It’s a long way from DJ Kool Herc’s back-to-school party for his sister at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx on August 11, 1973 to a balmy late summer Saturday evening in downtown L.A. Some 50 years ...

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It seems almost impossible that hip-hop would trace its origin back more than three decades to an engineering student with a penchant for experimenting with vinyl. Yet before he was Grandmaster Flash, ...

Hip-Hop legend Melle Mel discussed Coi Leray sampling Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” for her hit single “Players.” Melle Mel weighed in on Coi Leray’s song “Players” at ...

Hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash hosted a lecture and deejay event at Crowder Hall on Feb. 28 to cap off Black History Month. Crowder Hall was packed with fans of all ages to watch the hip-hop legend ...

GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE: Ladies and gentlemen, it's now the time for the Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five MCs. (Rapping) We're coming. We're coming. We're coming. We're coming. We ...