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(born January 1, 1958), better known as Grandmaster Flash, is an
American hip hop recording artist and DJ--one of the pioneers of
hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. 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. Biography: Joseph Saddler's family migrated to the
United States from Barbados, in the Caribbean, and he grew up in
The Bronx, New York. He attended Samuel Gompers High School, a
public vocational school, where he learned how to repair
electronic equipment. Saddler's parents played an important role
in his interest in music. His parents came from Barbados and his
father was a big fan of Caribbean and black American records. As
a child, Saddler was fascinated by his father's record
collection. In an interview, he reflected: "My father was a very
heavy record collector