Scratch (2001)

Directed by

Doug Pray

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of hip-hop DJs and how they created scratching and beat juggling techniques. Many DJs share their personal stories about discovering hip-hop and developing their craft.

informativeenergeticnostalgicrhythmicinsider-perspectiveearthyexpressivefocuseddocumentary-style

What happens

Scratch is a 2001 documentary film, directed and edited by Doug Pray. The film explores the world of the hip-hop DJ from the birth of hip-hop when pioneering DJs began extending breaks on records, to the invention of scratching and beat juggling, to the more recent explosion of turntablism. Throughout the documentary, many artists explain how they were introduced to hip-hop while providing stories of their personal experiences. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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