He's Got the Beat

The beatboxer who might save your life: Scratch.

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With Outkast, Lauryn Hill, the Roots, Jurassic 5, Truth Hurts and Cee-Lo, Monday
5 p.m. Monday, July 22
$35, 303-220-7000

Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Greenwood Village

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Clearly, it's been a very productive year for Scratch. The beatboxer isn't one to boast, however. He's got other things to do with his mouth.

"I'm just carrying the torch from what hip-hop was based on in the beginning, not what it has turned into now -- something that's really been monopolized," he says. "I'm just trying to take it back to that, and once we get there, we're getting somewhere."