DJ Q-Bert

Dj Q-bert (b. Richard Quitevis) first emerged in the underground turntablist scene as a member of San Francisco's Invisibl Skratch Piklz (with D-styles, Yogafrog, MixMaster Mike, and Shortkut). Along with other Bay Area groups like The X-men and the World Famous Beat Junkies, The Piklz were determined to re-establish the DJs place in rap music. Looking backward into rap's past and forward into its future, Q-bert and The Skratch Piklz championed a move away from the empty showmanship DJing had become toward the essential elements of technique and musicianship. Q-bert in particular embarked on a mission outside the rap community, to dispel misconceptions about the DJs art through teaching and preaching the gospel of the turntable.