GRANDMASTER FLASH

'Joseph Saddler' (born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados), better known as 'Grandmaster Flash', is a American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, becoming the first hip hop/rap artists so honored.^[1]

Contents

Life and work

Discography

Notes

Samples

External links

Life and work

Saddler's family immigrated to the United States, and he grew up in the Bronx. He currently lives in the Morrisania section of the South 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 (for cutting) but added a dexterous manual edit with a mixer to promote the break (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). He also invented the technique initially called ''cutting'', VH1 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Discography

Album information
'''The Message''' ★ Released: 1982 ★ Last RIAA certification: Platinum ★ Singles: "The Message"
'''Greatest Messages''' ★ Released: 1984 ★ Last RIAA certification: ★ Singles:
'''They Said It Couldn't Be Done''' ★ Released: April 26, 1985 ★ Chart Positions: #35 Top R&B/Hip Hop ★ Last RIAA certification: Gold ★ Singles:
'''The Source''' ★ Released: 1986 ★ Chart positions: #145 US, #27 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, ★ Last RIAA certification: Gold ★ Singles:
'''Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang''' ★ Released: 1987 ★ Chart positions: #197 US, #43 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ★ Last RIAA certification: Gold ★ Singles:
'''On the Strength''' ★ Released: 1988 ★ Chart positions: #189 US ★ Last RIAA certification: Gold ★ Singles:
'''Salsoul Jam 2000''' ★ Released: 1997 ★ Chart positions: Did Not Chart ★ Last RIAA certification: ★ Singles: "Spring Rain"
'''The Official Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash''' ★ Released: January 29 2002 ★ Chart positions: Did Not Chart ★ Last RIAA certification: ★ Singles:
'''' ★ Released: May 7 2002 ★ Chart positions: Did Not Chart ★ Last RIAA certification: ★ Singles:
'''Mixing Bullets and Firing Joints''' ★ Released: May 10 2005 ★ Chart positions: Did Not Chart ★ Last RIAA certification: ★ Singles:
'''The Essential''' ★ Released: 2007 ★ Chart positions: ★ Last RIAA certification: ★ Singles:

Notes

1. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2007 Inductees

Samples

External links

★ Grandmaster Flash Official Page

★ Grandmaster Mele Mel Official page

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★ Grandmaster Cuts Faster, a PDF article about Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, originally published in Goldmine magazine, written by columnist Chuck Miller [10 page PDF]

★ Grandmaster Flash interview from Chaos Control Digizine

★ Davey D of Hard Knock Radio Interviews Grandmaster Flash

★ The Career Cookbook Profile of Rahiem

★ Grandmaster Flash interview on Fresh Air