DJ Babu (born Chris Oroc) is a member of a crew of DJs called the Beat Junkies , a group which includes others such as Melo-D, Rhettmatic, and J-Rocc. DJ Babu he used the title "Turntablist" in order to differentiate what he was doing (scratching vinyl records) from more conventional aspects of DJ-ing. He is a member of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples, along with Rakaa Iriscience and Evidence .