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Grandmaster Flash

1958 - Today

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Joseph Robert Saddler (born January 1, 1958), popularly known by his stage name Grandmaster Flash, is a Barbadian-American DJ, rapper and producer. He created a DJ technique called the Quick Mix Theory. This technique serviced the break-dancer and the rapper by elongating the drum breaks through the use of duplicate copies of vinyl. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Grandmaster Flash has received more than 3,226,895 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Grandmaster Flash is the 1,060th most popular musician (down from 1,055th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Barbados and the most popular Barbadian Musician.

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  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Grandmaster Flash ranks 1,060 out of 2,662Before him are Enrique Santos Discépolo, Susumu Hirasawa, Blackie Lawless, Gustavo Cerati, Marcel Moyse, and Selda Bağcan. After him are ATB, Terry Bozzio, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Peter Machajdík, Scott Columbus, and Scott LaFaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Grandmaster Flash ranks 144Before him are Jan Fabre, Algirdas Butkevičius, Luis Guillermo Solís, Vlado Goreski, Eddie Lawson, and Mark Moses. After him are Belinda Carlisle, Julio Medem, Paul Weller, Kornelia Ender, Karlheinz Förster, and Paula-Mae Weekes.

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In Barbados

Among people born in Barbados, Grandmaster Flash ranks 5 out of 17Before him are Sandra Mason (1949), Rihanna (1988), Stede Bonnet (1688), and Sue Gardner (1967). After him are Mia Mottley (1965), Clifford Husbands (1926), Freundel Stuart (1951), Elliott Belgrave (1931), Owen Arthur (1949), Errol Barrow (1920), and Obadele Thompson (1976).

Among MUSICIANS In Barbados

Among musicians born in Barbados, Grandmaster Flash ranks 1

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