Bibliograph

The adventures of Grandmaster Flash, my life, my beats, by Grandmaster Flash with David Ritz

Type

Label

The adventures of Grandmaster Flash, my life, my beats, by Grandmaster Flash with David Ritz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 601-635), discography (p. 519-523), and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The adventures of Grandmaster Flash

Nature of contents

discographiesbibliography

Oclc number

182553032

Responsibility statement

by Grandmaster Flash with David Ritz

Sub title

my life, my beats

Summary

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, one DJ and five rapping MCs, fomented the musical revolution known as hip hop. In the 1970s Grandmaster Flash pioneered the art of break-beat DJing--the process of remixing and thereby creating a new piece of music by playing vinyl records and turntables as musical instruments. Now the man who paved the way for such artists as Jay-Z, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, and 50 Cent tells all--from his early days on the mean streets of the South Bronx, to the heights of hip hop stardom, losing millions on his record label, his downward spiral into cocaine addiction, and his ultimate redemption with the help and love of his family and friends. In this powerful memoir, Flash recounts how music from the streets, much like rock 'n' roll a generation before, became the sound of an era.--From publisher description

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