New Details For DJ Hero

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IGN - August 11, 2009 - DJ Hero, coming in just a few short months, wowed IGN’s editors at E3 2009. Activision hasn’t kept quiet, revealing new artists and tracks with regularity. Today, two big UK-based DJs were revealed. The Scratch Perverts (Tony Vegas, DJ Primecuts and Plus One) and DJ Yoda now top Activision’s growing list of artists.

The Scratch Perverts are cutting it up on five mixes, including:

* Common’s “Universal Mind Control” vs. Masta Ace’s “Jeep A** Guitar”
* Eric B. & Rakim’s “Eric B. for President” vs. M.I.A’s “Paper Planes”
* Noisia’s “Groundhog” (Beat Juggle)

DJ Yoda is responsible for two mixes:

* Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” vs. Gangstarr’s “Just to Get a Rep”
* Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” vs. Shlomo’s “Beatbox”

We caught up with Jamie Jackson, Creative Director at FreeStyleGames to get some new details on DJ Hero. We talked about what went into picking songs, whether or not Dr. Dre is dropping a new track from Detox and what to expect in terms of downloadable content. We also scored seven new videos in case reading isn’t your thing.