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Rob Swift
Rob Swift

Birth name

Robert Aguilar

Born

May 14, 1972 (1972-05-14) (age 51)
Queens, New York, U.S.

Genres

Hip hop, turntablism

Occupations

Turntablist

Years active

1991-present

Associated acts

Dr. Butcher, Roc Raida, The X-Ecutioners, The X-Men

Robert Aguilar (born May 14, 1972), better known by his stage name Rob Swift, is an American hip hop DJ and turntablist. He was a member of the turntablist group The X-Ecutioners, but left in 2005. Rob Swift is known as a legendary beat juggler, a style of turntable manipulation that involves manually rearranging the beats from vinyl in real-time. He currently works at the Scratch DJ Academy in New York City.

Discography[]

  • 1997: Soulful Fruit
  • 1999: The Ablist
  • 2001: Airwave Invasion
  • 2002: Sound Event
  • 2003: Under the Influence
  • 2003: Who Sampled This?
  • 2004: OuMuPo 2
  • 2005: War Games
  • 2006: Back to the Beat
  • 2006: Pure Moods
  • 2008: Dust to Dust
  • 2010: The Architect
  • 2012: Roc for Raida
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