Washington Post Profiles Grandmaster Caz
Great to Caz getting some respect from mainstream media. The article is definitely worth the read. It details his gig on the Hush Tours and other recent happenings. Source: They took Grandmaster Caz’s rhymes without giving him credit. Now, he’s getting revenge. – The Washington...
TMZ Video of Old School Legends
Who’d have thought you’d fine Old School on TMZ?
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...
Cold Crush Brothers
Members DJ Tony Tone (Angelo King) Easy AD (Adrian Harris) DJ Charlie Chase (Carlos Mandes) Grandmaster Caz (Curtis Fisher) Almighty KG (Kenneth Pounder) JDL (Jerry Dee Lewis) Money Ray (Eric Hoskins) d. 10/3/02 This was one of the biggest crews of the early hip hop landscape. The roster to the right is misleading in regards to the original members of the Cold Crush Brothers. Original members included Chase, Tone, A.D. Whipper Whip,...
Old School Feature – The Evolution of “Rapper’s Delight”
Everybody knows this song. Thanks to the revitalization of disco in the late 1990’s and several remakes (include one by a grandmother), the words “Now what you hear is not a test, I’m rappin’ to the beat/ And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try and move your feet” are recognizable. But how did this happen? Who were these guys? That’s this month’s topic. First of all,...