House Party

Grandmaster Flash

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Grandmaster Flash

Monday 06 August 2012

Block-party master and hip hop innovator joins our line-up

Listen to Grandmaster Flash's set on Mixcloud right now.

House Party (August 2012) | Grandmaster Flash | Channel 4 by Channel 4 on Mixcloud

Grandmaster Flash was one of the founding fathers of the New York Rap and the block-party scene of the late 70s and early 80s. He was one of the first DJs to treat the turntables as a musical instrument, cutting-up funk, disco and soul records to lay the musical foundations of hip hop.

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's ground-breaking track The Message was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame back in 2007. Plus, in 2011, Flash himself joined the Grammy Hall Of Fame - making Flash the first DJ and hip hop artist ever to be inducted to the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame and the Grammy Hall Of Fame. And now  NOW ladies and gents  Flash is playing our House Party, and in your living rooms! WHADDD!!!???

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