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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 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 the record would be interrupted to overlay the break, the break could be repeated by using the mixer to switch channels while the second record was spun back. The speed and dexterity needed showed why Saddler was called Flash, although he got the nickname in school due to the fact that he hung around with another guy named Gordon (from Flash Gordon). He also invented the technique initially called cutting, which was developed by Grand Wizard Theodore into scratching (AMG).
Flash played illegal parties and also worked with rappers such as Kurtis Blow and Lovebug Starski. He formed his own group in the late 1970s, after promptings from Ray Chandler. The initial members were Cowboy (Keith Wiggins), Melle Mel (Melvin Glover) and Kid(d) Creole (Nathaniel Glover) making Grandmaster Flash & the 3 MCs.
Saddler’s family migrated to the United States, and he grew up in the Bronx. He became involved in the earliest 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 the record would be interrupted to overlay the break, the break could be repeated by using the mixer to switch channels while the second record was spun back. The speed and dexterity needed showed why Saddler was called Flash, although he got the nickname in school due to the fact that he hung around with another guy named Gordon (from Flash Gordon). He also invented the technique initially called cutting, which was developed by Grand Wizard Theodore into scratching (AMG).
Flash played illegal parties and also worked with rappers such as Kurtis Blow and Lovebug Starski. He formed his own group in the late 1970s, after promptings from Ray Chandler. The initial members were Cowboy (Keith Wiggins), Melle Mel (Melvin Glover) and Kid(d) Creole (Nathaniel Glover) making Grandmaster Flash & the 3 MCs.
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Old School Classic!
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olimak_Vo wrote:
он рулит
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doctorbagr wrote:
Here comes my DJ makes me want to move so bad.
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Da_Realist wrote:
1 января еее)) я родился с ним в один день
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OSTz wrote:
how could he not be in my library loooooool a classic hip hop dude gotta love what he did !!!
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Esco-Z-GA wrote:
Аmazing
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Electry wrote:
No bad, даже очень очень no bad!
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DrElliot wrote:
Dont push me cuz im close to the edge, даааааа! :D
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Gunn_Clappah wrote:
No bad, no bad ... )) PS: И в России тоже )
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PuddaWudda wrote:
Fucking excellent.
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olimak_Vo wrote:
да, здесь его любят!
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Esqimos wrote:
блиин...хоть бы он хоть раз в Украину прехал...ну или в Россию на крайняк...
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golfmade wrote:
So he was just in Taipei last week and I didn't find out until the day before the show and wasn't able to make it, god damn I hate this country some times.
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lucas220 wrote:
Shine All Day is catchy as all hell.
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distortion_ wrote:
We Speak Hip Hop, totally awesome track!
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havmaleducado wrote:
WE SPEAK HIP HOP, its amazing, i was so surprised of hearing Kase O there! (He the best MC in Spain)
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hynn3k wrote:
I'm still loving Shine All Day, there are few more dope tracks, but the rest is ehmmm, album is worse than I expected
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mathewjordan wrote:
Best songs from the new album are the ones with KRS on em'
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Grandmaster Flash @ Ibiza Nightclub
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Hot Barbeque
Point Nepean, Portsea, Australia
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