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Person · 1958–

Grandmaster Flash

The DJ pioneer who invented the core techniques of hip-hop turntablism.

A founding father of [[hip-hop]].

Grandmaster Flash engineered cutting, the backspin, and the "Quick Mix," turning the turntable into an instrument and helping found hip-hop.

On the timeline

  1. July 1982
    "The Message"

    Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five prove hip-hop can carry serious social narrative.

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