Happy Birthday Grandmaster Flash

“Conquer your neighbourhood, conquer your city, conquer your country, and then go after the rest of the world. That's my mantra” - Grandmaster Flash

(Grandmaster Flash)

Grandmaster Flash was born as Joseph Saddler on January 1st, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbadoes. As a child he and his family moved to the Bronx. He attended Samuel Gompers High School. He then became a DJ after high school. He then created different styles of DJing such as backspin technique, punch phrasing, and scratching. In the mid 1970s he formed the group “Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five”.

(Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five)

They 1st started to perform in 1978. In 1979 they were signed to Enjoy Records. In 1981 they released "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel".

(Grandmaster Flash in 1981)

In 1982 they released the single “The Message”. In the same year Grandmaster Flash appeared in the movie Wild Style.

(Grandmaster Flash in Wildstyle (1982))

The group then disbanded. In 1987 the group came back together. In 1988 they released a new album.

(Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five in 1988)

In 1994 the group reformed again. In 2006 he won the BET "I Am Hip Hop Icon" award. In 2007 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five became the 1st Hip Hop group to be inducted into the Rock & Roll hall of fame.

(Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five in 2007)

In 2008 he released a memoir The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats. In 2009 he appeared in the video game “DJ Hero”.

(Grandmaster Flash in 2009)

Today he turns 59 years old and we would all like to say happy birthday Grandmaster Flash.

Albums by Grandmaster Flash

• “The Message” (1982)
• “They Said It Couldn’t Be Done” (1985)
• “The Source” (1986)
• “Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang” (1987)
• “On the Strength” (1988)
• “Salsoul Jam 2000” (1997)
• “Flash is Back” (1998)
• “The Official Adventures of Grandmaster Flash” (2002)
• “The Bridge” (2009)

Videos of Grandmaster Flash

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PobrSpMwKk4  “Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (Official Video)”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHIsNQ3eh2g  “Grandmaster Flash - Wildstyle”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa9mJMdUeT8  “Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five - New York New York (1983)”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsTJaP2tC0A  “Grandmaster Flash - White Lines”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tuPWXPd4nI  “Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five accept and perform Rock Hall Inductions 2007”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiojcGahgG4  “Grandmaster Flash - Interview 1986”

(P.S. sorry for the late post)