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, ...

Flash, the first to use a turntable as an instrument, is known for creating the scratches that became synonymous with hip-hop. Hip-hop pioneers Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five will be honored ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Technics brand turntable was ...

Grandmaster Flash helped invent hip hop, DJing, and scratching as we know it, and his group the Furious Five’s 1982 single “The Message” helped inspire a style of politically conscious rap music that ...

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 ...

In Baz Luhrmann’s Netflix hip-hop saga “The Get Down “ a young Grandmaster Flash (Mamoudou Athie) gives the main characters 24 hours to figure out the key to his quick mix theory. Their only clue? A ...

Hip-hop pioneers Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 63rd Grammy Awards next month. Flash, the first to use a record turntable as a musical ...