2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The Masked Singer

Shut Up and Dribble

Hip Hop Evolution

The Man from Mo'Wax

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

5 Sides of a Coin

Made

Where Are They Now?

The Hip Hop Years

The Chris Rock Show

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

Big Fun in the Big Town

MTV Video Music Awards

Wild Style

Joseph Robert Saddler (born January 1, 1958), known by his stage name Grandmaster Flash, is an American musician and DJ. He created a DJ technique called the Quick Mix Theory. This technique serviced the break-dancer and the rapper by elongating the drum breaks through the use of duplicate copies of vinyl. This technique gave birth to cutting and scratching. It also gave rappers better music with a seamless elongated bed of beats to speak on. He also invented the slipmat. 
He is the founder and creator of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the first rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2019 he became the first hip hop artist to be honoured with the Polar Music Prize. On May 21, 2022, he acquired an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from Buffalo State University. On June 1, 2023, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in music from Lehman College in the Bronx, NY. On August 4, Grandmaster was issued a proclamation from the city of New York stating that August 4th is Grandmaster Flash Day.