Why do they call him “Grandmaster” Flash?
Why do they call him “Grandmaster” Flash?
“To quickly bypass some exposition that has been covered in previous writing, Flash is accredited with some major innovations to DJing, including: 1) Cue; 2) Slipmats; 3) the ‘Quick-Mix Theory’, and, ultimately 4) Extended beats, 5) turntablism, and 6) rap; 7) the popularising of the technics turntables, and 8) the popularising of conical needles; 9) putting the hands on the body of the record; 10 drawing on records with a crayon; the list goes on.”