Bro didn't just scratch he scarily recreated the whole routine. Props. The kick pedal aspect is lit as hell.

This is awesome- seeing your home made invention (with sharpies and elestic bands, no less) played so well and Jazzy Jeff smiling broadly hearing and seeing it is an absolute joy.

Straight outta the 80s! How cool to have DJ Jazzy Jeff not only critique your video and methods, but praise them too! Having someone of his status tell you how you understand the ethos, and bring it to life in an entirely new way, while retaining the essence of "old skool" scratching, is awesome! Bravo!

DAMMMMNNNN...I've never seen DJ Jazzy react like that to another DJ's work. He was truly in awe of your work, the scratchin & your instrument. How in the world did you ever think to translate scratching into linear 2 in. tape?

this has under 1000 views and only 15 comments rn..so i had to post before it's huge, obvious that your sound engineering and resulting output are exceptional.

Getting that co-sign from Jazzy Jeff is like getting Steph Curry telling you that you have a nice shot, or Peyton Manning telling you "Nice Throw". That is the ultimate compliment.

Part of his rig was markers and rubber bands. Absolute mad scientist rig

That dude is soon to be 59 years old but looks and shows the enthusiasm of a guy half his age. Doing what you love must keep you young. Amazing skills on your marvelous machine btw. Mind blowing.

Jeremy would have melted the audience's faces off if he performed this live on the set of In Living Color in the 80's

Got a sharpie holding down the piece of wood he's using for crab scratches 😅 Love it.

Crazy ASF .. Imagine if in the 80s/90s all DJs designed their own scratch rigs that would've been a crazy tech boom

Love it when artists see someone's version of their work and are actually impressed by it!

The look of astonishment on Jeff’s face is a beautiful thing

MATE! Why the hell is this not trending?! As someone who has seen Jam Master Jay do this live (and attempted to copy and fail on turntables myself), this was truly dope. Seriously, seriously dope. Massive respect to your technological talents, not to mention your musical talent.

Scratching with tape is brilliant. I didn't know that was even a thing, let alone that it'd sound so much like a turntable.

As a DJ, and a lifelong fan of Jazzy Jeff, which is my #1 DJ idol as well, it is something when you can blow away even him. Great work done here

All the 80s babies in here smiling big. We appreciate y'all for bringing it back ❤

This is one of those turning points in music even if the tech is over 30 years old (much older lol), this is revolutionary, a truly genius idea 🔥🔥💯

That was NUTS!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Yo! he can be an attraction at ANY Djing Event or Any Classic hip hop event... #Genius 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💪🏾👍🏽

I love how as soon as you started he sat up like "hold up, this kid's got something" well done man, what an absolutely genius idea!

This is by far one of the cooliest things ive ever seen on youtube

I found this guy a long time ago. I was amazed that he had the enthusiasm to take the time and build this thing and keep at it. He could have just went out and bought some tables. He has like 3 or 4 different prototypes. It's nuts. When I first started scratching I would steal the turntable from my parents old console stereo and had to put penny's on the needle head just so it wouldn't skip. If your into people being creative look on you tube fir a guy from Arizona scratches on a boombox cassette. He uses 2 of them to mix and scratch. Sounds kinda good too. Dj craze found him and was mind blown. How the hell does he keep the cue? He even does back and forth. Always loved the scratch sound.

Seen this year's ago. Dope as hell. Someone give him a job asap

My jaw hurts from the fall! That was ridiculously cool! Not only is the machine killer but your skill/rendition was next level! And congrats on the certified legit complement! 💯

Those twiddles and crabs sound so good that that crazy sharpie device you made! So sick.

It's like watching someone play a homemade trumpet, but it sounds exactly like a guitar solo. You are a genius for being able to take resulting sounds and patterns from one form, and use an entirely different form to reproduce them, and the experience of producing them as an artist. It's like reinventing the paint brush to look like a tomato, but yet it works just as well as the paint brush. In fact, it works better...you don't have to destroy vinyl. You can still get the analog feel for the turntables, as the DJ, not removed from it by technological advances of the last 2 decades...a real tactile control, much like an old muscle car, without the safety of traction control and anti-lock brakes; you're in control, for better or worse. And still getting to experience this active and hands-on way to interact with your instrument, without having to sacrifice vinyl...you could really be onto something. I'm more than impressed. Oh, and you could scratch like a mofo too? Showoff...lol

This was super cool to see on so many levels. You being able to show such a sick homage to someone else’s work, in a unique manner that you invented, for them to witness and genuinely have that kind of reaction…that’s some special stuff right there. Kudos on absolutely everything that went into this and I’m so happy you got to have such a special moment to remember. Thank you for sharing and to Jazzy Jeff for giving permission to do so. Stay creative!

Jeff's face is priceless! That's an awesome creation.

1.8k views, 125 thumbs up! To be honest, should be like 1000 times what it is. Amazing scratching machine and like Jazzy Jeff said, wow you are a genius!

Jeff is dope AF. He really seems to embrace technology. Over the holidays I watched his live streams like crazy and Nu-Mark challenged him to an all vinyl set. It was enjoyable but you could tell he was a little out of his comfort zone. I haven't peeped his rig close enough to see if he uses them but you don't even need needles when scratching vinyl in Serrato now. Keep doing what you're doing. Try not to get too lost in perfecting all the super subtle characteristics. Jeff was impressed enough with the older version without the weighted playheads.

I can't proces what I'm seeing but I can definitly feel it

This is creative as hell!

DJ Jazzy Jeff such a true legend and always a class act.

I watched this with jaw agape. It sounded 100% flawless--not only was the scratching perfect, I couldn't tell I wasn't listening to vinyl. Just all of the wow.

That's dope!!!! Even getting the crab motion 9n the "fader"

Doooood- that was phenomenal! Seems like you have the "soul" of a true DJ! And to see Jazzy Jeff's off-the cuff reaction like that was fantastic! Keep doing what you're doing!

Turntablism already blows my mind and to see this!!🤯🤯 this man’s a genius for real

ONE YEAR LATER!! So glad DJJJ was cool with putting this out! it was such a thrill to have this unplanned interaction and "reaction video" unfold right before us during the meeting. It was truly amazing!!

this is intensively cool having Jazzy Jeff react is just icing on the cake, gnarly

I did not know what to expect. That was certainly impressive, props for your ingenuity. Dope.

Man how can you not just smile while watching this. Must feel amazing to see Jeff react like that.

Life long DJ and Audio engineer here to say - You blew my mind. Amazing.

Insane unique scratching and so good of Jazzy Jeff to spend time and be positive about it

I'm 46, I was a hiphop promoter for 15 years and a hiphop DJ for almost 20. And this is hands down the dopest thing I have ever seen in my life.

This is why america is a global superpower and cannot be defeated in any way shape or form. Truely incredible people. The world is a great place because of your efforts. Much appreciated from Australia. Thankyou

i shed a few tears watching this.. long live 80s hip hop

This was awesome! I remember having a Walkman where I could press certain buttons halfway down and get different effects with the pitch o f the music but this was next level great work!!!!

This is insane!! So refreshing to see continuous innovations for the DJ artform, Kudos!

Dude, tying together art and an engineering mind in such a bad ass way. Kudos to ypu, for reals.

So cool. Love seeing such an unexpected pairing of people come together to celebrate such a cool art form. I just hope real DJ-ing and turntablism don’t become lost art forms.

That was so cool! I guess I thought you were going to be working with reel-to-reel, but I wasn't sure what to expect really when the video started. Then you started doing your thing and I was so blown away. It was also cool to watch DJ Jazzy Jeff's reaction when you started going as well. Kudos to you! It was a privilege to get to watch that. And I'm happy for you that you got that rad moment with the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff.

this makes me smile.turntablism was huge part of my life when i was younger.

Bringing the tape back from the past into the future , understanding the flow and the technique of scratching Skills . Keep discovering the Gifts we have This is definitely gift from above. Keep on flow Amazing skills 🔊🎶🎶🎶🎧🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

I'm so happy you exist! Thank you.

This is about the coolest thing that can happen to a musician! Jazzy is such a cool dude!

This is amazing dude I love it and Jazzy Jeff loving it is even better!

Just another reason why the DJ is named first in the group. He’s such a down to earth dude!! I got to see jazzy Jeff in concert in 1989. It was fresh and def.

Completely blown away as Jeff was by your tape routine. So happy for you to have this well deserved moment. Props man

It’s wonderful to see how HipHop has touched people’s lives. This is absolutely awesome.

Came over from IG reels snippets, cuz the short version just doesn't do the clip + reaction justice. Flowers given and flowers deserved! Can only imagine having the icon in the field that must have had an massive influence on your passion, be the one who gives them to you?👏👏

Dude....that not only was off the hook.... but it brought me back to a good time in my life..

Love how the tape quality gets crappier and crappier with each pass on the head. Very neat.

this is one of the most inventive things i’ve ever seen. thank you for your contribution to this space! decades later, and there are still tricks to be learned. 🙂

As a fan of analog music reproduction vinyl or cassette, this is truly amazing!

This man is an actual engineer!! He built a contraption hip-hop macros, the turn table shortcuts.

This is absolutely amazing, and even moreso that I'm one of the first 78k to see it, this video is bound to end up with double digit millions of views, definitely a moment in history!

Talent, my hat is off to you for inventing this device. Like Jeff said, Genius!!!

That ish was crazy.... Inventive as hell and a great open-minded creation to push forward a different approach to the art...

I felt like Jeff. What if did I just watch? Ingenious. This is music need heaven

This is a great invention. I have a 92 new wave mix tape that is "warped". With your invention, tapes like those may actually get to be played, scratched and remixed. Nicely, done.

I saw them at the Spring Rap Fest in I think, 1987, and they were incredible. Kool Mo D, 2 Live Crew, Sir Mixalot, other acts were there and Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince were so good I really remember them the most.

Wow!!😮 How has this not broken the internet??!! 👏👏👏

Wholesome DJ vibes

THAT is what I call INNOVATION!! Well done!

I love getting in on the ground floor before something blows up. Amazing my friend!

Literally the most impressive thing I've seen in years - lets make this go viral!

Keep going! I couldn't stop smiling whilst listening

THIS MAN MADE A KILLSWITCH FADER OUT OF BALSA WOOD, PENS, AND RUBBER BANDS. Hell yeah Jazzy Jeff is rocking an "oh crap" face

I fot goosebumps all over after seeing thisnfor the first time absolutely genius truely Jeff has a right to be shocked this is genius

3:18 when your hero compliments you

What in the super geek hip hop aficionado never would've guessed it in a million years was that? Be still my nerdy heart!

I'm right there with him. What the hell did I watch? My only experiences with tape are VHS and I had no idea something like that could pull off something like this. Cool invention and really good playing. I like stumbling on videos like this.

AYO! That Sh*t Was Amazing! The Time The Energy The Effort The Passion OMG!

How f'n cool is it, that you blew his mind! I love seeing stuff like this, amazing work!

This is so damn cool. Congrats, that's gotta be an awesome feeling.

DUDE! I havent been that excited over music in a minute! simply incredible

Man it must feel pretty good having THE DJ. praise you like that. Jazz gets a lot of love but still not enough

Damn I mean like really damn , I never seen anything like it , so good man much probs and love

Performing for DJ JJ all while wearing a Pussy Riot shirt. LEGEND!!

I really hope this takes off, looks like a commercial version would be tons of fun to play with.

Congrats Jeremy!

nothing short of incredible

This video got to blow up! Great!

Duuuuude this is INCREDIBLE!! My jaw is still hanging

Bad ass.... That's so dope. Congrats.

Thats bad ass. Amazing build and so cool that Jazzy got to give you the props you deserve.

That was fuckin SICK!!!!!! Jeremy that was savage!!

I used to do stop taping with two tape decks, it's a long process but pays off, I dished them out to my pals, they were amazed, never returned though, they are collectable now.

The invention in itself is 🔥 🔥 🔥. ..but then the skill of him was equally over the top, perfect for some of us listeners.

Bro, hard work pays off ‼️🔥