Kyle Jones (born in Camden, New Jersey),[1] better known as Scratch, is an American hip hop musician who specializes in Beatboxing and vocal scratch sounds. He is best known as a former member of Grammy Award-winning band The Roots. He is well known in the hip hop and beatbox community for his outstanding ability to simulate the music of a Hip hop Turntablist using only his voice and loop machines.
Scratch | |
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| Birth name | Kyle Jones |
| Born | Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | beatboxer, human turntablist |
| Instruments |
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History
editOriginally a member of Philadelphia based rap group, Schoolz of Thought, he joined The Roots in 1996.
Scratch released his debut solo album The Embodiment of Instrumentation in 2002 on the Ropeadope record label. It featured The Roots, Dice Raw, Calente from the PBP’s, E.S.T of Three Times Dope, Cyph Born of Aphillyation, Bilal, Jill Scott, Malik B and M.A.R.S. Co-Op. After the release of his solo LP, he abruptly left
In 2004, Scratch contributed to Zap Mama's Ancestry in Progress on the track "Wadidyusay?".
Scratch is a member of Dino 5, who realized their first album Baby Loves Hip Hop in 2008. Scratch plays Teo, a Pterodactyl.
In 2009, he released an album titled Loss 4 Wordz, featuring artists such as Kanye West, Musiq, Damon Albarn, and Peedi-Peedi. He also appeared on British rapper GoldieLocks's EP titled Goldie's Oldies.
Discography
editSolo
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Embodiment of Instrumentation | |
| Loss 4 Wordz |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Let's Go" (feat. Peedi Crakk)[4] | 2009 | Loss 4 Wordz |
Dino 5
edit- Baby Loves Hip Hop (2008)
Other appearances
edit- The Roots – Illadelph Halflife (1996)
- Pink – Missundaztood (2001)
- Christian McBride – Live at Tonic (2006)
- Something Sally – Turn On the Radio (Sweet In Stereo) (EP, 2008)[5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box | Himself |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Station Zero | DJ Tech | 20 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic bio
- ^ "the embodiment of instrumentation". Ropeadope Records. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "Loss 4 Wordz by Scratch". iTunes. 26 May 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "Let's Go (feat. Peedi Crakk) - Single by Scratch". iTunes. 21 April 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "Turn On the Radio (Sweet In Stereo) [feat. Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson & Scratch] - EP by Something Sally". iTunes. Retrieved October 26, 2013.