Grandmaster Flash

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Born
1 January 1958 (age 67)
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 Hip Hop Classics Collection White Lines (Don't Do It)
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2 Play track Kings of the Streets - The Definitve Collection The Message
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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 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 Do It) (Long Version) White Lines (Don't Do It) (Long Version)
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8 White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) - Long Version White Lines (Don't 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 Play track White Lines White Lines (Long Version) (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
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  1. 18,201 listeners

    14 tracks

    The Message
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  2. 13,966 listeners

    31 Mar 2009 · 3 tracks

    White Lines
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  3. 13,386 listeners

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    Message from Beat Street: The Best of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & the Furious Five
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  4. 11,493 listeners

    1 Jul 1997 · 20 tracks

    Grandmaster Flash Presents: Salsoul Jam 2000
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