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Scratch (musician)

Field	Value
name	Scratch
landscape
background	solo_singer
birth_name	Kyle Jones
birth_date
birth_place	Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
genre	Hip hop
occupation	beatboxer, human turntablist
instrument	{{flatlist
years_active
associated_acts	The Roots, Schoolz Of Thought, Dino 5

beatboxing
vocal scratching
loop pedals

Kyle Jones (born in Camden, New Jersey), better known as Scratch, is an American hip hop musician who specializes in Beatboxing and vocal scratch sounds. He is best known as a former member of Grammy Award-winning band The Roots. He is well known in the hip hop and beatbox community for his outstanding ability to simulate the music of a Hip hop Turntablist using only his voice and loop machines.

History

Originally a member of Philadelphia based rap group, Schoolz of Thought, he joined The Roots in 1996.

Scratch released his debut solo album The Embodiment of Instrumentation in 2002 on the Ropeadope record label. It featured The Roots, Dice Raw, Calente from the PBP’s, E.S.T of Three Times Dope, Cyph Born of Aphillyation, Bilal, Jill Scott, Malik B and M.A.R.S. Co-Op. After the release of his solo LP, he abruptly left

In 2004, Scratch contributed to Zap Mama's Ancestry in Progress on the track "Wadidyusay?".

Scratch is a member of Dino 5, who realized their first album Baby Loves Hip Hop in 2008. Scratch plays Teo, a Pterodactyl.

In 2009, he released an album titled Loss 4 Wordz, featuring artists such as Kanye West, Musiq, Damon Albarn, and Peedi-Peedi. He also appeared on British rapper GoldieLocks's EP titled Goldie's Oldies.

Discography

Solo

Studio albums

Title	Album details	The Embodiment of Instrumentation	Loss 4 Wordz

Singles

Title	Year	Album	"Let's Go" (feat. Peedi Crakk)
2009	Loss 4 Wordz

Dino 5

Baby Loves Hip Hop (2008)

Other appearances

The Roots – Illadelph Halflife (1996)
Pink – Missundaztood (2001)
Christian McBride – Live at Tonic (2006)
Something Sally – Turn On the Radio (Sweet In Stereo) (EP, 2008)

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box	Himself

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Station Zero	DJ Tech	20 episodes

References

[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/scratch-p526823/biography Allmusic bio]
"the embodiment of instrumentation". [[Ropeadope Records]].
(26 May 2009). "Loss 4 Wordz by Scratch". [[iTunes]].
"Turn On the Radio (Sweet In Stereo) [feat. Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson & Scratch] - EP by Something Sally". [[iTunes]].

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