If anyone doesnt like Alladins cuts, then they dont understand how absolutely funky they were for the time, in DMC. he is a Compton boy doin Philly style cuts, and if you listen to it without watching him, and dont automatically bop your head, I dont think you understand what funky cuts really are. They were never done like this before Alladin, and never done after. Qbert or Dstyles dont even have this level of funk. Skill yes, funk no. Its a philly thing. I almost wish I was from there.
I feel that. I tend to lose interest in what DJs are doing, when they aren't funky, regardless of how technically advanced they are. Not being funky, or at least musical, is a deal-breaker for me.
Dj Aladdin is incredible back when everybody else could fast cue and chase he can beat juggle and use body tricks he had great aggression and his sets had groove! underrated legend
What’s impressive about DJ Aladdin’s set is that the turntables are in the standard position and not the sideways position that everyone uses today, and he barely bumped his needles, gotta give him props
When he landed up in Chicago for the US final, it was February. Aladdin had never seen snow. I'll never forget him all wrapped up in a muffler kicking the snow along the ground, so excited.
Take it from a 43 year old DJ....ALADDIN IS THE SHIT!!!! He does this stuff live for fun. No sweat on his brow. He turned out West Coast Compton parties and STILL DOES!!!
Can never get fed up with this set still blows me away 21 years latter. I have watched this hundreds of times and still think he was the best dj in the world back then. Cutmaster swift was a show to watch, This man was the real deal. Nobody alse had a sound anywhere near a funky.
His deadly transformer cuts alone immediately smoked anything cut mister swift did that night. Nobody was touching that in 89…maybe the Philly cats but if you peep his work on the low profile lp you can really clearly how next level his cutting/transforms were…on the line switch too. Even though they switch had that added click sound he makes it work with his flow. The art of repurposing the tools taken to a high place.
I was there. I was the DMC Manager for the US at the time and brought Aladdin to UK after he won first LA round, then the national at Chicago. Such a good, but shy, quiet guy.
this was a milestone in hiphop dj'ing. aladdin was the RULER!!! lmu02104 you are bang on point with that transform solo. 20 years old but still top shelf.
IMHO Dj Aladdin is the best perfomer in a DMC contest of ever. Please consider it performed in 1989 and style, techinques were different compared to more recent championships.
Really good feeling and sence for scratching.. I watched all the finalist here on UA-cam and he seems to be the best by far.. at this time. Its not just the scratching ..I personally think its about picking out the right traxx.. and the right part of a certain track.. He did that perfect !
DJ Aladdin won even in defeat as time is the true test and Alladin's DJ set was 100 times doper than Cut Master Swift's watching this today. The test of time!!!
Agreed. Aladdin was 100% on !!! I have this on VHS..purchased on Melrose back in 1995 at "Street Sounds" Still pumps me up in 2016. Just the best !! So much energy and raw talent !!
aladdin was no doubt one of the greatest d.j's of all time, you wouldn't want to go against him in a dj contest at tht time...i saw him live. His teacher was dj joe cooley no doubt.
Doing a live set with no stickers and rarely used the headphones. "Funky scratch HUH"! And he killed that shit! He is a legend. OG 1580 AM KDAY MixMaster DJ Aladdin
Hey utahsaint365. That's only half right. The record that Aladdin is cutting there isn't the Grandmaster Flash record. He's cutting "Get Up And Dance" by Freedom which was released on TK Records in 1978. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five took the music from that song and rapped over it for their hit "Freedom" two years later in 1980. The original cut by Freedom has been a B-boy anthem since the late 70's.
I was at this DMC event and loved every minute. Watching Big Daddy Kane take off his fat gold chain before performing was a legendary moment :) But Cutmaster killed it!
This is 1989 !! You were watching Family Ties or Saved by the Bell. (If you were even there) Today your DAW beat matches for you Plays in Scale for you Suggest Patterns for you Problem corrects for you NO UA-cam or Internet forums Period. Just you in your Bedroom/Garage learning your shit (oh yeah D.I.T.C. was a craft ,No expansions or sample packs.) THIS SHIT IS LEGENDARY. Learn the History of the Hobby that YOU dabble in.
Amazing. This performance is, to me, reminiscent of the very best of DJ Jazzy Jeff, which by my standards is the highest possible praise for a turntablist. Oh well, what am I babbling about anyway... neither one of them needs to be conmpared to the other. I'm using far too many words to express that this is awesome.
Cutmaster Swift won because he was from the UK, I can think of absolutely no other reason. Aladdin's set is another level of skill altogether. I like Cutmaster Swift btw and am from the UK, but DMC judging has always been dodgy as fuck in my opinion and it really annoys me.
I need to try this routine today, with the turntables straight, big ass mixer, with Stanton 500 needles, just to see if I can be smooth. I had a hard time with stanton 500s back in the day.
Ya I miss the old mixers, the old Realisitic / Radio shack mixers that had nice phono/line switches to do the transformer scratches. I dont find the new mixers the same,...
..some masking-tape and a U.S. 10 cent on tha' headshell, adjust that weight(counter balance*) ..lmao, turn that needle to about 45 Degrees ..outwards/ROTF ..Lmao! "Those were the days!""
S K I L L Z ! .....such a damn shame he fked up and went to jail...his comeback was embarrasing..... but i still got nothin but love for him, this performance alone made him the best dj on the planet! how swift won is beyond me!
More like London England... that's why his routine started with the Public Enemy sample "Bass in ya face London, everybody in the house make some noise"
@Lenarych Freedom "Get Up & Dance" classic sample used in BDPs remix to You Must Learn as well as positive K's I Gotta Man, grandmaster flash freedom and LL cools J's No Frontin Allowed... Classic shit.
that sh#t was classic. he was cuttin' special ed "i got it made" and miz was cuttin l.l.'s "jack the ripper" that show was ill! i have a VHS of it but don't yet know how to upload it on here.
If anyone doesnt like Alladins cuts, then they dont understand how absolutely funky they were for the time, in DMC. he is a Compton boy doin Philly style cuts, and if you listen to it without watching him, and dont automatically bop your head, I dont think you understand what funky cuts really are. They were never done like this before Alladin, and never done after. Qbert or Dstyles dont even have this level of funk. Skill yes, funk no. Its a philly thing. I almost wish I was from there.
me dob %kathry dennis 89 tankes graetes hites be funky
Roui Royi soul to soul get funky 1989
WC of west side connection,low profile and WC & the mad circle,solo artist brother.
“Didn’t have an engineer if ya know what I mean did it all at the age of 15”.
“One turntable and a broken 808”
I feel that. I tend to lose interest in what DJs are doing, when they aren't funky, regardless of how technically advanced they are. Not being funky, or at least musical, is a deal-breaker for me.
Even though I am from the UK, I must admit that this set should have won by a mile!
Dj Aladdin is incredible back when everybody else could fast cue and chase he can beat juggle and use body tricks he had great aggression and his sets had groove! underrated legend
What’s impressive about DJ Aladdin’s set is that the turntables are in the standard position and not the sideways position that everyone uses today, and he barely bumped his needles, gotta give him props
I agree and also that big boat of a mixer didn’t make life easier either haha
The energy at the DMC was so different back then
This is better than what I see at the DMC now
Jay Werx
couldn't agree more Jay
definately...see how tech has seeped into this genre..I'm so disappointed
Hey, you had to hardcore back in the 80's, people throwing cans & bottles, not to mention the biased, or home crowd boos, & taunts etc. Serious.
I was there in 1989,great time DMC.
And yes DJ Alladin was the Nö 1,Much better than Cutmaster Swift.. Great time with great music👌👍
When he landed up in Chicago for the US final, it was February. Aladdin had never seen snow. I'll never forget him all wrapped up in a muffler kicking the snow along the ground, so excited.
Threw up his set in the beginning..... times have surely changed!!!! I love this brings back tbe 80's in high fashion
I was there but what set is he claiming?
@@Youlovemanunited he from Corner Poccet or Front Hood I forget which one
Take it from a 43 year old DJ....ALADDIN IS THE SHIT!!!! He does this stuff live for fun. No sweat on his brow. He turned out West Coast Compton parties and STILL DOES!!!
Can never get fed up with this set still blows me away 21 years latter.
I have watched this hundreds of times and still think he was the best dj in the world back then.
Cutmaster swift was a show to watch, This man was the real deal.
Nobody alse had a sound anywhere near a funky.
33 years later and it’s still incredible.
the rock the bell routine just amazes me for years now, love it.
Low Profile album- Amazing cutting
His deadly transformer cuts alone immediately smoked anything cut mister swift did that night. Nobody was touching that in 89…maybe the Philly cats but if you peep his work on the low profile lp you can really clearly how next level his cutting/transforms were…on the line switch too. Even though they switch had that added click sound he makes it work with his flow. The art of repurposing the tools taken to a high place.
Worst DMC robbery ever.
this is like 25 years old and that jit is still AMAZING his choice of samples are PERFECT and his work ethic and knowledge on the tables is CRAZY
I was there. I was the DMC Manager for the US at the time and brought Aladdin to UK after he won first LA round, then the national at Chicago. Such a good, but shy, quiet guy.
Always loved chewing his gum,best scratch DJ👏🏼
one of my favorite djs
This man made the best west coast beats ever
this was a milestone in hiphop dj'ing. aladdin was the RULER!!! lmu02104 you are bang on point with that transform solo. 20 years old but still top shelf.
Best DJ of 89 DMC
The transformer scratch at 5:13 HOT DAMN!!!!
Ye you knew he been from LA the curls and he threw up the set befo he did his thang homie a real g on that turntable 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
he's mixing tracks flawlessly, doing a quick mix without headphones!!
Fresh
Vintage Dj Aladdin Aka Turntable Assassin !
IMHO Dj Aladdin is the best perfomer in a DMC contest of ever. Please consider it performed in 1989 and style, techinques were different compared to more recent championships.
Aladdin did his thing for the West Coast!! He should have put that Low Profile Pay Ya Dues in there off him and WC's Album.
Faark he murdered those beats!
oh yeahhhhh! I was young and my mind is getting old! Thank uuuuuuuuu
Really good feeling and sence for scratching.. I watched all the finalist here on UA-cam and he seems to be the best by far.. at this time. Its not just the scratching ..I personally think its about picking out the right traxx.. and the right part of a certain track.. He did that perfect !
Бог вертушки на века 👍💯🗣🗣🗣🎼🎛🎹
I was there that night - he got ripped off!!! he killed it that night!!!
NO LIE?
Distinct signature transform styles...
wzrdryaudiovisual yep. Shits built like a tank. Still have my uncles tables from the 80’s
A real DJ, none of that fake shit going on today, this is hip hop!!!
Aladdin was robbed ..he won this with pure style and funky cuts original back in 89
Agree completely. The Rock The Bells set alone won that year.
Dynamite ... Im seen this on dj wicked's, Wicked Wednesdays Crew fb page. #dmc #turntablegreats #wickedwednesdays #funkyscratch #handspeed #djaladdin
I uses to work with djAL for some months....cool ass dude real og
Cutting with the line in/out switch with way more soul than anyone could imagine. This was before curve/slope knobs. West Coast king on the decks!!!
Yeah that sound was so nice. Better than faders today.
@kinxtown 2:59 is Divine Sounds - Do Or Die Bed Sty
Those are straight Los Angeles cuts!!
DJ Aladdin won even in defeat as time is the true test and Alladin's DJ set was 100 times doper than Cut Master Swift's watching this today. The test of time!!!
im sorry DJ Aladdin rocked the 89' DMC. Cutmaster Swift was nice but Aladdin took this shit. Legend performance
Agreed. Aladdin was 100% on !!! I have this on VHS..purchased on Melrose back in 1995 at "Street Sounds" Still pumps me up in 2016. Just the best !! So much energy and raw talent !!
I agree one hundred percent Alladdin was robbed!! I know i was on stage with him...great time
kevin maxwell 😂 yeah, I agree! To think that Swift won with that cringeworthy dancing to a blend of Street Talk and King Of The Beats 😂
Definitely. I'm from the UK and even I think he was better
Alladin, Joe Cooley, Cash Money, and Mix Master Mike to me are the best turntabalists. Perfect balance of technique and funk. Love this set!
aladdin was no doubt one of the greatest d.j's of all time, you wouldn't want to go against him in a dj contest at tht time...i saw him live. His teacher was dj joe cooley no doubt.
Doing a live set with no stickers and rarely used the headphones. "Funky scratch HUH"! And he killed that shit! He is a legend. OG 1580 AM KDAY MixMaster DJ Aladdin
Hey utahsaint365. That's only half right. The record that Aladdin is cutting there isn't the Grandmaster Flash record. He's cutting "Get Up And Dance" by Freedom which was released on TK Records in 1978. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five took the music from that song and rapped over it for their hit "Freedom" two years later in 1980. The original cut by Freedom has been a B-boy anthem since the late 70's.
Aladdin got Robbed, his skills, Charisma, and Technique on the turntables are pure gold and on point.....he should've won in my opinion.
I was at this DMC event and loved every minute. Watching Big Daddy Kane take off his fat gold chain before performing was a legendary moment :) But Cutmaster killed it!
17 years old! he's from the harshest gangsta hood but i bet he's never been as robbed as he was that night, swift owes this man a cheque!!
Bad ass tunes
Thanks for uploading thuis I remember this like it was yesterday. If you have DJ miz that would be sick
Hey Nik00nak it's Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five- Freedom you can grab it on ITunes
Thanks so much utahsaint! Who'd have thought that a kazoo hook could intrigue me for that long! :)
those technics probably still in use
Yeah and still probably never been serviced 😂
@@64bakes technics 1200's
😂😂 For real
Technics for ever👍🏼
For a second there, I thought Aladdin was about to jump into that Low Profile "Funky Song" goodness, haha.
That would have been hella dope!
Nice- wow. Didn’t know about this competition
This is 1989 !! You were watching Family Ties or Saved by the Bell.
(If you were even there)
Today your DAW beat matches for you
Plays in Scale for you
Suggest Patterns for you
Problem corrects for you
NO UA-cam or Internet forums Period.
Just you in your Bedroom/Garage learning your shit
(oh yeah D.I.T.C. was a craft ,No expansions or sample packs.)
THIS SHIT IS LEGENDARY. Learn the History of the Hobby
that YOU dabble in.
23 years on and wow!!!!!
Amazing. This performance is, to me, reminiscent of the very best of DJ Jazzy Jeff, which by my standards is the highest possible praise for a turntablist. Oh well, what am I babbling about anyway... neither one of them needs to be conmpared to the other. I'm using far too many words to express that this is awesome.
Not sure about jazzy Jeff! For me cash money is better. Jeff only got the recognition due to a certain TV show.
This is the guy everyone tried to copy after seeing the vhs tape.
Damn... if only he had rocked his USA-winning DMC routine! Cutmaster Swift was tough to beat though. Aladdin is legendary...
Cutmaster Swift won because he was from the UK, I can think of absolutely no other reason. Aladdin's set is another level of skill altogether. I like Cutmaster Swift btw and am from the UK, but DMC judging has always been dodgy as fuck in my opinion and it really annoys me.
truly incredible to behold
@defcreator I can't lie-I slept on Hijack & DJ Supreme until a few years ago! I agree,DJ Supreme is a BEAST!!
Straight from South Central
He was also a killer behind the mixing boards, producing, among others, the classic “New Jack Hustler.”
I need to try this routine today, with the turntables straight, big ass mixer, with Stanton 500 needles, just to see if I can be smooth. I had a hard time with stanton 500s back in the day.
Ya I miss the old mixers, the old Realisitic / Radio shack mixers that had nice phono/line switches to do the transformer scratches. I dont find the new mixers the same,...
..some masking-tape and a U.S. 10 cent on tha' headshell, adjust that weight(counter balance*) ..lmao, turn that needle to about 45 Degrees ..outwards/ROTF ..Lmao! "Those were the days!""
5:00 did the dude holding the vinyls hit Dj Aladdin
He didn't hit him he was cheering
The #1 inspiration for me starting to DJ = DJ Aladdin. Dude is a fucking genius. The Low Profile album is so freaking ill.
Dope !
S K I L L Z ! .....such a damn shame he fked up and went to jail...his comeback was embarrasing..... but i still got nothin but love for him, this performance alone made him the best dj on the planet! how swift won is beyond me!
This is no only the set this is the sound
Aladdin Killed That Shit
I like how he throws his set before he begins.
Rockin the jheri curl juice
He threw up Compton
@@Diaz23 I always heard that he was a Crip.
he crushed Cutmaster Swift.
5:44 is Get up and dance - by --- freedom 1979
i like the top angles, they sud do it more on dmc videos
More like London England... that's why his routine started with the Public Enemy sample "Bass in ya face London, everybody in the house make some noise"
@defcreator Supreme was awsome as well but you ever hear of a guy named Cash Money (1988 World DMC Champ) ? Would have to see it
@5:57 Crash Crew - "High Power Rap" or Freedom's "Get Up and Dance"
Freedom - Get Up And Dance was the original cut
@Lenarych Freedom "Get Up & Dance"
classic sample used in BDPs remix to You Must Learn as well as positive K's I Gotta Man, grandmaster flash freedom and LL cools J's No Frontin Allowed... Classic shit.
have to say i think ure right,,
aladdins a total pioneer in the transformer scratch style, before all theses crabbin lemmings ;0) a true master..
This is incredible
Haptic feedback is completely missing from DVS and digital. This set was / is incredible because of the 'feels'.
Hiphop
Like to say hi to also my cool homie from kmpo FM. Just remembering good times
that sh#t was classic. he was cuttin' special ed "i got it made" and miz was cuttin l.l.'s "jack the ripper" that show was ill! i have a VHS of it but don't yet know how to upload it on here.
He won that shit
alladin aint dead...he just added me on FB like a month ago
yup the Jheri curl was a west coast TM
Rock the bells was made for DJ Aladdin.
Whoever went up against him knew they were fucked when he went up to the line switch to do the Aladdin thing.
..but hear him when touring with King Tee ..years later, doing his routine w/RUN DMC's "Peter-Piper?" ...Classic*
EXACTLY, THANK YOU.
@scratchatune alladin ws dope...jeff townes aka jazzy jeff was also killing the transformer back in the day
what mixer is that
does anyone know the name of the track that comes in around 3 mins?
wonder what has ever happened to the uge turntable stage, that is cool :)
DJ Aladdin was way cleaner than Cutmaster Swift. I think there was some hometown biased, they wanted the British DJ to win so badly.
Scratchcon 2000, Aladdin just got out of jail I believe, he showed me and my boy a lot of love at the Filmore afterparty. Never forget that shit!
@kinxtown That's not the Fat Boys. It's "Do Or Die Bed-Stuy" by Divine Sounds.
@defcreator dj Supreme of the usa 91 sumpremacy champ or another guy ? I don't doubt someone else might've had the name too- just wondering
He was far better than Cutmaster Swift....
23 years ago !!