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Thursday, May 7, 2015
Vekked’s DMC Online Championship Fifth-Round Routine
The 2015 DMC Online Championship began in March, and one of the best routines we’ve seen so far is Vekked’s fifth-round entry. Watch above as the Canadian turntablist shreds through a two-minute routine that includes a variety of classic hip-hop samples.
The final round of the DMC Online Championship begins on July 15, and the winner will be announced on July 29. You can vote for Vekked’s fifth-round entry here.
Vekked won the DMC World Supremacy Championship in 2012, the IDA World Championships in 2012 and 2013 and is one-half of turntablist duo The Fresherthans.
Related: Watch The Fresherthans’ ‘Ain’t Nobody Fresher’ Routine
