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The adventures of Grandmaster Flash : my life, my beats
- Title
- The adventures of Grandmaster Flash : my life, my beats / by Grandmaster Flash with David Ritz.
- Author
- Grandmaster Flash.
- Publication
- New York : Broadway Books, c2008.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Ritz, David.
- Description
- 258 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, one DJ and five rapping MCs, fomented the musical revolution known as hip hop. In the 1970s Grandmaster Flash pioneered the art of break-beat DJing--the process of remixing and thereby creating a new piece of music by playing vinyl records and turntables as musical instruments. Now the man who paved the way for such artists as Jay-Z, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, and 50 Cent tells all--from his early days on the mean streets of the South Bronx, to the heights of hip hop stardom, losing millions on his record label, his downward spiral into cocaine addiction, and his ultimate redemption with the help and love of his family and friends. In this powerful memoir, Flash recounts how music from the streets, much like rock 'n' roll a generation before, became the sound of an era.--From publisher description.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 601-635), discography (p. 519-523), and index.
- Call Number
- Sc E 08-1335
- ISBN
- 9780767924757
- 0767924754
- LCCN
- 2007048224
- OCLC
- 182553032
- Author
- Grandmaster Flash.
- Title
- The adventures of Grandmaster Flash : my life, my beats / by Grandmaster Flash with David Ritz.
- Imprint
- New York : Broadway Books, c2008.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 601-635), discography (p. 519-523), and index.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Ritz, David.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 08-1335JNE 09-11