{"id":117403,"date":"2017-04-12T02:58:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T00:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=117403"},"modified":"2017-04-12T02:58:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T00:58:10","slug":"dig-of-the-day-grandmaster-flash-adventures-of-grandmaster-flash-on-the-wheels-of-steel-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dig-of-the-day-grandmaster-flash-adventures-of-grandmaster-flash-on-the-wheels-of-steel-1981\/","title":{"rendered":"Dig Of The Day: Grandmaster Flash &#8211; Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel (1981)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gXNzMVLqIHg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I borrowed these words from <strong>Rolling Stone<\/strong> mag &#8217;cause they straight on point: <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Using three turntables and a crossfader (a device he invented), 23-year-old <strong>Flash<\/strong> created a continuous party jam out of records by <strong>Chic, Blondie, Queen<\/strong> and more \u2013 showing off frenetic steel-wheels moves and establishing the DJ as a new kind of pop musician.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also, this non-album single was highly influential on many DJs and set an early example of what would eventually be termed turntablism.<\/p>\n<p>History.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"117404\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dig-of-the-day-grandmaster-flash-adventures-of-grandmaster-flash-on-the-wheels-of-steel-1981\/grandmaster-flash-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/grandmaster-flash.png?fit=840%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"840,473\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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