yooaab
    @yooaab 6 лет назад +16

    actually he is from LA, and not Long beach

  • @smackdammit4266
    @smackdammit4266 Год назад +1

    Respect the 🐐

  • @williambasiege4355
    @williambasiege4355 3 года назад +2

    Real skillz 💯👊🏼

  • @UserRjt
    @UserRjt Год назад +4

    This speaks more to me than the mumble rappers nowadays

  • @raysfonexchange
    @raysfonexchange 4 года назад +4

    In the good old days talent was earned!

  • @yassasloan7308
    @yassasloan7308 2 года назад +5

    feeling those grooves on the vinyl... My mother was trying to sell my PDX-2000...if she wasn't my mother id kill her! 😂

  • @shawnmoore8791
    @shawnmoore8791 6 лет назад +3

    definitely nice

  • @Timothy-bb7nw
    @Timothy-bb7nw Год назад +3

    Radio one underground G.side 2am Top 5 Best of the Best DJ MUSIC MIXS picks🔥🔥🔥VOLUMES UP 👆 YES SIR ITS THE Wednesday EDITION 💯💯💯👍😎

  • @corywilliams458
    @corywilliams458 3 года назад +2

    Aww man...he hit'em wit dat Low Profile!!!

  • @1017_MGN_MDR_BSR
    @1017_MGN_MDR_BSR 3 месяца назад +1

    This real djying not the water down crap with a Mac- Book learn you busters! ❤❤

  • @orlandeuce6567
    @orlandeuce6567 6 лет назад +11

    West Coast 2 the East Coast

  • @yassasloan7308
    @yassasloan7308 2 года назад +5

    back when DJs were actual DJs... no Serato.

  • @donmontero957
    @donmontero957 10 месяцев назад +1

    Boy Cold🥶

  • @RuffhouseNC
    @RuffhouseNC 7 месяцев назад +1

    He nice

  • @playboyvic
    @playboyvic 7 лет назад +1

    GREAT LEGENDARY....

  • @SuperSlusheey
    @SuperSlusheey 3 месяца назад +1

    Why is he cutting up with a corner of the mixer??? Aren’t the volume and crossfader knobs in the center?