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Grandmaster Flash
Acting
01 Jan 1958 (68 years)
The Bronx, New York, U.S
Biography
Grandmaster Flash (born Joseph Robert Saddler on January 1, 1958 in Barbados) is a hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. Saddler's family migrated to the United States, and he grew up in the Bronx. He became involved in the earliest Queensbridge, New York DJ scene, 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 but added a dextrous manual edit with ...
Also Known As
Joseph Robert Saddler
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Grandmaster Flash's Movies
58%
Made
13 Jul 2001
61%
Wild Style
01 Aug 1982
72%
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
13 Mar 2026
75%
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
09 Jul 2007
82%
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
19 Nov 2022
66%
The Man from Mo'Wax
20 Apr 2016
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Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
19 Oct 1995
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5 Sides of a Coin
12 Nov 2004
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Big Fun in the Big Town
06 Jun 1986
