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Grandmaster Flash & LL Cool J
VIDEO: LL COOL J INTERVIEWS GRANDMASTER FLASH
LL Cool J recently came to the SIRIUS Studios to interview the one and only Grandmaster Flash, live on Hot Jamz. They were talking about Flash's book, The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats. Here are some of the highlights - see some more on Hot Jamz. And remember to catch Flash's show on Hot Jamz, Saturdays at 5 pm ET.

Kurtis Blow
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Here at Backspin, it's an honor to have one of the founders of hip-hop, Kurtis Blow, on our staff. Every once in a while, he drops a freestyle for us, and here's one of our recent favorites:


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