Grandmaster Flash will revisit his journey through hip-hop — from Bronx block parties to the world stage — in his upcoming memoir Birth of a Culture. The book, due out in the fall of 2026 via ...

It seems almost impossible that hip-hop would trace its origin back more than three decades to an engineering student with a penchant for experimenting with vinyl. Yet before he was Grandmaster Flash, ...

On this date in 1958, a man who will forever reform the stance of the turntable was born; Joseph Saddler best known as Grandmaster Flash. Amidst the infancy of hip-hop culture, Grandmaster Flash ...

In celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, Ebro had the honor of sitting down with one of its true pioneers, Grandmaster Flash. Flash took Ebro on a journey back to the early days of hip-hop, ...

Grandmaster Flash was one of the first DJs to make successful records. In 2002, he spoke to Fresh Air about how he discovered that he could use... 'Fresh Air' celebrates 50 years of hip-hop: ...

The olive branch has been accepted. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was the first Hip-Hop group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, largely thanks to their groundbreaking single, “The ...

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler Hear songs from Lucy Sante ...

The KISS frontman slammed the institution for including rap and hip-hop artists: "I don't come from the ghetto, it doesn't ...

A new Facebook trend sees Grannies accidentally tagging hip hop star Grandmaster Flash. You see, apart from loving you and never forgetting your birthday, older relatives deserve a web presence in ...

Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Doug E. Fresh, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne also took part in the medley of hits, which were performed at Tuesday's awards show. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital MTV ...

GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE: Ladies and gentlemen, it's now the time for the Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five MCs. (Rapping) We're coming. We're coming. We're coming. We're coming. We ...

MOSLEY: While DJ Kool Herc is often credited as the father of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash was one of the first DJs to make successful rap records and become a pioneer in the genre. In the '70s, he ...