Scratching Slams/Dropping before the One/before the beat drops.

Hey everyone !

I’ve been DJing for a long time and feel confident with my scratching skills. However, I struggle with dropping songs in time when the vocals or ad-libs come in right before the beat drops.

For example, in Lifestyle by Young Thug, where he says ‘I done’ before the beat hits, or in Bad and Boujee by Migos, with the ‘Hey!’ before the drop.

On the other hand, when the vocal drops on the one, like in Beautiful by Snoop Dogg, I do a great job.

It seems like other DJs can slam records like this so effortlessly, but I often find myself out of time, even if my scratching sounds great.

Does anyone else struggle with this? Any tips or techniques to nail these transitions?”

Feel free to add the specific songs that can work as good practice!

Peace ☺️✌🏽