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Infobox musical artist | name = Beat Junkies| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Orange County, California , United States | instrument =| genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop , Turntablism | occupation =| years_active = 1992 in music|1992 - present| label = Beat Junkie Sound| associated_acts = Dilated Peoples , Invisibl Skratch Piklz | website = http://www.beatjunkies.com www.beatjunkies.com| current_members = DJ Babu J Rocc D-Styles DJ Rhettmatic DJ What? ! Mr. Choc Icy Ice Curse DJ Shortkut Melo-D DJ Havik | past_members =| notable_instruments =The World Famous Beat Junkies is a Hip hop crew of DJ s specializing in Turntablism . Established in 1992 in Orange County, California by J-Rocc.
The Beat Junkies have won prestigious DJ battles and competitions like the DMC , the Supermen, and International Turntablists Federation competitions and going to world tour exhibitions. They have traveled and performed across the United Statesas well as Japan, Germany, Amsterdam, and Canada. http://www.globaldarkness.com/articles/beat_junkies.htm Beat Junkie OverviewThe Beat Junkies as a Crew and individually have also featured in many other acts alongside artists such as Jurassic 5 , The Visionaries , The Likwit Junkies with Defari , Phil Da Agony, Cypress Hill , Invisibl Skratch Piklz , Dilated Peoples , and Peanut Butter Wolf who was so influenced by the Beat Junkies that he recruited Homeless Derelicts (Grand The Visitor and Architect currently members of Urban Umpires ) whom were featured on Beat Junkies Vol.1 and released them as the second ever Stones Throw Records release.
The group was established in 1992 by J-Rocc. http://www.thedjlist.com/djs/J.ROCC/ J.ROCC - The DJ List The original members included Curse, Rhettmatic, Melo-D, Icy Ice, Symphony, & What? !. Shortkut, D-Styles, Red-Jay, Havik, and Tommy Gun (who joined in late 1992) were later added. DJ Babu joined the Junkies by late 1993; the newest member is currently Mr. Choc, who was added to the crew in early 1996.
