Almost all rappers today owe something to Joseph Saddler. Who's that? He's the guy otherwise known as Grandmaster Flash. G.F is the innovator of much of rap musics techniques and sounds. He started out DJ'ing in the 70's and hit it big in 1977 when he formed the group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Grandmaster was responsible for developing the scratching technique and other record spinning tricks. They coined the word 'hip hop'. They started freestyle battles where they made other rappers look silly. They released their first single in 1979 called Superrappin. Their next release was a 7 minute soundtrack of Grandmaster tearing up a turntable called The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel. After that the group added and contributed to several other artists songs. But their biggest hit came in 1982 when they released The Message. The Message showed off their strong rapping skills and sealed their legacy as rap pioneers. They went on to release a few more songs after that and even appeared in a movie but like most groups who find success they were soon fighting and bickering about which direction to go and the group parted ways. They all went separate ways and found success in other ventures and they all even did a reunion tour ( isn't that something
that is required of aging broken up bands?) In 2007 the group was inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, becoming the first hip hop band to earn that distinction. So see, it's not just my opinion that they were great. A whole lot of others thought so too. From 1982, its G.F and the Furious Five and The Message. Enjoy!
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