Built From Scratch by X-Ecutioners

Built From Scratch was the second studio album from the X-Ecutioners, the New York City turntablists who started out as the X-Men, and it treats the DJ not as a sideman but as the whole band. Rob Swift, Roc Raida and Mista Sinista cut, scratch and juggle breaks until the records sound like instruments, and Loud Records put it out.

The guest list at the controls is a wild one. Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda is there, and so are DJ Premier, Large Professor, Dan the Automator, the Beat Junkies, the Lo-Fidelity Allstars, Kenny Muhammad the Human Orchestra and, from way out of left field, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, with Peter Kang as executive producer. The result swings from boom-bap to rap-rock crunch, and "It's Goin' Down" is the cut that crossed over to rock radio. It followed X-Pressions, and Revolutions came next.

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