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Sep09

Qbert Is “America’s Best DJ”

In a surprising bit of news, DJ Times and Pioneer DJ announced today that the winner of their annual fan-voted America’s Best DJ contest is none other than turntablist legend DJ Qbert. Surprising because, while it goes without question that  the member of the SF crew Invisibl Skratch Piklz isn’t one of the finest turntable technicians to ever cue up a record, his recent profile as a performer has been somewhat low-key, especially when compared to 2009 winner Z-Trip and 2008 champ Paul Oakenfold. The contest took some serious flack this year when it included Jersey Shore star DJ Pauly D in it’s list of 100 nominees, a move that many viewed as a cynical move by the contest organizers to draw more mainstream appeal. The ove even prompted Z-Trip to speak out via Twitter. …MORE

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Jun03

Z-Trip Steps To Pauly D . . . On Twitter

Yeah-we wish it was in real life too. Something tels us Zach could flatten that little midget, no matter how juiced he is. But in this case, the reigning America’s Best DJ took the Jersey Shore cast member, Baskin Robins spokesperson and ultimate ruiner of all things DJ related to task for on Twitter for appearing on the ballot for the 2010 Best DJ website.

Of course, there’s a very good chance the purveyor of Guido Anthems doesn’t even know he made the ballot. Looking at this list, it’s hard to imagine who decided that Carl Craig belongs in competition with DJ Vice (we cast a vote for Theo Parrish just to keep our karma good).

Click here to read Z-Trips full rant.

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