Grandmaster flash biography book

A really fun book for those with any background at all on Grandmaster Flash, the Sugarhill Gang, and other early DJs/rap groups. There are some interesting historical revisions from Flash involving famous songs and the use of the "Grandmaster" title while he was on the outs with his own group and record label.

Juicy factoids for nerdy fans aside, what really struck me about this book was how cleanly it illustrated the simultaneous possibility and flukiness of a major new creation like the "cutting" of records - splicing, repeating, and combining songs together while maintaining a consistent beat.

Grandmaster Flash - Books, Biography, and Author Information ...

Grandmaster Flash was born to a father who loved soul and funk music and a mother who was a mechanical genius. He massively expanded both those things, growing up with his ear to the ground to hear the neighbors' music and playing with circuits and resistors. He grew up in the Bronx, where there were other DJs plying thei The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash - Penguin Random House JUBAC