DJs
Funkmaster Flex: The Multi-Faceted Maestro of Hip-HopFrom spinning records to starring in video games, Funkmaster Flex has become an undeniable force in the hip-hop world. Let’s dive deep into the life of this iconic DJ, rapper, record producer, and host. The Early Days Born Aston George Taylor Jr. on August 5, 1968, in the Bronx, New York
Lovebug Starski (aka Kevin Smith) was born on May 16, 1960 in the Bronx, New York and began working with various local DJs in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He began his career as a record boy in 1971 at age 11 when Hip Hop culture and music began to make its first
DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell) was born April 16, 1955 in West Kingston, Jamaica and migrated to the Bronx, New York in 1967. His classmates at Alfred E. Smith High School referred to him as Hercules because of his size and avid trips to the weight room. Herc started out as a graffiti artist in
Jam Master Jay (Jason William Mizell) was born January 21, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up, he was musically inclined and began playing trumpet at the age of 3. At 10 years old, Mizell and his family moved to Queens where he discovered his new favorite instrument: the turntables. He began DJing at the age of
Grandmaster Flash is not only one of the first Hip Hop DJs of all time, but he is also the creator of various turntable techniques that have come to define the art of being a DJ. Born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados, Joseph Saddler moved to the South Bronx with his family in the
Grand Wizzard Theodore (Theodore Livingstone) was born March 5, 1963 in Harlem and raised in the Bronx, New York on Boston Road and 168th Street. His older brothers Claudio and “Mean”Gene were part of a Hip Hop duo called the L-Brothers and introduced him to scratching even before he reached adolescence. DJ Grandmaster Flash, a frequent
