How A-Trak Went From Teenaged Battle Champ To Global Ambassador of DJ Culture | Blueprint
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- As a kid, A-Trak was a natural turntablist who became a five-time world champion by age 18. His love for DJing and knack for remixes put him in connection with Kanye West at a pivotal time in both their careers. He would go on to launch Fool’s Gold Records and enjoy tremendous success due to the global popularity of EDM, while continuing to reinvent himself.
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Montreal, late 90's early 2000's at Blizzart with the Brass Knuckles Crew and the Macklovitch brothers. Good music, good vibes. Lots of good memories. Those were the days. It is good to see he kept on pushing through all these years. A+
Science!
Love this series! So glad you've covered A-Trak & Fools Gold, so important in the culture.
If you liked this video, you'll probably like my recent interview with A-Trak at Fools Gold Day Off in Atlanta! czcams.com/video/XfEEtIVQ6vI/video.html
please bring this back to Complex. the entire Blueprint series is beyond good
He was scratching like a boss when he was a kid! Good to see him thrive with all his talent
wow this was very well made & endlessly inspiring to me. proud to say fools gold initially introduced me to brockhampton who are now one of my absolute favorite groups.
such a dope interview!!
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Amazing piece! So insightful. Thank you!
this series is the best series on yt, next to first we feast
Life of TK dude yes
Excellent Episode! I really wish they would've spoken about DJAM and his influence on A Trak and his friendship.
So dope! Great watch!
Great interview.
Amazing. Very interesting. I had no idea Atrack was involved in so much.
Beyond dope! Thx u complex
dope interview... 18:27 RIP DJ AM
looking at this guy today, you would've never thought he was a t shirt wearing backpacking hip hop DJ
Glad to see a creative from Montreal! ;-)
Another good one.
Simply AMAZING!
very dope! Foooollls Goooollddddd
This is fantastic.
This is fire but just curious, what changed in the audio of this episode vs the others?
I'm asking so I can learn the difference. Did you change mics? Did you use camera audio? Did you forget the boom?
Just curious. Great job on the show.
This was 🔥🔥🔥🔥
A-Trak is the goat
If you liked this video, you'll probably like my recent interview with A-Trak at Fools Gold Day Off in Atlanta! czcams.com/video/XfEEtIVQ6vI/video.html
Dope ass interview
deal real records what historic shop for hip hop that was i loved that place i used to take 200 mile trip by my self to be in that little sweaty gritty vibing lil gem of a place they need to do a doc of that shop or sure . big up a-trak been enjoying your needle dropping skills since about 97 rock on scratch djs for life blessings
motivation.
maybe the best episode ...
This is dope
Am I tripping or does this nigga look like Big Sean? Anyways, dope episode, love the series - very insightful and inspiring for young artists who plan on joining the music industry.
Lmao
He really does look like he white version
Love A-Trak ✨
Dope!
Interesting. He’s constantly evolving
Blueprint is lit💥💥💥
His early sensai , was dj mystikal flex outta Montreal✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
noah wearing a noah hoodie YES
I regret not going to see him in nashville. 😢
Will there be a second season of these?
Fools gold reminds me of stone thow. Fantastic
I dont think a day goes by that UK radio (and bars when they're open) doesn't play day n nite Crookers remix. That song was and still is incredibly huge. I never even heard the original until maybe a year or so later
I remember him in the drinking in L.A videoclip.
Very good it could be sunglasses is a must part2
This video makes A -Tracks head look big and the interviewers head disproportionately tiny
Interviewer looks like Agent Ressler from The Blacklist
Dope
fireee
I am starting to meet everybody that knows everybody and I just love creatives to death . Thank God I'm not the only one !!!
top chaud Alain
Was that ben wicks art on the fools golds office walls ??
he's great
OG
Deep
Nice
Noah’s audio is hella weird
I can respect that. Great episode tho!
Great Interview tho! I also recently talked to A-Trak. So much knowledge! czcams.com/video/XfEEtIVQ6vI/video.html
@Noah Callahan-Bever So inspired watching these interviews, such a great series. Keep up the Epic work!
Montreal ftw
God, why is the audio been recorded so badly?
Miss Deal Real man!
5:59 his mum was in the audience. lol, my mum would've freaked if i was scratching that as a 15 year old.
Who's still watching this in 2037 ?
Just watch his documentary "Sunglasses Is A Must", recommended.
Where can you find that?!
What does he mean by keyboard beats ? 31:13
Can you guys do hype Williams next
Yasin Rhodes that would be amazing
The king of hip hop music videos. These DSLR Directors needs to pay respect.
What a DON
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great video but the auddddddio.
People in rough neighbourhoods have things to offer the world as well. Why judge them because of where they live?
Noah gets a Job with DefJam and now his audio is messed up.... Illuminati
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did he say 'i'm not that lil girl anymore'??
Send me a signed crossfader!!! 🤪
Noah's audio is definitely having some problems.
fam got a big head.
That open space echo is annoying but I'm loving this interview
everyone kanye touches turns to gold
Designer?
A-trak and Kanye have had an equal impact on each other's careers.
Oh please, A-Trak was somebody long before he met Kanye
you know
ALICE DEEJAY TILL I COME
Seems like Kanye put a lot of these people on in this series....
why the audio so butt butt on this shit lol yall ain't pay him either??
lol every famous artist and musician these days gotta reminisce about their "kanye moment"
#BANADA 🇨🇦🍁
If you liked this video, you'll probably like my recent interview with A-Trak at Fools Gold Day Off in Atlanta! czcams.com/video/XfEEtIVQ6vI/video.html
Some could argue that A-Trak might be a true DJ, but some of his current colleagues, ala Diplo, ala Steve Aoki, ala Skrillex are not DJ's. They are good in entertaining the crowd, but the walk with a DJ stamp on their heads is wrong and offensive to true DJ's like Premier, Rock, etc...
i guess different style of DJ. a-trak is the scratching and turntablism type; the old school hip-hop; aka real OG DJ.
You have zero idea what you are talking about when it comes to Skrillex. He's gotten the seal of approval from pretty much any 'true dj' that's ever seen him live. He is not a scratch dj, but he has mad skills.
Those guys are mainly producers. Some have little if any true DJ skills. DJing is just a platform for Producers to showcase their music. The DJ stamp just lost its definition like a lot of mainstream labels and was just accepted by majority of people as someone who presses buttons behind a table on stage. People still mistaken Rappers as Singers these days too.
They’re producers not DJs. Atrak is both.
Kid cudi that nigga tho
who ?
Cute white kid in a DJ. Battle I’m shocked 😱 he won
K.T. Harmon you must be black
PRODBY CMPLX u must be white
K.T. Harmon don't hate, create, and pave your own path. He is dope af not only a cute white kid. Have you listened to any of his battles? He is well respected. He couldn't fake it 5+ times. Even last years winner was a super young Asian kid, but was sick.
Savisoundman1 u know what you’re right i passed judgment without checking him out imma look him up
K.T. Harmon right on bruh, if you are into turntabalism you are in for a treat.
Noah is dragging the Off Whites ... every interview another pair of Off Whites
Kashfi Fahim you mad?
Why do you care?
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I always thought dj jazzy Jeff was the ambassador of djs ? 🤔
zislec not so much today, he doesn’t push the culture quite like A-Trak does.
jazzy jeff is still very for the culture with the redbull 3style competitions
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vans normie
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should get martin garrix on the show or Hardwell
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This video makes A -Tracks head look big and the interviewers head disproportionately tiny