GrandMaster Caz DJ school
- Jun 6, 2018
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Join GM Caz, original Hip Hop Legend
at Andrew Freedman Home 167th and Grand Concourse Bronx
Thursday June 7th 4pm
This is not a school trip!
Caz first encountered rap in 1974 at a Kool Herc block party.[2] Shortly after, he teamed with DJ Disco Wiz under the name Casanova Fly to form one of the first DJ Crews, Mighty Force. Caz was also the first rapper to perform both DJ (Record) and MC (Vocal) duties.[3][4][5]
In the late 1970s, he joined The Cold Crush Brothers. Caz admits that he himself stole new equipment during the New York City blackout of 1977 [6]
Currently hosts Hush Hip Hop Tours the official Sightseeing Tour of Harlem and The Bronx.[7]
Caz was interviewed for the documentary Just to Get a Rep released in 2004.
In 2008, he was one of the participants at the Cornell University Library conference on Hip Hop.[8]
Artists who cite Grandmaster Caz as an influence include Will Smith,[9] Rakim, Big Daddy Kane,[10] Jay-Z [11] and Cory Gunz.[12]
In 2015, Caz featured on a single by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis named Downtown (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis song).
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