Mr. Dibbs

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Mr. Dibbs
Birth nameBradley Duane Forste [1]
Born Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Genres Turntablism, alternative hip hop
Occupation(s) DJ, producer
Instrument(s) Turntables, sampler
Years active1990s–present
Labels Rhymesayers Entertainment, Self Core Records, Cease & Desist, Four Ways To Rock, Shake It!, Stereo-Type, Mary Joy, Puddles Frothingsquat
Websitewww.mrdibbs.com

Mr. Dibbs (born Bradley Duane Forste) is an American DJ and hip hop producer. [2] He is the Founder of 1200 HOBOS [dj/graff collective]. He was also one of the founders of Scribble Jam.

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Early life

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Forste was introduced to DJing around 1985, when he saw Grandmaster Flash performing on the syndicated light news/entertainment show PM Magazine , but "didn't really understand what he did." After watching an MTV broadcast of Grand Mixer DXT performing with Herbie Hancock on the latter's 1983 single "Rockit," he learned the hand motions and began to learn scratching himself. He estimates that he spent six months "getting the hang of" scratching, subsequently spending two years "cutting and scratching to whatever was on TV" to practice. [3]

Career

Mr. Dibbs formed his own turntablist crew 1200 Hobos in the early 1990s. [4] The crew's rotating line-up has included Doseone, Jel, Buck 65, Sixtoo, Adverse, DJ Signify, DJ Mayonnaise, DJ Skip among others, and at its largest numbered 23 members. [5] [6] They have released two mixtapes. [4]

In addition to 1200 Hobos, Mr. Dibbs has also been touring DJ for Atmosphere and El-P. With Doseone and Jel, he is also a member of Presage, [5] who released one album Outer Perimeter in 1998.

In 1996, Mr. Dibbs teamed up with graffiti magazine Scribble to put on the first Scribble Jam event as a promotion for the magazine's launch. [7] The event has since become America's largest hip hop festival [8] with separate competitions for rapping, DJing, graffiti, b-boying and beatboxing. Its past participants and guests have included Juice, Eminem, Adeem, P.E.A.C.E., Eyedea, Sage Francis, Mac Lethal, Rhymefest, Nocando, Skratch Bastid and DJ Abilities. [9]

Mr. Dibbs' Turntable Hardcore series of albums was notable for its genre-straddling approach, blending a wide variety of styles along with more usual hip hop turntablism.

Discography

Solo records

Guest appearances

Compilation & soundtrack appearances

[INIM E.G. 2021] MRDIBBS & Brett Fullerton

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mr. Dibbs' Upcoming Record". Caught in the Crossfire. Retrieved 2007-02-19.
  3. ↑ Forsberg, Andy (September 8, 2003). "GSN: Mr. Dibbs Interview". Get Some Noise. Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2007-02-19.
  4. 1 2 Thomas, Fredrick. "Mr. Dibbs - Artist Profile". Stylus . Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  5. 1 2 Kun, Josh (June 9–15, 1999). "Invitations to Hell: Mr. Dibbs gets his goat". The Village Voice . Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  6. ↑ "Hand'Solo Records » Blog Archive » Mr. Dibbs". Hand'Solo Records. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
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