DJ Jonny Blaze

I have been spinning on the radio since 1995 at HU and gone by the name Jonny Blaze since 92. So I'm old now, My production company Flip D scrip has done, many events over the years and Iceland the label has been makiing house and baltimore club records since the 80's. I am the same DJ who put out the mixtapes of all the HU homecoming preforrmers from 96 until 2000, and yes I am an Howard U grad. One....

Turntablism: Second evolution of the art form This is the history of turntablism, a term most often used for contemporary DJs. The passages on their old school hip hop predecessors only focus on the relevant artistic contributions. For the complete history go to history of Hip Hop.Turntablism as a modern art form and musical practice has its roots within hip hop and Hip Hop culture of the early 1970s. It stems from one of the culture's "four pillars" - DJing (see "four elements," Hip Hop Culture). Scratching was already widely spread within Hip Hop by DJs and producers by the time turntablists started to appear.