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X is unique letter. There aren’t too many words that begin with X… may be a few names, but overall how often do you get to use a word that begins with the letter X? I personally use X’s alot because I’m always X-ing and O-ing my lovies, yes I’m ultra girly like that ppssshaaa! Moving along, in the world of DJ/Turntablism/Skratch when you think of X what do you think of??? THE X-Men, X-Ecutioners and all of the amazing DJs that through the years have been apart of the crew. Some of my favorite DJs come from this crew, I’ve been lucky enough to meet, interact and even interview a few of them. As much world wide fame as these men have they’ve always remained approachable, down to earth and humble. I cannot begin to tell you how into these DJs I am, I’m on that nerd status! You know the one where you have ringtones, and caller tunes from music these DJs have made, oooh man a password of mine is even a title from one of the X-ecutioner’s albums not even a short title too a super long one hahahaa.

Like everything else in life the X-ecutioners have seen their highs, rough patches and differences through the many years, members have come and gone, but they will always remain one of the greatest crews to ever get on the turntables. A new chapter in the X-ecutioners story has started. Last year, DJs Rob Swift, Total Eclipse and Precision came together to form a new group, Ill Insanity.

L-R: Precision, Rob Swift and Total Eclipse

These three DJs have come together to form Ill Insanity, and they’re more than just three turntablists who have won battles, they’re also party rockers, crowd movers, and innovators. Ill Insanity’s first album Ground Xero is set to drop on February 12, 2008. I was able to catch their debut NYC show last fall and let me tell you it’s fun. Fun because it’s not just 3 DJs skratching and beat juggling, doing a little trick here or there, it’s three amazing DJs tearing it up. Aside from doing group routines they also do solo routines and my favorite part the party rocking definitely had the crowd moving!

Guitar Center and Rane have come together to bring to a few lucky US Cities the Ill Insanity Ground Xero Tour! This is an ALL AGES FREE EVENT, so if you live in one of the cities they’re stopping at make sure to be there, bring a friend, a brother, sister, neice, nephew, cousin, neighbor’s kid!! It’s important to expose today’s youth to talented DJs such as these, KEEP THE ART FORM AND MUSIC ALIVE! Props to Fat Beats and Scratch Academy for supporting this tour as well.

Here are the 5 Guitar Center’s Ill Insanity will be at:
*Monday 2/11/08 Guitar Center in Brooklyn, NY w/ Evil Dee
*Wednesday 2/13/08 Guitar Center in Atlanta, GA w/Jaycee
*Sunday 2/17/08 Guitar Center in Miami, FL w/I-Dee
*Thursday 2/21/08 Guitar Center in San Francisco, CA w/Apollo
*Sunday 2/24/08 Guitar Center in Los Angeles, CA w/Hapa

For more infomation about this tour check out the site that Guitar Center has put together for Ill Insanity!

The Ill Insanity website is currently in the works but in the mean time check out their MySpace for other tour dates, videos and music!

I hope that your Ill Insanity eXperience is as awesome as mine. Make sure to hit me up with your throughts, pics, and footage of them killing it in your city!!!

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PS- If anyone is going to be at the Miami date make sure wish our friend DJ I-Dee a HAPPY BIRTHDAY, well a belated one since he turned 21 this past Monday the 28th of January!!