Innovative hip-hop DJ who pioneered early turntablist techniques and birthed socially conscious rap with "The Message." Musician Grandmaster Flash turns 67 and actor Frank Langella turns 87 ...

Guests include Master Gee of the Sugarhill Gang, Rahiem from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five ... DJing started and how it evolved into rap and hip-hop today,” Robertson said.

Grandmaster Flash's pioneering DJing techniques laid the ... They set a precedent for rap groups, demonstrating the genre's potential for social commentary and advocacy. Queen Latifah, with ...