ie. Merge (also referred to as I-Emerge, I. Emerge, ie. MERGE and ie. MERG) is an American hip hop mixer who won the world 2004 and 2005 DJ Championships. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with [1] He has won 9 American national titles and 4 world titles.
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Early history
Growing up in Northern New Jersey, Merge was heavily influenced by the New York hip hop scene. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous At the age of 13 he began his DJ journey by djing local parties and practicing at home. Along with artists such as former X-ecutioner Mista Sinista and Q-Bert, he is also influenced by other genres as well, such as drum n bass, rock, jazz and soul.
Merge began to enter DJ battles, and was known for his aggression and technique. Shortly after winning the 2002 ITF US Advancements, Merge was inducted into the respected DJ crew - the 5th Platoon.
Championship DJing
The year of 2002 proved to be the beginnings of what would eventually turn into a career for Merge. He became actively involved at Scratch DJ Academy, a DJ school in New York founded by the late Jam Master Jay. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Jason William Mizell ( January 21 1965 &ndash October 30 2002) also known as Jam-Master Jay and Jay Gambulos, was Merge became Head Professor at the Academy where he then developed the curriculum now taught in every scratch/juggling class. He maintained his domination of DJ competitions in the United States. In the next 3 years (36 months) Merge won 35 battles, which factors out to winning 1 battle a month for 3 years straight.
Since 2002, Merge has won 9 national titles and 4 world titles, which is more championship titles in 3 years than any other DJ. He has won every prominent National title in the US as well as world championship titles in every world DJ competition. Ie. MERG’s most prestigious title came at the 2004 DMC World Championship. Ie. MERG became the first to beat 3 time would champion DJ Craze's record and successfully defend his DMC World Title in 2005.
World Champion
In only his 2nd year of participation in the competition, Merge brought the DMC title back to New York, ending a four year hiatus away from America. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous In winning, he became the sixth American to wear the DMC World championship crown, after Roc Raida, Mix Master Mike, Cash Money, Q-Bert, Craze and others. Anthony Williams, better known as Roc Raida is an American DJ, Turntablist, Producer and member of legendary DJ group The X-Ecutioners Mix Master Mike (born April 4, 1970) is an American turntablist and contributing member of the Beastie Boys. DJ Craze ( November 19, 1977 - born Aristh Delgado, is a Nicaraguan American DJ who plays hip hop, Breaks
Merge has started the transition from battle dj to producer by incorporating his own production into his battle sets.
2005 championships
2005 DMC World DJ Championships World DJ Championship [2]
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World DJ Championship
2004 championships
2004 DMC World DJ Championships World DJ Championship [3]
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Video links
External links
- DMCWorld.com
- 2005 DMC championship page
- 2005 DMC championship details
- 2004 DMC championship page
- 2004 DMC championship details
- News report of 2004 DMC championship
- Profiles of DMC world champions (ie. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Merge is at the bottom)
- I-Emerge scores in 2004 DMC championships
- Biography of I-Emerge
- Bio of I.Emerge by ihug
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