Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At first, there was no message. Rap was all bluff and bluster. Party stuff, straight up. Hip hop, you don't stop. Throw your hands ...

In Baz Luhrmann’s Netflix hip-hop saga “The Get Down “ a young Grandmaster Flash (Mamoudou Athie) gives the main characters 24 hours to figure out the key to his quick mix theory. Their only clue? A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Grandmaster Flash appeared on The Masked Singer this week, the Bronx-born hip-hop pioneer made sure to keep his legacy intact ...

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 ...

During this week’s episode of The Masked Singer, viewers were shocked to find out that the person behind the Polar Bear costume was none other than Grandmaster Flash. “In the world today, there’s a ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Hip-hop transcends far beyond the music. "One person did not create this culture. It's three. Herc, Bam, and myself," said Grandmaster Flash, the founding father of Hip-hop. Joseph ...

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler Hear songs from Lucy Sante ...

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 ...

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 ...

As a teenager Grandmaster Flash began pioneering the turntable-as-instrument, playing the now iconic Bronx block parties that gave birth to hip-hop and revolutionized music. On Friday, he was back ...

Rock The Bells Festival 2025 just raised the bar, adding two of the most revered DJs in Hip Hop history to an already powerful lineup that spans decades of the genre’s evolution. Grandmaster Flash, a ...

In celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, Ebro had the honor of sitting down with one of its true pioneers, Grandmaster Flash. Flash took Ebro on a journey back to the early days of hip-hop, ...