International Turntablist Federation

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

  • 1996 - Total Eclipse - First ITF battle[7][8][9]
  • 1997 - Vinroc
  • 1998 - Vinroc
  • 1999 - A-Trak
  • 2000 - A-Trak
  • 2001 - Woody - First European ITF Champion[10]
  • 2002 - Kodh
  • 2003 - Tiger Style[11][12][13]
  • 2004 - Rafik
  • 2005 - Pro Zeiko

Scratch Category Winners

Beat Juggling Category Winners

Team Category Winners

  • 1997 - Beat Junkies[23]
  • 1998 - Beat Junkies [24]
  • 1999 - Allies
  • 2000 - Scratch Action Hiro
  • 2001 - Nocturnal Sound Crew [25]
  • 2002 - Nocturnal Sound Crew
  • 2003 - Lordz of Fitness[26][27]
  • 2004 - Lordz of Fitness
  • 2005 - C2C

Experimental Category Winners

  • 2005 J-RED (World's first Visual routine)

References

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  3. ^ Webber, Stephen (21 August 2012). DJ Skills: The Essential Guide to Mixing and Scratching. ISBN 9781136123108 – via Google Books.
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  5. ^ "The X-Ecutioner: Roc Raida on Turntablism and the Evolution of the Hip-Hop DJ". daily.redbullmusicacademy.com.
  6. ^ 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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  10. ^ "Routine DJ Woody". DJ Tech Tools.
  11. ^ "ITF 2003 World Finals". Youtube.
  12. ^ "DJ Tigerstyle". Discogs.
  13. ^ "Accomplishments : TigerStyle".
  14. ^ "Craze – Artists". www.insomniac.com.
  15. ^ "A-Trak vs. Prime Cuts 1999 ITF: was there a tie breaker? - MUSIC/DJ RELATED". DIGITAL VERTIGO.
  16. ^ "Next up,…The always entertaining DJ SPRYTE". 88 Ways...
  17. ^ "ITF 2003 World Finals". Youtube.
  18. ^ "ABOUT | DJ Rafik".
  19. ^ "Lil' Jaz". Discogs.
  20. ^ Higgins, Dalton (October 1, 2009). Hip Hop World: A Groundwork Guide. Groundwood Books Ltd. ISBN 9781554982257 – via Google Books.
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  22. ^ "r/Turntablists - An Oral History of the International Turntablist Federation (ITF). If you read this subreddit, this was written for you". reddit.
  23. ^ "Crew". Beat Junkies.
  24. ^ "Beat Junkies Retain ITF Title". MTV. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020.
  25. ^ "DJ SSS Solution". Pow Wow Hawaii.
  26. ^ "ITF 2003 World Finals". Youtube.
  27. ^ "Rasgunyado". Discogs.


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