Grandmaster Flash

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Born
1 January 1958 (age 68)
Born In
Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
Grandmaster Flash (born Joseph Saddler on January 1, 1958 in Barbados) is a hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. Saddler's family migrated to the United States, and he grew up in the Bronx. He became involved in the earliest Queensbridge, New York DJ scene, attending parties set up by early luminaries. Learning from Pete Jones and Kool Herc, he used duplicate copies of a single record and two turntables but added a dextrous manual edit with a mixer to promote the break (a point of isolated drum rhythm) - the ordinary playing of th… read more
Grandmaster Flash (born Joseph Saddler on January 1, 1958 in Barbados) is a hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. Saddler's family migrated to the United States, and he grew up in the Bronx. He became involved in the earliest Queensbridge, N… read more
Grandmaster Flash (born Joseph Saddler on January 1, 1958 in Barbados) is a hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. Saddler's family migrated to the United States, and he grew up in the Bronx. He became involved in the earliest Queensbridge, New York DJ scene, attending parties set up by early luminaries. Learning… read more

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1 Play track Kings of the Streets - The Definitve Collection The Message
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 375 listeners
2 Play track Hip Hop Classics Collection White Lines (Don't Do It)
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3 The Message - 7" Version The Message - 7" Version
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4 The Message - Extended Version The Message - Extended Version
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5 Play track Hi-Five: Hip Hop Blender The Message (feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee)
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6 Play track The Sugarhill Records Story The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel
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7 White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) - Long Version White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) - Long Version
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8 White Lines (Don't Do It) (Long Version) White Lines (Don't Do It) (Long Version)
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9 Play track White Lines The Message (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
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10 It's Nasty (Genius of Love) [Short Version] It's Nasty (Genius of Love) [Short Version]
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Albums

  1. 59,538 listeners

    14 tracks

    The Message
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  2. 14,675 listeners

    19 Apr 1994 · 11 tracks

    Message from Beat Street: The Best of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & the Furious Five
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  3. 14,372 listeners

    31 Mar 2009 · 3 tracks

    White Lines
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  4. 13,197 listeners

    1 Jul 1997 · 20 tracks

    Grandmaster Flash Presents: Salsoul Jam 2000
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