Joseph Saddler (born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados) better known as King Grandmaster Flash, is an American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing.
"The Message" is a song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Sugar Hill Records released it as a single in 1982. It was later featured on the album The Message. It is frequently referred to as the greatest record in hip hop history. It is the first Hip-Hop record ever to be added to the United States' National Recording Registry of historic sound recordings.
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, becoming the first hip hop/rap artists to be so honored.
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