Recordiad Sain / Audio Recording: Simon Rue (AKA Scratch Master Slide) - Collections Online | Museum Wales
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Recordiad Sain / Audio Recording: Simon Rue (AKA Scratch Master Slide)

Rue, Simon (Scratch Master Slider) (Interviewer)
Barrett, Kaptin (Interviewer)

Interviewed for the exhibition 'Hip Hop: A Welsh Story'.

Growing up in Griffithstown in the late 90s. Buying records from Richie Vee in Catapult Records and influence of UK Garage. Entering DJ battles. Scratch Cafe in Bristol. DJing for Iftekhar 'Iffy' Harris in Newport venues. Teaching DJ workshops. Economics of being a DJ.

Collection Area

Social & Cultural History

Item Number

F2025.41.66

Historical Associations

Association Type: Locality of the evidence
Date: 1990s (late)
Place: Newport

Creation/Production

Rue, Simon (Scratch Master Slider)
DJ / Turntablist from South Wales
Barrett, Kaptin
DJ and Hip Hop Co-ordinator working at Amgueddfa Cymru from 2022-2025.
Role: Interviewee
Role: Interviewer
Place: Caerdydd | Cardiff
Period: 2025

Acquisition

Made-in-House, 10/9/2025

Measurements

running time:0.46.52

Techniques

Digidol | born digital
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