Personal Info
Joseph Robert Saddler
Grandmaster Flash
Acting
Biography
Grandmaster Flash (born Joseph Robert Saddler on January 1, 1958 in Barbados) is a hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing.
Saddler's family migrated to the United States, and he grew up in the Bronx. He became involved in the earliest Queensbridge, New York DJ scene, attending parties set up by early luminaries. Learning from Pete Jones and Kool Herc, he used duplicate copies of a single record and two turntables but added a dextrous manual edit with a mixer to promote the break (a point of isolated drum rhythm) - the ordinary playing of the record …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
The Man from Mo'Wax
as Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
5 Sides of a Coin
Made
as The Spa DJ (uncredited)
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Big Fun in the Big Town
as Self
Wild Style
as D.J.
TV Shows
The Masked Singer
as Self - Polar Bear · 1 ep.
Shut Up and Dribble
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Hip Hop Evolution
as Self · 16 ep.
Where Are They Now?
as Self · 1 ep.
The Hip Hop Years
as Self · 1 ep.
The Chris Rock Show
17 ep.
Soccer AM
as Self · 1 ep.
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self · 1 ep.
The Grammys
as Self · 1 ep.