Going through some sites i have come across these three names: battle/skratch/break records. i was wondering what they are, what they do and everything about them. can anyone help me?

Hi and welcome,use a couple of mins and look at the rules.I hope you like it here and i am sure you will get the help you need. A DJ Battle is djs competing against each other ,usualy within mixing and scratching(see mix and scratch section)

Hiya mate,

These battle / scratch / break records, also called sample records, etc are aimed mainly at the hip hop dj battle kind of scene, Technics DMC World finals for example. Battle records usually consist of both beats / breaks and scratch samples. The beats and breaks are usually fairly minimilistic and are for beat juggling, eg creating a new track from two records by quickly changing between each record being played (one record on each turntable).

Scratch samples are what you will generally hear djs using for scratching....the typical fresh, aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, f**k it, hey dj, im sure youve heard many more

There are loads of producers of these records, including Battle Breaks, Stones Throw, DJ Rectangle, This Is For The Dj series, Death By A 1000 Cuts, etc

If youre into your hip hop or just curious of what noises you can make from two records its worth tracking down a few of the world final DVD's or vids

Hope that helps, let us know if u want any more info

Steve