Born: Bridgetown, Barbados, 1958
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: DJ Grandmaster Flash and his group the Furious Five were hip-hop's greatest innovators, transcending the genre's party-music ...
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Jul 02 2009 11:00AM
by Tracey Ford
Filed under: Side Gig
The Boombox Music Blog: Legendary DJ Grandmaster Flash is gearing up to introduce himself to a new generation of gamers in Activision's upcoming DJ Hero, which is set to hit stores in October. The scratching icon chatted with GameDaily about his role in the Guitar Hero ... Read moreDec 09 2008 11:30AM
by Tracey Ford
Filed under: Hip-Hop News, Don't Call It a Comeback
The Boombox Music Blog: Legendary DJ Grandmaster Flash doesn't plan on resting on his status as a hip-hop icon. Flash is scheduled to release, 'The Bridge: Concept of a Culture,' his first album in over 20 years, on March 3, 2009. The album will feature an impressive ... Read moreSep 19 2008 10:30AM
by Tracey Ford
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Say What!
The Boombox Music Blog: Thanks to 'Guitar Hero,' teenagers, and adults alike, can act out their childhood dream of being a rock star by banging on plastic drums and strumming a toy guitar while attempting to follow along to their favorite tune. Now, amateur DJs will have a ... Read moreVideos (1)
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04/14/09
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03/26/09
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03/09/09
Grandmaster Flash (Feature) "We take dead masters and bring them to life".
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03/02/09
Listen Up: Grandmaster Flash crosses cultural 'Bridge' A broad array of MCs joins him in...
The Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis IN
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03/02/09
Grandmaster Flash: The Bridge: Concept of a Culture It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hol...
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12/11/08
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12/09/08
Grandmaster Flash Taps Snoop Dogg for First Album in 20 Years Legendary DJ Grandmaster F...
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12/08/08
Grandmaster Flash Enlists Snoop, Q-Tip, Busta for New Album Pioneer Hip-Hop turntablist ...
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12/05/08
Surprise Return For Rap Pioneer Grandmaster Flash Hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash is to...
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12/04/08
Q-Tip, Snoop, Busta on New Grandmaster Flash Album In addition, fellow legends KRS-One, ...
Spin.com
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08/07/08
Foster care connects Grandmaster Flash with teen rapper Grandmaster Flash, who was raise...
Newsday - New York NY
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06/24/08
Hip-Hop: Grandmaster Flash Talks Life, Beats It all started in the Bronx , N.Y., in the ...
Newsweek
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06/11/08
Grandmaster Flash Transforms Latest 'Message' in Adventurous Memoir "This whole book was...
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06/11/08
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New York Daily News - New York NY
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06/11/08
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06/09/08
Grandmaster Flash Tells Tales of Triumph and Struggle in Memoir Grandmaster Flash and th...
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05/30/08
Book Review: The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash Before rap was a gazillion-dollar, mult...
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07/09/09
DJ Hero: Grandmaster Flash Remix Trailers More DJ Hero promo action as clips of Grandmas...
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07/02/09
Grandmaster Flash is a DJ Hero, plays DJ Hero 55 minutes ago on Joystiq Nintendo : New R...
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07/01/09
Inside “DJ Hero”: Grandmaster Flash on Game’s Big Names, Ideas "If I'm behind this, this...
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04/14/09
Grandmaster Flash postponed at Club Firestone Hip-hop icon Grandmaster Flash won't be ma...
Soundboard
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03/26/09
Grandmaster Flash coming to Club Firestone Of Bajan decent, Joseph Saddler, professional...
Soundboard
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03/01/09
Hip Hop Album Releases for Mar. 3: Chicharones, Grandmaster Flash, Total Dance 2009 To r...
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01/16/09
Grandmaster Flash: The Bridge Album Art & Tracklist Though this cover art will surely en...
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01/15/09
Think B.I.G., Here Comes “Notorious” Everyone with even the slightest interest in hip-ho...
VH1 Blog
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12/09/08
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12/05/08
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Starpulse News Blog
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06/11/08
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06/10/08
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