The International Turntablist Federation (ITF) was an organization which held a series of DJ battles during the rise of turntablism in the late 90s and early 2000s. The ITF is notable for introducing the concept of category competitions.[1] The categories included advancement, scratching, beat juggling, and team.[2][3]
The ITF eventually evolved into the IDA,[4] but during its height in the early 2000s, the ITF was considered a close second to the DMC[5] in the world of international DJ battles. Many of the winners (e.g., A-Trak, Craze, i.e. Merge, Rafik, and C2C) were prominent members of the turntablist community and were champions in other competitions.[6]
Advancement Category Winners
editScratch Category Winners
editBeat Juggling Category Winners
editTeam Category Winners
editExperimental Category Winners
edit- 2005 J-RED (World's first Visual routine)
References
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- ^ Webber, Stephen (21 August 2012). DJ Skills: The Essential Guide to Mixing and Scratching. ISBN 9781136123108 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Interview with IDA: International DJ Association | ArtistWorks". my.artistworks.com.
- ^ "The X-Ecutioner: Roc Raida on Turntablism and the Evolution of the Hip-Hop DJ". daily.redbullmusicacademy.com.
- ^ Hill, Marc Lamont; Vasudevan, Lalitha (May 30, 2007). Media, Learning, and Sites of Possibility. Peter Lang. ISBN 9780820486567 – via Google Books.
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- ^ "DJ Tigerstyle". Discogs.
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- ^ "Craze – Artists". www.insomniac.com.
- ^ "A-Trak vs. Prime Cuts 1999 ITF: was there a tie breaker? - MUSIC/DJ RELATED". DIGITAL VERTIGO.
- ^ "Next up,…The always entertaining DJ SPRYTE". 88 Ways...
- ^ "ITF 2003 World Finals". Youtube.
- ^ "ABOUT | DJ Rafik".
- ^ "Lil' Jaz". Discogs.
- ^ Higgins, Dalton (October 1, 2009). Hip Hop World: A Groundwork Guide. Groundwood Books Ltd. ISBN 9781554982257 – via Google Books.
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- ^ "r/Turntablists - An Oral History of the International Turntablist Federation (ITF). If you read this subreddit, this was written for you". reddit.
- ^ "Crew". Beat Junkies.
- ^ "Beat Junkies Retain ITF Title". MTV. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020.
- ^ "DJ SSS Solution". Pow Wow Hawaii.
- ^ "ITF 2003 World Finals". Youtube.
- ^ "Rasgunyado". Discogs.
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