Mr. Dibbs


Mr. Dibbs is an American DJ and hip hop producer. He is the Founder of 1200 HOBOS . He was also one of the founders of Scribble Jam.

Early life

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Forste was introduced to DJing around 1985, when he saw Grandmaster Flash performing on the syndicated light news/entertainment show PM Magazine, but "didn't really understand what he did." After watching an MTV broadcast of Grand Mixer DXT performing with Herbie Hancock on the latter's 1983 single "Rockit," he learned the hand motions and began to learn scratching himself. He estimates that he spent six months "getting the hang of" scratching, subsequently spending two years "cutting and scratching to whatever was on TV" to practice.

Career

Mr. Dibbs formed his own turntablist crew 1200 Hobos in the early 1990s. The crew's rotating line-up has included Doseone, Jel, Buck 65, Sixtoo, Adverse, DJ Signify, DJ Mayonnaise, DJ Skip among others, and at its largest numbered 23 members. They have released two mixtapes.
In addition to 1200 Hobos, Mr. Dibbs has also been touring DJ for Atmosphere and El-P. With Doseone and Jel, he is also a member of Presage, who released one album Outer Perimeter in 1998.
In 1996, Mr. Dibbs teamed up with graffiti magazine Scribble to put on the first Scribble Jam event as a promotion for the magazine's launch. The event has since become America's largest hip hop festival with separate competitions for rapping, DJing, graffiti, b-boying and beatboxing. Its past participants and guests have included Juice, Eminem, Adeem, P.E.A.C.E., Eyedea, Sage Francis, Mac Lethal, Rhymefest, Nocando, MF DOOM, Skratch Bastid and DJ Abilities.
Mr. Dibbs' Turntable Hardcore series of albums was notable for its genre-straddling approach, blending a wide variety of styles along with more usual hip hop turntablism.

Discography

Solo records

  • Turntable Scientifics
  • Live in Memphis
  • Primitive Tracks
  • Unearthed Vol. 1
  • Unearthed Vol. 2
  • Unearthed Vol. 3
  • Abduction Of The Times 6.66
  • Random Vol. 1
  • Random Vol. 2
  • Random Vol. 3/Sad Clown Bad Dub 7
  • Outreach 5
  • The 30th Song
  • Turntable Hardcore
  • Turntable Hardcore 2
  • Ugly and Proud Vol. 1
  • Ugly and Proud Vol. 2
  • Ugly and Proud Vol. 3
  • Eat Meat
  • Eat Meat 2
  • ′′DeadWorld Reborn′′
  • "Below The Threshold" Single -
  • "Analog Deprogramming At 476MHZ" Single - Habitat/Thrasher Magazine

    Guest appearances

  • Doseone - "Bronchial Cleansing" from Hemispheres
  • Themselves - "John Brown's Vaporizer" from Them
  • Cryptic Souls Crew, Man of the Year, Hot Rod Monster Jam, and Cold Chillin' Len's "You Can't Stop the Bum Rush"
  • Peanut Butter Wolf - "Mr. Dibbs" from My Vinyl Weighs a Ton
  • Greenthink - Blindfold
  • Why? / Odd Nosdam - "Untitled" from Split EP!
  • Clouddead - " " " " from Clouddead
  • Felt - Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci
  • Sage Francis - "Kill Ya' Momz" from Personal Journals
  • Murs - "Dibbs Did This Shit " from The End of the Beginning
  • Suffocate Faster - "Death Becomes Her/Grinder feat. Mr. Dibbs" from "Only Time Will Tell"
  • Gym Class Heroes - "Papercuts " from The Papercut Chronicles
  • Barfly - The Barfly Mix CD
  • Terror - "Dibbs and Murs Check In" from Always the Hard Way
  • El-P - "Tasmanian Pain Coaster" "Smithereens" "Run the Numbers" "Habeas Corpses" from I'll Sleep When You're Dead
  • SMTDLR-Terra Infirma “Smutface The Phantom” “Public Service Announcement” 2020

    Compilation & soundtrack appearances

  • "Listen" with DJ Osiris on Ropeladder 12
  • "Who's Listening?" "What Was It?" with Fat Jon on Tags of the Times 3
  • "Invitation to Hell" as Presage on Urban Revolutions
  • "Divine Spirit" on Suite for Weldon
  • "Skin Therapy" on Tony Hawk's Underground
  • "Everything Burns, Everybody Bleeds"

    Collaborations

  • Isle EP. The first track "Isle" features DJ T- Rock on The Outro Cuts.
  • Mr. Dibbs & Brett Fullerton
  • "Non Compos Mentis / Boule De Plongeon" Mr. Dibbs & Brett Fullerton
  • "ALL THATS LEFT IS THE KNIFE" - Mr. Dibbs X N8NOFACE X BRAINABIDING Single