- Beat Junkies
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Name = Beat Junkies
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Origin =Orange County, California ,United States
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Genre = Hip hop,Turntablism
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Years_active = 1992 - present
Label = Beat Junkie Sound
Associated_acts =Dilated Peoples ,Invisibl Skratch Piklz
URL = [http://www.beatjunkies.com www.beatjunkies.com]
Current_members =DJ Babu J-Rocc D-Styles
Rhettmatic
DJ What?!
Mr. Choc
Icy Ice
Curse
DJ Shortkut
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Notable_instruments =The World Famous Beat Junkies is a Hip hop crew of (predominantly
Filipino-American ) hip hopDJ s specializing inTurntablism . Established in 1992 inOrange County, California by J-Rocc who is African-American.The Beat Junkies have won prestigious DJ battles and competitions like the
DMC , the Supermen, andInternational Turntablists Federation competitions and going to world tour exhibitions. They have traveled and performed across the United States as well as Japan, Germany, Amsterdam, and Canada. [ [http://www.globaldarkness.com/articles/beat_junkies.htm Beat Junkie Overview] ] The Beat Junkies as a Crew and individually have also featured in many other acts alongside artists such asJurassic 5 ,The Visionaries ,The Likwit Junkies withDefari , Phil Da Agony,Cypress Hill ,Peanut Butter Wolf ,Invisibl Skratch Piklz andDilated Peoples .The Beat Junkies originated around the Bay area of
California . The group was established in1992 by J-Rocc. [ [http://www.thedjlist.com/djs/J.ROCC/ J.ROCC - The DJ List ] ] The original members included Curse, Rhettmatic, Melo-D, Icy Ice, Symphony, & What?!. Shortkut, D-Styles, Red-Jay, Havik, and Tommy Gun (who joined in late 1992) were later added.DJ Babu joined the Junkies by late 1993; the newest member is currently Mr. Choc, who was added to the crew in early 1996.Discography
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The World Famous Beat Junkies Volume 1 " (1997 )
*"The World Famous Beat Junkies Volume 2 " (1998 )
*"The World Famous Beat Junkies Volume 3 " (1999 )External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/beatjunkies Beat Junkies Official Myspace Page]
* [http://www.rane.com/dj/beatjunk.html Beat Junkie 'sound' story]
* [http://www.laweekly.com/music/music/hooked-on-sonics/3669/ The Beat Junkie Story and Interview]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaRrp5bJN0k Youtube-Beat Junkies "Word of Mouth Tour"]References
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