Hip Hop Global: Original Videos and Journals
Joseph Saddler aka, Grandmaster Flash is one of the trinity of godfathers responsible for evolving the hip-hop musical genre. Born on January 1th 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados and raised in the Bronx, Flash attended Samuel Gompers High School where he learned how to repair electronic…
In 1973, the term “hip-hop” was still several years away from first being coined. It all started with a party Cindy Campbell threw to raise money for back to school threads. The party was held at 1520 Sedgwick Ave, The Bronx, NY in a small…
The gritty streets of 1970s New York City were marked by the presence of powerful gangs, and amidst them, one man’s transformation would lead to the birth of a revolutionary culture. Kevin Donavan, a prominent member of the “Young Spades” gang, faced a pivotal moment…