DJ Grandmaster Caz

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
rapper
songwriter
DJ
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Casanova_Fly
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Afrika_Bambaataa
gptkb:The_Cold_Crush_Brothers
gptkb:Grandmaster_Flash
gptkb:Kool_Herc
gptkbp:award Hip Hop Hall of Fame inductee
gptkbp:birthDate 1961-04-18
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Curtis_Brown
gptkbp:birthPlace The Bronx, New York City, United States
gptkbp:genre hip hop
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DJ Grandmaster Caz
gptkbp:influenced hip hop culture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Afrika_Bambaataa
gptkb:Grandmaster_Flash
gptkb:Kool_Herc
gptkbp:label gptkb:B-Boy_Records
gptkb:Tuff_City_Records
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:The_Cold_Crush_Brothers
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAlbum gptkb:Mid_Life_Crisis
gptkb:The_Grandest_of_Them_All
gptkb:You_Need_Stitches:_The_Tuff_City_Sessions_1982-1988
gptkbp:notableAppearance gptkb:Beat_Street_(film)
gptkb:Hip-Hop_Evolution_(documentary)
gptkb:Something_from_Nothing:_The_Art_of_Rap_(film)
gptkb:The_Get_Down_(TV_series)
gptkb:Wild_Style_(film)
gptkb:VH1_Hip_Hop_Honors
Netflix's Hip-Hop Evolution
gptkbp:notableContributor early hip hop lyricist
mentor to younger hip hop artists
pioneer of MCing and DJing
gptkbp:notableEvent contributed lyrics to 'Rapper's Delight'
gptkbp:notableRole tour guide for Hush Hip Hop Tours
gptkbp:notableSong gptkb:Yvette
gptkb:Get_Down_Grandmaster
gptkb:MC_Delight
gptkb:Count_Basie
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Rapper's_Delight
gptkbp:occupation rapper
songwriter
DJ
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:website http://www.grandmastercaz.com/
gptkbp:yearsActive 1970s–present
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Co-op_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5