Scratch

American MC and beatboxer

PersonhumanQ2261486

Born: 20th century
Birthplace: Camden
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: actor
, musician
, beatboxer
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Kyle Jones, 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 the band the Roots. He is well known in the hip hop and beatbox community for his ability to simulate the music of a hip hop turntablist using only his voice and loop machines.

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BBreath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box2002 · 2002 film

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Genre: hip-hop
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2018-11-04
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Native language: English
Writing language: English

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