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Grandmaster Flash
American DJ and rapper.
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Grandmaster Flash is an American DJ and rapper. Born on 1 January 1958 in Bridgetown, Flash is 68.
Flash studied at Samuel Gompers High School. Honours include Polar Music Prize.
With a Wikipedia article in 27 languages, Grandmaster Flash is No. 16,629 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 1 January 1958, Bridgetown (age 68)
- Country
- Barbados
- Known as
- Musician, rapper, disc jockey
- Field
- Music
- Education
- Samuel Gompers High School
- Plays
- Turntable, voice
- Genres
- Hip-hop, old-school hip-hop, breakbeat
- Labels
- Sugar Hill Records, Elektra
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia editions
- 27
Did you know
1 Jan
Shares a birthday with J. D. Salinger and Pierre de Coubertin.
8
One of 8 people in the Index born in Bridgetown, with Mia Mottley.
27
Has a Wikipedia article in 27 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Honours and works
Awards
- Polar Music Prize2019
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