A pioneer of hip-hop, DJ and producer Grandmaster Flash became a household name
with a single track, "The Message" (1982), which inspired a large number of
vocals. Born in the Bronx district of New York to a family originally from
Barbados, Joseph Saddler was born on January 1, 1958. As a teenager, he began
mixing records at parties, making a name for himself on the local disco scene
while studying electronics. As the years went by, he developed his own technique
based on ingenious transitions,scratching and speed variations, much to the
delight of audiences who came back for mor...