This collection of hip-hop DJ routines marked the first serious effort to reintroduce the DJ as a true artist to hip-hop fans. In the fog of producer-heavy rap music from the Bad Boy and Death Row camps that dominated listeners’ ears in the mid 1990s, Return of the DJ is a refreshing shot of oxygen. It contains outstanding …
Following their DJ renaissance compilation Return of the DJ, Bomb Records continues its promise of “all hip-hop DJs, all scratching” with Vol. II. This time it’s a global thing, representing Holland, Norway, Canada, and the United States coast to coast. DJ Jeff from Amsterdam almost induces scratch seizures with the carpal-tunnel pace of “Change the Scratch.” On “Static’s …