The DJ "cut song" has always been a dedication to the DJ in a given crew, which allowed them to showcase their cuts and scratches over an instrumental beat that, many times, the DJ themselves produced. Other times, the MCs from the group would dedicate a song to their DJ boasting about their skillset on the ones-and-twos. These songs were usually contained on full length albums, and at one point, they were as commonplace on a rap album as the rap ballad or socially conscious song. Here are 25 dedications to the DJ.

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