Bio
- Uncle is Sandy Saddler, the featherweight boxing champion of the world in 1950.
- Credited with innovating DJ techniques such as the double-back, back-door, back-spin, cuttin', transforming, Clock Theory and phasing and is considered one of the pioneers of rap and hip-hop culture.
- Was the musical director for The Chris Rock Show on HBO from 1997 to 2000.
- Performed during the festivities for Super Bowl XXXII in 1998.
- In 2002, performed during the closing ceremonies at the Commonwealth games in Manchester, England, which included Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee celebration.
- Received the DJ Vanguard Award in 2004 for innovating turntable DJing as a musical instrument.
- Received the 2005 Lifetime Achievement award from the Recording Industry Association of America.
- Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 along with the Furious Five.
- Released his memoir, The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash – My Life My Beat, in 2008.
- Featured in a Smithsonian exhibit entitled RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture.
Grandmaster FlashJanuary 1, 1958 (age 68)The Bronx, New York, U.S
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Bio
- Uncle is Sandy Saddler, the featherweight boxing champion of the world in 1950.
- Credited with innovating DJ techniques such as the double-back, back-door, back-spin, cuttin', transforming, Clock Theory and phasing and is considered one of the pioneers of rap and hip-hop culture.
- Was the musical director for The Chris Rock Show on HBO from 1997 to 2000.
- Performed during the festivities for Super Bowl XXXII in 1998.
- In 2002, performed during the closing ceremonies at the Commonwealth games in Manchester, England, which included Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee celebration.
- Received the DJ Vanguard Award in 2004 for innovating turntable DJing as a musical instrument.
- Received the 2005 Lifetime Achievement award from the Recording Industry Association of America.
- Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 along with the Furious Five.
- Released his memoir, The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash – My Life My Beat, in 2008.
- Featured in a Smithsonian exhibit entitled RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture.
