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Grandmaster Flash is an American Hip-Hop artist. He is one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. He formed a group called, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. He also released numerous albums like, Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang.

Contents 1 About 1.1 Awards & Certifications 1.2 Chart Toppers 2 News 2.1 Tours & Concerts 2.2 Announcements 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 3.3 Compilations & Live Releases 4 Other artists 4.1 Similar artists 4.2 Contemporaries 5 Trivia 6 Reviews 7 External Links

[edit] About

Grandmaster Flash or "Joseph "Biggie Grand" in real life was born on January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Grandmaster family migrated in Bronx, United States. In his teenage years, he began spinning records, performing live at area dances and block parties. At the age of 19, he took up electronics at Techincal School. In the late 70's, Grandmaster formed his own group called "Grandmaster Flash and The 3 MC's" with "Keith Wiggins", "Melle Me" and "Kid Creole". Two other rappers briefly joined, but they were replaced by "Guy Todd Williams" and "Eddie Morris". They changed their name to, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

They signed a recording contract under Enjoy Records in 1979 and released the single, "Supperapin". After the released, they signed a recording contract under Sugar Hill Records, which produced several singles. They split up in 1982 where Grandmaster decided to pursue his solo career. He released numerous solo albums like, The Message in 1982, Greatest Messages in 1984, They Said It Couldn't Be Done in 1985, The Source in 1986, Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang in 1987, and On The Strength in 1988. In 1988, Grandmaster reformed the group for a charity concert.

[edit] Awards & Certifications

Certifications

Year	Album	RIAA Certification
1982	The Message	Certified Platinum

[edit] Chart Toppers

Year	Top R&B/Hip-Hop	US Album Chart	Album
1985	35	-	They Said It Couldn't Be Done
1986	27	145	The Source
1986	43	197	Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang

[edit] News

[edit] Tours & Concerts

There are no current tour and concert schedules for Grandmaster Flash.

[edit] Announcements

There are no announcements as of this time

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

The Message 1982 Sugar Hill	They Said It Couldn't Be Done April 26, 1985 Elektra	The Source 1986 Elektra	Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang 1987 Elektra
On The Strength 1988 Elektra	Salsoul Jam 2000 1997 Salsoul

[edit] Singles

Date	Title	Label
1980	Superappin'	Enjoy
1980	Freedom	Sugar Hill
1998	Dance To The Beat	Marlboro

[edit] Compilations & Live Releases

Message from Beat Street: The Best of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & the Furious Five April 19, 1994	More Hits from Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Vol. 2 December 17, 1996 Rhino	Adventures of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five: More of the Best July 1996 Rhino	Grandmaster Flash Vs. the Sugarhill Gang November 1, 1997 Recall
Greatest Mixes January 27, 1998 Deep Beats	Adventures on the Wheels of Steel 1999 Sequel	The Official Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash January 29, 2002	The Best of Grandmaster Flash & the Sugarhill Gang October 29, 2002 Sanctuary
Hits October 10, 2003 Rhino Flashback Rhino	The Definitive Groove Collection August 8, 2006 Rhino	Fresh and Furious: Hip Hop's Beginning June 27, 2006 DBK Works

[edit] Other artists

[edit] Similar artists

Kurtis Blow	EPMD
Stetsasonic	Run DMC
LL Cool J	Whodini
Eric B. and Rakim	Kool DJ Herc
Afrika Bambaataa	Liquid Liquid
Spoonie Gee	Aleem
The Jonzun Crew	U.T.F.O.
Planet Patrol	Grandmixer D.ST
Public Enemy	Ice Cube
Boogie Down Productions	The Sugarhill Gang

[edit] Contemporaries

Spoonie Gee	The Sugarhill Gang
Whodini	Grandmaster Caz
Treacherous Three	Cold Crush Brothers
Run DMC	Afrika Bambaataa
Kurtis Blow

[edit] Trivia

• Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were the first hip-hop/rap group ever inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 12, 2007 by Jay-Z.

[edit] Reviews

[edit] External Links

• Grandmaster Flash Official Website

• Grandmaster Flash Myspace Page