NEW YORK - Grandmaster Caz, clutching a mic as the bus rambles toward Harlem, remembers when he and his buddies decided to act. It was the late 1970s and disco had taken over. Patti LaBelle. Teddy ...

Grandmaster Caz shouldn t need an introduction but he does. That s because many of the fans that love Hip-Hop don t truly know who he is. Grandmaster Caz is one of the founders of the music that ...

Grandmaster Caz, Roxanne Shante and Kool Moe Dee are being honored at the 2024 Hip Hop Grandmaster Awards for their cultural contributions and lasting influence on the genre of rap. The 2nd annual Hip ...

Sipping on some hot tea while lighting a joint as he hosts his Sirius XM radio show, Grandmaster Caz is one of the true pioneers of hip-hop. "When that infamous party took place at Sedgwick Avenue, I ...

Even a superstar like Will Smith gets starstruck. During a recent interview on Sway In The Morning, the Bad Boys actor was surprised by one of his biggest rap inspirations, Grandmaster Caz. The ...

I n the annals of Hip-Hop history, the reputation of The Sugar Hill Gang has been tarnished by the controversy surrounding band member Big Bank Hank s unauthorized use of Grandmaster Caz s rhyme book.

On July 13, 1977–a sweltering summer night, 40 years ago today–lightning struck a Con Ed cable draped over the Hudson River, about 40 miles north of Manhattan, setting into motion a series of ...

Today, April 18, is Grandmaster Caz 's 57th birthday. The hip-hop legend was born in 1961 in the Bronx and grew up along with Kool Herc's parties in the '70s. He witnessed his first Herc party in 1974 ...

*The premiere of A&E’s “Origins of Hip Hop” premiered Memorial Day weekend with an episode about venerable Bronx emcee Fat Joe. Produced by Brian Turner, Slane Hatch Phoenix Sky Maulella, and narrated ...

Smith called Grandmaster Caz’s “Yvette” his biggest influence in rap. So, by the time he wrote the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air lyrics, he made sure to pay homage to his hero. “There’s probably no need to ...

NEW YORK — Grandmaster Caz, clutching a mic as the bus rambles toward Harlem, remembers when he and his buddies decided to act. It was the late 1970s and disco had taken over. Patti LaBelle. Teddy ...