DJ Grandmaster Flash

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:DJ
gptkb:record_producer
gptkb:musician
gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd present
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1970s
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Afrika_Bambaataa
gptkb:Kurtis_Blow
gptkb:The_Sugarhill_Gang
gptkb:Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five
gptkb:Melle_Mel
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1958-01-01
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Joseph_Saddler
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bridgetown,_Barbados
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Barbadian-American
gptkbp:genre hip hop
funk
electro
gptkbp:influenced hip hop culture
turntablism
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:drummer
gptkb:song
gptkb:sampler
turntables
gptkbp:knownFor cutting
scratching
phasing
backspinning
pioneering DJ techniques
gptkbp:label gptkb:Elektra_Records
gptkb:Sugar_Hill_Records
gptkb:Strut_Records
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableEvent first hip hop group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
pioneered the Quick Mix Theory
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Message
gptkb:Adventures_on_the_Wheels_of_Steel
gptkb:White_Lines_(Don't_Don't_Do_It)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:DJ
gptkb:record_producer
gptkb:musician
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Karen_M._Saddler
gptkbp:website https://www.grandmasterflash.com/
gptkbp:yearsActive 1970s–present
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Co-op_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DJ Grandmaster Flash