![]() ![]() Disco-era deejays like Pete “DJ” Jones, an early influence on Grandmaster Flash, spun records so that people could dance. Formed in the South Bronx, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were one of the first rap posses, responsible for such masterpieces as “The Message,” “Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel” and “White Lines.” The combination of Grandmaster Flash’s turntable mastery and the Furious Five’s raps, which ranged from socially conscious to frivolously fun, made for a series of 12-inch records that forever altered the musical landscape.įlash, along with DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa, pioneered the art of break-beat deejaying – the process of remixing and thereby creating a new piece of music by playing vinyl records and turntables as if they were musical instruments. ![]() Grandmaster Flash (born Joseph Saddler) not only devised various techniques but also designed turntable and mixing equipment. Theirs was a pioneering union between one DJ and five rapping MCs. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five fomented the musical revolution known as Hip Hop. Ness/Scorpio (vocals born October 12, 1960) Grandmaster Flash (turntables born January 1, 1958), Cowboy (vocals born September 20, 1960, died September 8, 1989), Kidd Creole (vocals born February 19, 1960), Melle Mel (vocals born May 15, 1961), Rahiem (vocals born February 13, 1963), Mr. ![]()
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