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The International Turntablist Federation (ITF) was an organization which held a series of DJ battles during the rise of turntablism in the late 90s and early 2000s. The ITF is notable for introducing the concept of category competitions.[1] The categories included advancement, scratching, beat juggling, and team.[2][3]
The ITF eventually evolved into the IDA,[4] but during its height in the early 2000s, the ITF was considered a close second to the DMC[5] in the world of international DJ battles. Many of the winners (e.g., A-Trak, Craze, i.e. Merge, Rafik, and C2C) were prominent members of the turntablist community and were champions in other competitions.[6]
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- ^ Hill, Marc Lamont; Vasudevan, Lalitha (May 30, 2007). Media, Learning, and Sites of Possibility. Peter Lang. ISBN 9780820486567 – via Google Books.