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DJ Grandmaster Flash inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame:
Hip Hop innovators Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five are finally inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame on their third nomination since 2005. They are making history thrice by being the first hip hop group; Grandmaster Flash being the first DJ; and the Furious Five being the first MCs to hold court in the prestigious Hall. They join fellow inductees R.E.M., Van Halen, Patti Smith, and the Ronettes. The ceremony wil be held on March 12 at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
"This is bigger than me. This induction is total acceptance from one of the most prestigious music associations in the world. The induction says that for the decades of work that was put in which later co-created an entire culture, they honor us. Its a wonderful feeling to be remembered as one of the architects that pioneered an idea that the whole world fell madly in love with. It is called Hip Hop."
DJ Grandmaster Flash honored on 2006 BET Hip Hop Awards pt.1
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DJ Grandmaster Flash was delighted to the fact that BET took the time to do their homework and go back to the essence of hip-hop, the dj. BET awarded Flash with the first ever "I AM HIP HOP" icon award at the first annuaL BET HIP HOP AWARDS. This award is for Flash's innovations and technics in which the hip hop dj and djs worldwide is built builds off of today.
DJ Grandmaster Flash with original partner djs Disco B and EZ Mike, and DJ Demo
During Hip-Hop's 30yr+ history, few names have become as well known to music lovers across the globe as that of DJ Grandmaster Flash. Not only is he one of the three pioneers responsible for the musical genre called Hip-Hop, but his use of the turntables made him the first dj to play the turntables as a musical instrument, thus helping to elevate the status of the dj to a masterful, artisitic position. He is also responsible for assembling one of the earliest and greatest rap groups of all time - The Furious Five. These are some of the hallmarks of a career which has extended from the Bronx in the early 1970s to all corners of the globe into the 21st Century.
Of Bajan decent, Joseph Saddler, professionally known as "DJ Grandmaster Flash: was born and raised in the Boogie Down Bronx. It was the area's streets and nightlife that provided his inspirations. He developed his first crush on vinyl when he was just a boy playing with his father's records. By the time he was a teenager he was studying electronics and engineering in school, and spinning records at block parties and public parks.
By 1971, Flash was inventing and demonstrating innovative dj techniques with turntables in response to his many observations at parties, and of other djs, thus later claiming the turntables to be an instrument. "The Quick Mix Theory", which emcompassed the innovative technique of "cutting", which laid the foundation of what became known as "scratching" (along with its many offshoots; "crabsnatching", "transforming", "flaring", "doubleback/back door", "phasing", and "backspinning" ), is the technique of using duplicate copies of a vinyl record and scientifically rearranging the arrangement of the music and extending the break parts of songs. The "Clock Theory" allowed Flash to find the break of a recorded song quickly by eye, by marking the vinyl with tape or crayon. This manual display of taking a song apart and rearranging its structure live contributed to the early development and rise of the DJ as a remixer, artist, and producer.
In the late 70's, Flash took his inventions to another level, by recruiting emcee's to rap over his music. The unity later became worldly known as "Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five". The 80's brought many albums, hits, shows, and recognition worldwide as hip-hop was becoming the new popular music. Even into the 90's and now, DJ Grandmaster Flash still tours the world, still recieves awards for his pioneership to hip-hop, and still creating musically and mechanically. He is a true definition of an icon. If you are interested to know more about what Flash is doing now, and his more recent accomplishments, then check out the website at www.grandmasterflash.com .
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