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Return of the DJ - Volume II

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IF you don't have this cd order it now it is my favorite cd.Every track is flawless and it never comes out of my cd player.

Every single track on this album reminds me why I love hip-hop and just how important it is to focus on the artists with real talent and ignore the hyped up,so called music shoved down our throats by people like Puffy and Mase.If you don,t believe me just listen to standout tracks by Tommy Tee "Aerosoul" and Z-Trip's "Rockstar"

Almost identical quality of music from the first. Highly recommened for all DJ's & Hip Hop fans alike.

I enjoyed "Return of the DJ, Vol. I" so much, I decided to check out its sequel. Volume II ties DJs from all around the world united with a common theme - a love for hip-hop and scratching. Volume II is as good if not better than Volume I. The album is set up like a tournament with DJs representing their hometowns, each trying to outdo each other. Full of the usual DJ braggadacio and scratching to make your head spin, Volume II pays tribute to all four elements of hip-hop - DJing, MCing, graffiti, and b-boying. And its unlike anything else, repeated listens unveil more and more familiar samples with everything from Mortal Kombat to Cypress Hill to A Tribe Called Quest. Impressive tracks are "Change the Scratch" by DJ Jeff, "Static's Waltz" by Kid Kaola, "Aerosoul" by Tommy Tee, and "Rockstar" by Z-Trip. Fantastic representation of a long-overlooked culture.

If that track with DJ JEff was the only good thing on here, the cd would e worth buying. But it's not the only good track...they ALL are! I just picked up this album last night and it's tighter than nuts & bolts!

It's east versus west in Vol. 2 and Bomb Hip Hop Records obviously wanted to showcase turntablism's international appeal here. The first half of the joint is all foreign DJs with the USA representing the 2nd half. But these European spin doctors don't disappoint.

First off, DJ Jeff is WICKED on track 3! I was PARALYZED with disbelief the first time I heard "Change the skratch" in my car. There's NO WAY a human could possibly scratch that FAST. And he juxtaposes the rawnesss of it all with a cool sax in the background to add a nice jazzy effect.

Roc Raida and EQ deliver NY style, cutting up classic beats like butchers. Honestly, the only joint I wasn't feelin was Jimmie's Jam, whose sample just came off corny. On the whole, this album has a more worldly and experimental sound than Vol. 1 and it may require repeated listens to appreciate. But the sound is just as hardcore.