Scratch, the world famous beat boxer and former member of legendary hip-hop pioneers The Roots is extremely excited about his new album, Loss 4 Wordz.  For those that don’t know, Scratch is one of the most amazing DJs, producers, entertainers and of course, beat boxers in the world. Scratch is a Grammy Award winning artist who’s known all over the world.  He’s performed on stages with icons like Jay-Z, James Brown, Usher, Eminem and Ludacris and in addition to his appearances on The Roots albums, Scratch is also on numerous other hit albums such as Musiq’s Juslisen and Aijuswannasing, De La Soul’s Art Official Intelligence, Pink’s Missundaztood and Jay-Z’s Unplugged.Loss 4 Wordz includes singers, rappers, and traditional instruments infused with Scratch’s beat boxing that will have everyone wondering where the beat boxing stops and the traditional instruments begin.  All of the production was done by Scratch, creating everything from the crisp scratches, lush bass, melodic synth sounds by layering different vocal effects on top of each other for each track.  “I wanted the tracks to be as simple as possible but also to sound full.”  This philosophy is what raises the bar to new heights for beat boxing.  It’s much more than the early days when beat boxing was a highlight or small component to rap music.  With Loss 4 Wordz Scratch transforms beat boxing into rap music.  He called on personal favors, random connections and worked with artist he admired to make the collaborations happen. “Ready to Go” featuring Kanye West and Consequence is one of the most experimental tracks on the album; the album also features, Brooklyn’s Finest MOP and Showtime “Get The F… Outta Here.”  Moving across the pond Scratch recruited Damon Albarn (of Blur and Gorillaz) and hip hop hero, Talib Kweli on “Too Late.”  Elmore Judd with “Find My Way” based on a traditional Greek style of music. British songbirds, Estelle and Terri Walker are all about girl power on “The Man.”  German reggae star Gentleman contributes “Midnight Hour”.  Strong features on the album include Peedi Crakk, “Let’s Go,” Musiq Soulchild “Tonite,” and accomplished songwriter, Daniel Bedingfield “If Our Love Was A Song.” Finally, switching genres Scratch grabs Arthur Baker for the dance inspired “Girl I’m Gonna Find You.” For more check: www.scratch-loss4wordz.com