Music Review

Built From Scratch (2002)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Jan 29, 2002; Lead Performance: X-Ecutioners

Sometime around 1991, ravers hijacked the art of turntable-ism, relegating techniques like scratching and beatboxing to the old-skool bin. Like a special-ops squad, though, the four DJs of X-ecutioners repeatedly retake the turntables, scuffing wax the way Kool Herc and Terminator X once did. While their lightning-fast deck skills evoke nostalgia, the X-men still sound like the freshest crew on the block.

Originally posted Jan 25, 2002 Published in issue #636-637 Jan 25, 2002 Order article reprints
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