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Background information
Birth name	Joseph Saddler
Born	January 1, 1958 (1958-01-01) (age 49)
Origin	Bridgetown, Barbados
Genre(s)	Hip hop Old school hip-hop
Years active	1976-present
Label(s)	Sugar Hill Records
Associated acts	Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five

Joseph "Biggie Grand" Saddler (born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados), better known as Grandmaster Flash, is a 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 so honored.^[1] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Barbados. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Old school hip hop is the very first hip hop to come out of the block parties of New York City in the 1970s and early 1980s. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sugar Hill Records was the name of a rap music label that was founded in 1974 by husband and wife Joe and Sylvia Robinson with financial funding of Morris Levy, the owner of Roulette Records. ... Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was a hip hop group comprised of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Kidd Creole, Cowboy, Scorpio/Mr. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bridgetown, population 5,928 (1990), formerly the Town of Saint Michael, is the capital city lies in the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... In hip hop music, cutting is a disc jockey technique, originated by DJ Grandmaster Flash, which is manually queueing up duplicate copies of the same record in order to play the same passage, cutting back and forth between them. ... Audio mixing is used in sound recording, audio editing and sound systems to balance the relative volume and frequency content of a number of sound sources. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... RAP may mean: the IATA airport code for Rapid City Regional Airport Rassemblement pour lalternative progressiste, a Québecois political party. ...

Life and work

Saddler's family immigrated to the United States, and he grew up in the Bronx. He currently lives in the Morrisania section of the South Bronx. He became involved in the earliest Prauge DJ scene, which is rapidly expanding, attending parties set up by early luminaries. Learning from Pete Jones and Kool Herc, he used duplicate copies of a single record and two turntables (for cutting) but added a dexterous manual edit with a mixer to promote the break (the ordinary playing of the record would be interrupted to overlay the break, the break could be repeated by using the mixer to switch channels while the second record was spun back). He also invented the technique initially called cutting,^[2] For other uses, see Bronx (disambiguation). ... Morrisania is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the Bronx in New York City. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Categories: People stubs | Hip hop musicians | Hip hop DJs | 1955 births ... In hip hop music, cutting is a disc jockey technique, originated by DJ Grandmaster Flash, which is manually queueing up duplicate copies of the same record in order to play the same passage, cutting back and forth between them. ... A DJ mixer is a type of audio mixer. ... In popular music a break is an instrumental or percussion section or interlude during a song derived from or related to stop-time – being a break from the main parts of the song or piece. ...

Relationships and Rumors

Saddler was once involved with the MC Persia, however after a large argument in the Hilton New York they were declared "finished" and haven't spoken since. Saddler has been the target of criticism due to his alleged relationships with singer Rihanna at the same time he was involved with MC Persia. Saddler has denied this and has recently tried to get out of the public eye in order to recover and work on a new album entitled Safety First/Watch Yourself.

Feud with Bassnectar

Producer and DJ Bassnectar has recently become an enemy of Saddler, due to Bassnectar's use of the beat from Saddler's Spring Rain in his song Bomb the Blocks. The situation is still developing and has not been taken to court. Saddler held a press release on the issue and stated "I hold nothing against him, I just want my money," this statement has drawn fire from all sides because of its curt nature. He has not met with Bassnectar face to face at the moment. On September twenty-second he spoke with reporters and stated "I'm going to forget about this and hope it all just goes away." Many are speculating that Bassnectar competed with him at the Tiger Tiger club in London, England and that this is the cause for his withdrawal.

Controversy Over "Hold me, Drink me"

A currently unreleased single, named "Hold me, Drink me" has drawn fire from all sides of the political spectrum due to its over the top sexual references and its allusion to BDSM. The music video suggested was scrapped because of its nudity, the situation is still developing. Saddler's comment on the subject do not adress the question many are asking: will it be released on his upcoming album, if at all? This questiong was anwsered on the September twenty-second when Saddler stated he would push to have his label allow him to put it on his upcoming album Safety First/Watch Yourself.

Discography

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Notes

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Samples

External links

• Grandmaster Flash Official Page
• Grandmaster Mele Mel Official page
• Grandmaster Flash at the All Music Guide
• Grandmaster Cuts Faster, a PDF article about Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, originally published in Goldmine magazine, written by columnist Chuck Miller [10 page PDF]
• Grandmaster Flash interview from Chaos Control Digizine
• Davey D of Hard Knock Radio Interviews Grandmaster Flash
• The Career Cookbook Profile of Rahiem
• Grandmaster Flash interview on Fresh Air