How A-Trak Went From Teenaged Battle Champ To Global Ambassador of DJ Culture

How A-Trak Went From Teenaged Battle Champ To Global Ambassador of DJ Culture | Blueprint

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As a kid, A-Trak was a natural turntablist who became a five-time world champion by age 18. His love for DJing and knack for remixes put him in connection with Kanye West at a pivotal time in both their careers. He would go on to launch Fool’s Gold Records and enjoy tremendous success due to the global popularity of EDM, while continuing to reinvent himself.
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@Warioda 6 жыл бұрын

Montreal, late 90's early 2000's at Blizzart with the Brass Knuckles Crew and the Macklovitch brothers. Good music, good vibes. Lots of good memories. Those were the days. It is good to see he kept on pushing through all these years. A+

@n.casavant3826 5 жыл бұрын

Science!

@louisbyron1985 6 жыл бұрын

Love this series! So glad you've covered A-Trak & Fools Gold, so important in the culture.

@ErgyATL 6 жыл бұрын

If you liked this video, you'll probably like my recent interview with A-Trak at Fools Gold Day Off in Atlanta! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jsx1eNd6u7eapn0.html

@lifeoftk676 6 жыл бұрын

this series is the best series on yt, next to first we feast

@TBGmario 6 жыл бұрын

Life of TK dude yes

@palettes 6 жыл бұрын

wow this was very well made & endlessly inspiring to me. proud to say fools gold initially introduced me to brockhampton who are now one of my absolute favorite groups.

@DJAlphaMusic 6 жыл бұрын

such a dope interview!!

@papi_roisterous 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing piece! So insightful. Thank you!

@bboydreaded 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Very interesting. I had no idea Atrack was involved in so much.

@justpudgeishungry 4 жыл бұрын

please bring this back to Complex. the entire Blueprint series is beyond good

@Dj_rueboi 6 жыл бұрын

Beyond dope! Thx u complex

@davidta4322 5 жыл бұрын

He was scratching like a boss when he was a kid! Good to see him thrive with all his talent

@franalations 6 жыл бұрын

So dope! Great watch!

@nickgirlando2096 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent Episode! I really wish they would've spoken about DJAM and his influence on A Trak and his friendship.

@KidswGunz 6 жыл бұрын

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@streetdragon8349 3 жыл бұрын

Great interview.

@djwreck1200 6 жыл бұрын

dope interview... 18:27 RIP DJ AM

@DJAUDIO1 6 жыл бұрын

Simply AMAZING!

@ganktuh 6 жыл бұрын

looking at this guy today, you would've never thought he was a t shirt wearing backpacking hip hop DJ

@gablabelle 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to see a creative from Montreal! ;-)

@sphereofhiphop 6 жыл бұрын

Another good one.

@SneakerTalk 6 жыл бұрын

This was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@jespinal 6 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic.

@prod.maskedman 6 жыл бұрын

motivation.

@zoknows2356 6 жыл бұрын

very dope! Foooollls Goooollddddd

@MischiefMemoirs 6 жыл бұрын

A-Trak is the goat

@ErgyATL 6 жыл бұрын

If you liked this video, you'll probably like my recent interview with A-Trak at Fools Gold Day Off in Atlanta! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jsx1eNd6u7eapn0.html

@chrishampshire8325 4 жыл бұрын

deal real records what historic shop for hip hop that was i loved that place i used to take 200 mile trip by my self to be in that little sweaty gritty vibing lil gem of a place they need to do a doc of that shop or sure . big up a-trak been enjoying your needle dropping skills since about 97 rock on scratch djs for life blessings

@Veganggg 6 жыл бұрын

This is dope

@skillzferguson 6 жыл бұрын

Dope!

@flipo2009 6 жыл бұрын

maybe the best episode ...

@caridadogaza9419 4 жыл бұрын

Love A-Trak ✨

@djq6484 6 жыл бұрын

Very good it could be sunglasses is a must part2

@MarcusAlanWard 6 жыл бұрын

Dope ass interview

@ladym2668 5 жыл бұрын

Blueprint is lit💥💥💥

@mixermag9356 5 жыл бұрын

This is fire but just curious, what changed in the audio of this episode vs the others? I'm asking so I can learn the difference. Did you change mics? Did you use camera audio? Did you forget the boom? Just curious. Great job on the show.

@agmediacanada 6 жыл бұрын

I remember him in the drinking in L.A videoclip.

@Xander102 3 жыл бұрын

Fools gold reminds me of stone thow. Fantastic

@q4short 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting. He’s constantly evolving

@LazyHealthyDude 6 жыл бұрын

noah wearing a noah hoodie YES

@doderiolarkisso4038 6 жыл бұрын

Interviewer looks like Agent Ressler from The Blacklist

@fmic3213 4 жыл бұрын

His early sensai , was dj mystikal flex outta Montreal✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

@alanaj6559 4 жыл бұрын

I regret not going to see him in nashville. 😢

@fairypoo 3 жыл бұрын

I dont think a day goes by that UK radio (and bars when they're open) doesn't play day n nite Crookers remix. That song was and still is incredibly huge. I never even heard the original until maybe a year or so later

@kovymoga 6 жыл бұрын

Dope

@greglarry11 4 жыл бұрын

Will there be a second season of these?

@hannagunnels4147 3 жыл бұрын

fireee

@devilsadvocate9011 6 жыл бұрын

Am I tripping or does this nigga look like Big Sean? Anyways, dope episode, love the series - very insightful and inspiring for young artists who plan on joining the music industry.

@80ty6ixx 6 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@1TyDye 6 жыл бұрын

He really does look like he white version

@FuckeeenValeria 6 жыл бұрын

he's great

@AMFUNKII 6 жыл бұрын

top chaud Alain

@EdsMusic 6 жыл бұрын

Deep

@yungflavor3110 6 жыл бұрын

Noah’s audio is hella weird

@liquid_hearts 6 жыл бұрын

I can respect that. Great episode tho!

@ErgyATL 6 жыл бұрын

Great Interview tho! I also recently talked to A-Trak. So much knowledge! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jsx1eNd6u7eapn0.html

@isaacchambersmusic 5 жыл бұрын

@Noah Callahan-Bever So inspired watching these interviews, such a great series. Keep up the Epic work!

@VincentTheOwl 6 жыл бұрын

@omar.a.kvlogs1975 6 жыл бұрын

Nice

@Xander102 3 жыл бұрын

Was that ben wicks art on the fools golds office walls ??

@AmyElizabethFrith 6 жыл бұрын

I am starting to meet everybody that knows everybody and I just love creatives to death . Thank God I'm not the only one !!!

@shanethompson8730 6 жыл бұрын

Montreal ftw

@calvincanty3906 3 жыл бұрын

This video makes A -Tracks head look big and the interviewers head disproportionately tiny

@ricochetpig 6 жыл бұрын

Miss Deal Real man!

@doderiolarkisso4038 6 жыл бұрын

Just watch his documentary "Sunglasses Is A Must", recommended.

@Antigravityskateshop 5 жыл бұрын

Where can you find that?!

@robbiebalboa 5 жыл бұрын

5:59 his mum was in the audience. lol, my mum would've freaked if i was scratching that as a 15 year old.

@devinjones4946 6 жыл бұрын

great video but the auddddddio.

@LorcanMak 6 жыл бұрын

What a DON

@yasinrhodes118 6 жыл бұрын

Can you guys do hype Williams next

@henrysmindyourenjoyment 6 жыл бұрын

Yasin Rhodes that would be amazing

@NOCDIB 6 жыл бұрын

The king of hip hop music videos. These DSLR Directors needs to pay respect.

@xDriscollx 6 жыл бұрын

did he say 'i'm not that lil girl anymore'??

@ErgyATL 6 жыл бұрын

If you liked this video, you'll probably like my recent interview with A-Trak at Fools Gold Day Off in Atlanta! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jsx1eNd6u7eapn0.html

@DJSTOEK 5 жыл бұрын

💘

@JimmyGotDishes 6 жыл бұрын

Who's still watching this in 2037 ?

@ivanfiorilla6851 4 жыл бұрын

God, why is the audio been recorded so badly?

@carazen9757 3 жыл бұрын

People in rough neighbourhoods have things to offer the world as well. Why judge them because of where they live?

@manpreetsingh83 6 жыл бұрын

Send me a signed crossfader!!! 🤪

@dantaemay5868 6 жыл бұрын

Noah gets a Job with DefJam and now his audio is messed up.... Illuminati

@hamiamiam 5 жыл бұрын

What does he mean by keyboard beats ? 31:13

@gom4444 6 жыл бұрын

you know

@BrazaPaintballer 6 жыл бұрын

Noah's audio is definitely having some problems.

@braxtonolita 6 жыл бұрын

🌋🌋🌋

@PrincemazeBlogspotPR 6 жыл бұрын

fam got a big head.

@yasinrhodes118 6 жыл бұрын

That open space echo is annoying but I'm loving this interview

@btno222 2 жыл бұрын

ALICE DEEJAY TILL I COME

@tuulymusic3856 6 жыл бұрын

everyone kanye touches turns to gold

@lol11111111111111110 6 жыл бұрын

Designer?

@KidswGunz 6 жыл бұрын

A-trak and Kanye have had an equal impact on each other's careers.

@doderiolarkisso4038 6 жыл бұрын

Oh please, A-Trak was somebody long before he met Kanye

@Triannosaurus 5 жыл бұрын

Seems like Kanye put a lot of these people on in this series....

@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 2 жыл бұрын

who ?

@GODTZAMUSIC 6 жыл бұрын

why the audio so butt butt on this shit lol yall ain't pay him either??

@jonfinklehotwing5144 6 жыл бұрын

lol every famous artist and musician these days gotta reminisce about their "kanye moment"

@mount3all 6 жыл бұрын

#BANADA 🇨🇦🍁

@yomommastupid 6 жыл бұрын

Some could argue that A-Trak might be a true DJ, but some of his current colleagues, ala Diplo, ala Steve Aoki, ala Skrillex are not DJ's. They are good in entertaining the crowd, but the walk with a DJ stamp on their heads is wrong and offensive to true DJ's like Premier, Rock, etc...

@Mewzyc 6 жыл бұрын

i guess different style of DJ. a-trak is the scratching and turntablism type; the old school hip-hop; aka real OG DJ.

@nathan_johnson 6 жыл бұрын

You have zero idea what you are talking about when it comes to Skrillex. He's gotten the seal of approval from pretty much any 'true dj' that's ever seen him live. He is not a scratch dj, but he has mad skills.

@NeonKue 6 жыл бұрын

Those guys are mainly producers. Some have little if any true DJ skills. DJing is just a platform for Producers to showcase their music. The DJ stamp just lost its definition like a lot of mainstream labels and was just accepted by majority of people as someone who presses buttons behind a table on stage. People still mistaken Rappers as Singers these days too.

@Magsm666 6 жыл бұрын

They’re producers not DJs. Atrak is both.

@TBGmario 6 жыл бұрын

Kid cudi that nigga tho

@aasdasdasdization 4 жыл бұрын

@k.t.harmon343 6 жыл бұрын

Cute white kid in a DJ. Battle I’m shocked 😱 he won

@SmokinKlocks 6 жыл бұрын

K.T. Harmon you must be black

@k.t.harmon343 6 жыл бұрын

PRODBY CMPLX u must be white

@Savisoundman1 6 жыл бұрын

K.T. Harmon don't hate, create, and pave your own path. He is dope af not only a cute white kid. Have you listened to any of his battles? He is well respected. He couldn't fake it 5+ times. Even last years winner was a super young Asian kid, but was sick.

@k.t.harmon343 6 жыл бұрын

Savisoundman1 u know what you’re right i passed judgment without checking him out imma look him up

@Savisoundman1 6 жыл бұрын

K.T. Harmon right on bruh, if you are into turntabalism you are in for a treat.

@KashfiFahim 6 жыл бұрын

Noah is dragging the Off Whites ... every interview another pair of Off Whites

@SmokinKlocks 6 жыл бұрын

Kashfi Fahim you mad?

@WarrenJamrock876 6 жыл бұрын

Why do you care?

@zislec 6 жыл бұрын

I always thought dj jazzy Jeff was the ambassador of djs ? 🤔

@SmokinKlocks 6 жыл бұрын

zislec not so much today, he doesn’t push the culture quite like A-Trak does.

@IamJuniorMusic 6 жыл бұрын

jazzy jeff is still very for the culture with the redbull 3style competitions

@johnlim2380 3 жыл бұрын

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@henry9894 5 жыл бұрын

vans normie

@btno222 2 жыл бұрын

Sh!dhdjt i screwd ATB

@mikeybarreneche 6 жыл бұрын

should get martin garrix on the show or Hardwell

@lorrainefreeman397 3 жыл бұрын

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@gotmoney9418 3 жыл бұрын

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@meacomefeyou 4 жыл бұрын

This video makes A -Tracks head look big and the interviewers head disproportionately tiny

@jonathanperez9334 3 жыл бұрын