Grandmaster Flash

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Born:
January 1, 1958, he's 54.
Birthname:
Joseph Saddler.
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An Artist with 25 releases, a member of 1 group, and credited 3 times on others' music. 4 collaborations.

Biography

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Joseph Saddler (born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados) better known as Grandmaster Flash, is an 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 to be so honored.

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Discography

53 releases – 25 under his own name, 25 in other groups and 3 credits on others' music Edit
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Grandmaster Flash

Dec, 12 2008

This year has seen some big comebacks from artists previously consigned to history: Portishead's Third album arrived 11 years since their second and most agreed it was a big success; while Axl Rose finally delivered a new Guns N' Roses album 17 years after the last one. Now comes news of another comeback: legendary hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash is set to return with his first suite of original material in just over 20 years. Since 1988's On The Strength, Flash has released a few mix albums and compilations, but his split with the Furious Five including lead rapper Melle Mel caused obvious problems. The Bridge: Concept Of A Culture, due in March, replaces the Furious Five with Snoop Dogg, KRS-One, Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes and Big Daddy Kane, proving that Flash's esteem in hip-hop circles is still sky high. But we think it will be a long time until a new comeback record is set: English singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan released Lookaftering in 2005, an incredible 35 years since her only previous LP.

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