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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]

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]

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 suggested music video was scrapped because of its nudity; the situation is still developing. Saddler's comments on the subject do not address the question many are asking: will it be released on his upcoming album, if at all? This questiong was answered on September 22nd when Saddler stated he would push to have his label allow him to put it on his upcoming album Safety First/Watch Yourself.

Discography

Album information
The Message
Greatest Messages
They Said It Couldn't Be Done
The Source
Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang
On the Strength
Salsoul Jam 2000
The Official Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash
Mixing Bullets and Firing Joints
Safety First/Watch Yourself

Notes

1. ^ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2007 Inductees. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
2. ^ VH1 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.

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2007
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | R.E.M. | The Ronettes | Patti Smith | Van Halen
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Cutting is a disc jockey technique used to loop records and is popular in hip hop music. Originated by DJ Grandmaster Flash the technique consists of "manually queueing up duplicate copies of the same record in order to play the same passage, cutting back and forth between them.
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Cutting is a disc jockey technique used to loop records and is popular in hip hop music. Originated by DJ Grandmaster Flash the technique consists of "manually queueing up duplicate copies of the same record in order to play the same passage, cutting back and forth between them.
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Greatest Messages
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The Message is the 1982 debut album by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five.

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  1. "She's Fresh" – 4:57
  2. "It's Nasty" – 4:19
  3. "Scorpio" – 4:55

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Greatest Messages

Studio album by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
Released January 1, 1984
Genre Hip-hop
Label Sugar Hill Records
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Greatest Messages
(1984) They Said It Couldn't Be Done
(1985) The Source
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They Said It Couldn't Be Done is the second album released by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five. It was released in April, 1985.
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