Grandmaster Flash - Birth of a Culture (SIGNED BOOK) ss9 you know this album is

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” The juxtaposition of confidence and uncertainty is never in as such stark relief as when one makes a life changing decision

childlike and even melancholic at times

Four years on

Grandmaster Flash - Birth of a Culture (SIGNED BOOK) ss9 you know this album isOne of hip hop's founding fathers charts the genre's birth, rise and transformation over the decades. Over fifty years ago, Grandmaster Flash, with other DJs in his neighbourhood like Afrika Bambaataa and DJ Kool Herc, created the musical backbone of hip hop. This is a comprehensive journey through its origin story and the musical innovations which came along the way.