DJ Qbert - GalaXXXian
https://soundcloud.com/djqbert/sets/galaxxxian
Genre: Hip-Hop
Year: 2014
Place of Origin: San Francisco, CA
General Pace: Regular tempo, beat-box, turntable type of stuff
The Skinny: DJ Qbert, not to be confused with Gottlieb's
Q*bert, and I'm quoting directly from the suspiciously self-written bio on his Web site, "is widely regarded as the most highly skilled skratching dj that has walked this planet." On to Wiki I went where I learned that Qbert, along with Mixmaster Mike, won the DMC World Championship three times in the '90s, and he was also voted America's Best DJ in 2010. Fair enough.
Summation: Well, "Kooty Kat" was somewhat catchy, and that was kind of it. Much of
GalaXXXian felt like old-school rap meshed with Limp Bizkit's mixing style. Not saying that's a fair comparison, because I'm sure it isn't when you break below the surface. And it's not throughout the whole album or anything, just a few songs, but it was my most immediate thought on some of the turntable sounds I was hearing. Check out "Back Suspension" and tell me if I'm wayward. Qbert's been around a long time, but he doesn't seem to take himself too seriously, so he's probably a cool cat. That said, I found the album's sound to be dated and frankly kind of boring, although there may be some technical scratch DJ enthusiasts who would want to have a word with me.
Best Song: "Kooty Kat" (ft. P.E.A.C.E. of Freestyle Fellowship, Genie Love & Camille Velasco)