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As the evolution
of hip-hop started to unfold, the disc jockey´s world became more technical
and the competition flourished to create new standards. The world of established,
traditional music and musicians began to realize that disc jockeys could
not only re-interpret pre-existing works, but actually create entirely
new works.
When legendary jazz musician
Herbie Hancock's decided to have legendary Zulu DJ Grandmixer DST scratch
on the song "Rockit" in
nineteen eighty three, many Hip-Hop DJs rejoiced. Fortunately or unfortunately,
the
decision-makers at the Major Labels did not believe hip-hop disc jockeys
were commercially viable. This attitude kept Hip-Hop in the underground for
many more years, placing DJs behind the more commercially acceptable Rap
music of the time. The first competition organized for a disc jockey o showcase
their skills was formed in 1987. This was the first competition promoting
the disc jockeys skills and showed the world how far they have evolved.
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