The Bridge

Performer: Grandmaster Flash
Artist: Jumz; Kel Spencer; Q-Tip; Kase O; Afasi; Maccho; KRS-One; DJ Demo; DJ Kool; Busta Rhymes; Lynn Carter; Red Cafe; Snoop Dogg; MC Supernatural; Mr. Cheeks; Hedonis Da Amazon; Big Daddy Kane; Almighty Thor; Lordikim Allah; J-Flo; Tito; Grandmaster Caz; Syndee; Princess Superstar; Byata; Mann Child; Natacha Atlas
Distributor: RED Distribution

Notes: Hip-hop pioneer and Bronx legend Grandmaster Flash makes a triumphant return, enlisting an impressive group of old-school artists and up-and-comers on his first full-length album in over 20 years. THE BRIDGE sees Flash celebrating hip-hop's roots as well as its progress over 19 hot tracks. The result is distinctively jiggy and dancefloor-friendly-- epitomized by tracks like "Swagger" and "Grown & Sexy"-- but that should come as no surprise to longtime fans. The man has always been jiggy; his name is Flash after all. THE BRIDGE's guestlist includes Grandmaster Caz, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, Q-Tip, DJ Kool, Busta Rhymes, Big Daddy Kane, and Japanese rappers Kase. O, Afasi, Maccho, and Abass.

Mojo (Publisher) (p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t helps reposition Joseph Saddler at the heart of the hip hop revolution he co-authored....The Supernatural-helmed 'Tribute To The Breakdancer' will keep the most ardent old-schooler happy." Clash (magazine) (p.100) - "[A]n exquisitely produced and sublimely executed mainstream hip-hop record that will no doubt prove to be yet another successful chapter..." Record Collector (magazine) (p.94) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "THE BRIDGE works as a flowing, cohesive whole, which is a delight from start to finish, taking in old school homages such as 'Can I Take You Higher,' orchestral street workouts, DJ tracks...and modern pop-hop..."

Quite possibly the most influential and innovative figure in rap music, Grandmaster Flash pioneered the turntable techniques that eventually became standard in the rapidly growing genre. Born Joseph Saddler, Flash grew up in the Bronx and, along with Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa, became an integral part of the late-1970s/early-'80s New York City rap community. His deft turntable stylings were so entrancing to his club audiences that he had to enlist the help of others to shift the focus away from him, and this group formed the Furious Five, one of the first MC crews. He also helped pioneer the socially conscious aspect of rap with 1981's pop crossover hit "The Message."

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