Tunrtable DJs Reimagine the Humble Record Player
In its essence, a turntable simply refers to the part of the record player that sounds the record while it plays. What are now known as “turntablists” evolved the simple process of leading one record into another into its own art form. Early hip hop pioneers like DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash learned to manipulate turntables to create breakbeats and the notorious scratching sounds inextricably linked to late 80s and 90s hip hop.
