Scratch (born Kyle Jones) is an American hip hop artist. He is a hip hop MC who specializes in beatboxing or vocal percussion. He is probably best known as a member of Grammy Award-winning band The Roots.
Originally a member of Philadelphia based rap group, Schoolz Of Thought, he joined The Roots in 1998.
Scratch released his album The Embodiment of Instrumentation in 2002 on the Rope A Dope record label, which featured The Roots, Dice Raw, E.S.T...
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