Fri 2 Nov 2007
Rza = Rap Da Vinci….did he really invent Final Scratch/Serato?
Posted by Miss Info under good for hip hop , videos[15] Comments
I’m really enjoying this Scratch Magazine blog. And I know everyone was sad about the magazine folding, but honestly, I barely get to read magazines and newspapers in print anymore, so I’m happy with this online entity. Bfred and “the Gooch” do a great job : )
But anyways, today they posted a youtube interview that Rza did with Kotori.com, (I can’t tell you what that is because the site’s in Japanese, there is a pervy gallery of shojo manga drawings on there). In the video, Rza tells this fantastical story of how, in 1997, he discovered/invented/developed the original Final Scratch-type program, which every DJ in the world (except for my co-worker Cocoa Chanel, lol, bless her gully heart) uses to mix MP3s via laptop. Rza says that his version, The Replicator, was then copied by Final Scratch and Serato’s Scratch Live, and it was a wrap….
Do I believe Rza? Yes, absolutely yes!
Does this belief have anything to do with how awesome his story (and his delivery of said story) is? Definitely.
Am I trying to hear otherwise? No.
November 2nd, 2007 at 2:49 am
Yo wut it is Info .. Yea I believe that .. RZA is tha truth, ya dig? his story is flawless .. unless he practiced and recited line for line wut he was gonna say if someone someday HAPPENED 2 ask that question then I believe him .. its 2 real 2 be fake
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November 2nd, 2007 at 4:42 am
nah yo. naaaah….LOL!
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November 2nd, 2007 at 5:41 am
RZA is a the truth.. I believe him.
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November 2nd, 2007 at 2:37 pm
i believe him, he has a truthfull swag throughout the interview lol, and hes RZA lol
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November 2nd, 2007 at 3:30 pm
[...] Inventive: Did the RZA invent the technology behind Final Scratch/Serato like Al Gore did the internet? Watch this video of him explaining the concept behind “The Replicator,” and how his discovery was blatantly ripped off. More articles:Heil Biggie!Rap Sheet: Business As Usual Rap Sheet: Snapping Necks Kanye Paints the Town Red At Murakami ExhibitRap Sheet: Stop the Violence!Rap Sheet: The Straight DopeWeekly Recap: Home FreeT.I. Will Be ‘Home For The Holidays’Rap Sheet: Dope DocumentaryWaxing Poetically: Biggie Smalls At Madame TussaudsShare This Tags: Hip Hop, News | Permalink [...]
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:25 pm
RZA is a good and honest dude. Jamie Summers lives on my block and has a child with him and he takes care of his 100% — I believe the story, most gear is invented someone out of left field and produced by the huge companies. plus he said a few names that can vouch that he saw the machine. he never looked away and told the story str8 up.
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November 2nd, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Capitalism is both beautiful and crazy at the same time. I think instead of him trying to bring the product to market himself maybe he shoulda pitched the idea of it, sold everything to a bigger company and secured a small profit sharing agreement….
But hey HINDSIGHT is 20/20….this was 1997-2000 and I commend RZA for even having the forsight to invest money into things like this rather than just copping Bentley’s and sh*t. RZA is really a genius and I think he will be doing great things behind the scenes for like the next 30+ years (On some Quincy Jones sh*t).
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November 3rd, 2007 at 1:18 pm
rza is a real fascinatin dude…
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November 4th, 2007 at 4:39 am
Capitalism is getting fucked. RZA, now a small capitalist (petit-bourgeoisie) got fucked by the big capitalists. It could be worse though, cause the rest of us who have to work for a living get gang fucked everyday by all the capitalists, with no lube.
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November 4th, 2007 at 5:29 am
RZA says he INVENTED serato and then goes on to explain that he met a dude in switzerland with all the gear set up. Doesn’t that mean the guy in switzerland invented it? (listen to how many times rza says ‘he’ whilst explaining the way it was set up) and then rza stutters that he invested $200000 into this guys invention.. doesn’t that make him a financial investor??
RZA is still a genius.. but not the ‘INVENTOR’ of serato just an early investor in the technology, which deserves some recognition i guess
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November 4th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
HE TELLS A STORY OF HOW WHAT HE SAW THE GUY HAVE IN SWITZERLAND, IS WHAT HE ALSO HAD AS WELL. THE GUY IN SWITZERLAND HAD MANY COMPONENTS PUT TOGETHER TO MAKE WHAT THE RZA HAD IN ONE MACHINE….HE JUST SAID HE AND THE GUY DESIGNED IT. THEY TOOK IT TO BIG BUSINESS(BIG BIZ THOUGHT THERE WAS NO MARKET FOR THIS PRODUCT), AND IT GOT STOLEN THROUGH RED TAPE/INDUSTRY WAYS. SO HE DID INVENT/OR HELP INVENT, AND HE DID INVEST IN IT. AND I GUESS BY SOMEBODY POINTING OUT THAT THE RZA STUTTERED WHILE TALKING, COULD IMPLY THAT THE RZA IS LYING??? IS THAT WHAT YOU’RE TRYING TO SAY???
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November 8th, 2007 at 10:21 am
Just a little thing, you got the wrong site there. It’s kotorimag.com.
But this story is just classic RZA.
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November 9th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
technically he did not invent it, he financed it. Nevertheless, he’s a pioneer!
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January 29th, 2008 at 12:25 am
He’s a bitch, he ripped off some guy in Switzerland and claimed the technology to be his own. At least partner up with the guy and make an honest business venture out of it. Fuck you RZA, you don’t deserve to be in the Clan.
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October 29th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
K.. so uhm just cuz a rapper is famouse dont make him honest OR smart. It just makes him rich. How many inventions out there do u think were actually made by the ppl that hold the patents and not stolen by ppl that had the money to make the thing materialize faster? Id say close to none but thanks for playing.
BTW – its kinda a oxymoron to be bickering about a hip hop star on the internet on an obselete webpage
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