Grandmaster Caz

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The Bronx, New York, USA

Curtis Fisher better known by his stage name Grandmaster Caz (born April 18, 1961), is an American rapper, songwriter and DJ. He currently works as a celebrity tour guide for Hush Hip Hop Tours, a hip-hop cultural sightseeing tour company in New York City, and is a Board member of The Universal Federation for the Preservation of Hip Hop Culture.

Known for

• Hip Hop Was Born Here — Self2025
• Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip Hop — Himself2024
• Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World — Self2023
• Blue Gold: American Jeans — Self2017
• Sample This — Self2013
• Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap — Self2012
• Step Up 3D — World Jam Announcer2010
• VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments — Self2009
• Just for Kicks — Self2005
• The Hip Hop Years — Self1999

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1961

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

8,087

Total plays

31,972

Grandmaster Caz AKA Grandmaster Casanova Fly, real name Curtis Fisher, was born in the Bronx, New York and was a part of the hip hop group The Cold Crush Brothers. After seeing Kool Herc play at a party in the Bronx in 1974, Fisher decided to become a DJ, and purchase the necessary equipment the next day. As "Grandmaster Caz," he teamed up with his best friend, DJ Disco Wiz (Luis Cedeno). He later would team up with JDL (Jerry Dee Lewis) and form The Notorious Two. <a href="https://www.last.fm/m

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

New York City

Occupation

actor

Genre

East Coast hip-hop

Instrument

voice

Image

Grandmastercaz.jpg

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