With Westword’s Music Showcase going down this weekend, let’s take a quick look at what the last five hip-hop winners have been up to the last five years: The Pirate Signal (Yonnas and DJ A-What) who ...
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 ...
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 ...
Music icons Alicia Keys and Grandmaster Flash soon will be recognized by the Black American Music Assn. for their creativity and contributions to the music world and Black culture. The organization ...
The Black American Music Association is honoring several music legends including Alicia Keys, Grandmaster Flash and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis next month at the inaugural ICE Medal of Honor at ...
*Today marks a moment in history when hip hop and its anti-establishment cousin, punk rock, came together on the same New York stage in disastrous fashion. In 1981, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious ...
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