Word: grandwizzard
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...Grandwizzard Theodore entered the stage wearing an American flag bandana on his head, to the backdrop of the theme song from 2001: A Space Odyssey. The hype was well deserved: this is the man who, twenty years ago, invented the “scratch.” Grandwizzard Theodore delivered a classic, well-rounded set, working the crowd and getting the fans to sing him “Happy Birthday.” He also treated them to a brief hip hop history lesson emphasizing the importance of the DJ as the first element of hip hop, in conjunction with...
Following Grandwizzard Theodore’s iconic reputation and talents, Z-Trip brought innovation and individual experimentation to the fore. Z-Trip said that he “likes to do the complete opposite of what everyone likes to do.” Although his was the longest set of the night, he charmed the audience, always keeping them bouncing and begging for more vibrations from the towers of speakers flanking the stage. A relentless crowd-pleaser, Z-Trip mixed in everything from rock ’n’ roll to Arabic beats in his stunning...
Talking to Z-Trip and Grandwizzard Theodore backstage after the show, the cool and bling-bling to be expected from these kings of hip hop was very much in evidence. More impressive though was their sincere and genuine appreciation of the fans. Their palpable excitement for touring together and scratching for their fans was more than endearing; it exerted a gravitational pull on whoever was near them. They dismissed all airs of superiority and celebrity, mingling with ease, even though, as he joked repeatedly, Z-Trip is in the new “cool” issue of Rolling Stone...
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