Grandmaster Caz
Born in the Bronx, Caz is one of Hip Hop’s most versatile pioneers. Caz’s start began when, in 1974, he witnessed one of Kool Herc’s legendary block parties. He was so inspired that he got DJ equipment the very next day! ‘I wanted to be the one to make people dance.’ He titled himself “Cassanova Fly” and eventually teamed up with Disco Wiz. Caz teamed up with crew member, JDL, became...
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
Members Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler) b. 1/1/57 Melle Mel (Melvin Glover) b. 5/15/?? Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover) b. 2/19/?? Cowboy (Keith Wiggins) b. 9/20/?? d. 9/89 Rahiem (Guy Williams) b. 2/13/?? Mr. Ness aka Scorpio (Eddie Morris) b. 11/12/?? Born in Barbados, Grandmaster Flash is one of the Holy Trinity of Hip Hop. Flash learned the basic art of cutting between records from Kool Herc in the mid-70’s. Along with...
Funky 4 Plus 1
Members KK Rockwell (Kevin Smith) Keith Keith (Keith Caesar) Lil’ Rodney Cee (Rodney Stone) Jazzy Jeff (Jeffrey Myree) Sha Rock (Sharon Green) Forming in 1979, this was one of the first hip hop groups that contained a female emcee, Sha Rock. And unlike many female rappers today, she was not looked at as a sex object, but rather she was just another member of the group. One of the original members of the group was Rahiem who...
Fresh Gordon
Fresh Gordon began his career as a deejay. Fresh Gordon’s first vinyl appearance was on “Brooklyn Style” by The Choice MC’s on Rocky Records early in 1985. He recorded a few singles in the mid 80’s including “Feelin’ James” and “Gordy’s Groove” (originally a b-side on a Choice MC’s track called “Beat of the Street) which was a decent song that references The...
