Scratch (musician)
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Scratch (born Kyle Jones) is an American hip hop artist. He is a hip hop MC who specializes in beatboxing or vocal percussion. He is probably best known as a member of Grammy Award-winning band The Roots.
Originally a member of Philadelphia based rap group, Schoolz Of Thought, he joined The Roots in 1998.
Scratch released his album The Embodiment of Instrumentation in 2002 on the Rope A Dope record label, which featured The Roots, Dice Raw, 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 The Roots in 2003. He now continues to tour the world. His new upcoming album entitled Loss 4 Wordz features artists Kanye West, Musiq, Gorillaz, and Peedi-Peedi. He also appears on British rapper GoldieLocks's EP, titled Goldie's Oldies. Scratch has now released four songs on his myspace but the album, which was promised to be released in August hasn't been released yet.
Scratch is currently a member of Dino 5 who realized their first album baby loves hip hop Scratch plays Teo, a Pterodactyl.
[edit] Discography
- The Embodiment of Instrumentation (2002)
- Loss 4 Wordz (2008)
- Baby Loves Hip Hop by Dino 5 (2008)
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