Stay Bent Like Scoliosis
Ever think about messing with the wires in your keyboard to see what it sounds like? You’re gonna want to hit up The Bent Festival when it comes to your town.
Scratch Love The Kids
Can hip-hop teach the children? A new DVD is taking baby steps.
Tempted To Touch
Timbaland’s new muse Bjork has recently been using a new touch-sensitive instrument.
Marco…
Rawkus’ Marco Polo and Masta Ace get nostalgic on the streets of Brooklyn.
Ladies First
This weekend, Barnard College hosts “Gender Amplified: Women And Technological Innovation in Hip-Hop.”
On Trial: M-Audio’s Torq Conectiv
Scratch takes a close look at the new kid on the DJ performance software block.
Admit It: You Love The Runners
Okay, so they resold the same “Hustlin’” beat a million times last year. And yeah, one of them looks like the lost member of 98 Degrees. Get over it. The Runners are cranking out innovative hits for the ’07 and that’s why they’re gracing our cover.
Contents: MAY/JUNE 2007
Take a look inside the latest issue of Scratch.
The Runners: Fast Life
Check out this preview of our cover story on Orlando, Florida production duo The Runners, the masterminds behind Young Jeezy’s “Go Getta” and “Dreamin’.”
Warning: Beanie Sigel
Go inside the studio with the Broad Street Bully as he records his long-awaited new album, The Solution.
Front Lines: Steve Morales
Meet the producer behind “Diamonds” by Fabolous & Young Jeezy.
In Control: Neo Da Matrix
Jay-Z’s latest co-sign reporting live from the new Roc The Mic studio.
Contents: Sept/Oct 2007
Take a look inside the latest issue of Scratch.
Wyclef Jean: Till Death Do Us Part
When it comes to global pop, Wyclef Jean is still killin’ ’em. but with a resurrected interest in rap, can this former Fugee bring his spark back to hip-hop?
DJ Toomp: The Last Laugh
From pumping bass to laying the trap, veteran producer DJ Toomp has ushered Atlanta hip-hop through the ages. Ha-ha! You can’t tell him nothin’.
Warning: Saigon
Scratch takes you inside Saigon’s long-delayed Atlantic debut The Greatest Story Never Told
Front Lines: Phunk Dawg
Meet the producer behind Hurricane Chris’ “A Bay Bay”
In Control: Erick Sermon & Keith Murray
Come inside the EPMD producer’s studio as he makes a beat for Keith Murray from scratch.
Contents: JULY/AUGUST 2007
Take a look inside the latest issue of Scratch.
DJ Khaled: Victory
He wasn’t born or raised in the county of Dade, but DJ Khaled has become the Miami movement’s loudest supporter.
April 25, 2007 MORE COMMENT