Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler Hear songs from Lucy Sante ...

On this date in 1958, a man who will forever reform the stance of the turntable was born; Joseph Saddler best known as Grandmaster Flash. Amidst the infancy of hip-hop culture, Grandmaster Flash ...

On this date in 1958, a man who will forever reform the stance of the turntable was born; Joseph Saddler best known as ...

DJ Grandmaster Flash joined “In Focus” to take a look back on hip-hop’s evolution. He’s considered being one of the pioneers of hi-hop DJing, cutting, scratching and mixing. Grandmaster Flash ...

At first, there was no message. Rap was all bluff and bluster. Party stuff, straight up. Hip hop, you don't stop. Throw your hands in the air, and wave 'em like you just don't care. Somebody scream.

42. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, ‘The Message’ (1982) Squiggly synthesizers and a loping beat anchor the title track of the debut album from the Bronx, New York, sextet. But it’s the ...

Music icons Alicia Keys and Grandmaster Flash soon will be recognized by the Black American Music Assn. for their creativity and contributions to the music world and Black culture. The organization ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Grandmaster Flash, one of the virtuoso creators of hip-hop and leader of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the genre’s first act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

Grandmaster Flash, one of the virtuoso creators of hip-hop and leader of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the genre’s first act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will be in ...

As the latest of several recent performances and shows honoring hip-hop’s 50-year anniversary in 2023, MTV’s Video Music Awards welcomed many of the genre’s finest figures to the stage on Tuesday ...

Primary Wave Music announces the addition of trailblazing DJ and hip-hop founding father Grandmaster Flash to its roster. Today, Primary Wave Music has announced the addition of Grandmaster Flash ...

Duke Bootee, the pioneering rapper who co-wrote and appeared on Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s classic “The Message” — Number One on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of ...