Grand Wizzard Theodore is a renowned American hip hop DJ, born on March 5, 1963, in the Bronx, New York. He is widely regarded as the inventor of the scratching technique and gained a lot of credibility for his mastery of needle drops and other techniques that he either invented or perfected.
Theodore's brother, Mean Gene, was his mentor and began teaching him the art of DJing at a young age. Later on, he was apprenticed by Grandmaster Flash. In 1975, while playing records in his bedroom with the volume all the way up, Theodore's mother entered the room and scolded him about the noise. While holding the record still, he accidentally moved it back and forth and liked the sound it made. This is where he began to play with records often and developed the technique known as scratching.
In the early 1980s, Theodore was a part of the group Grandwizard Theodore & the Fantastic Five, and they released "Can I Get a Soul Clap" in 1982. He was also featured in the 1983 film Wild Style and contributed to the film's soundtrack. In the documentary, Scratch, he explains the origin of the scratch.
Theodore's phrase "Say turn it up" from his track "Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie" was sampled by hip hop and rap acts such as Public Enemy (on the track "Bring the Noise"), Bomb the Bass (on the track "Megablast"), and many others.
Today, Grand Wizzard Theodore is considered one of the most important figures in the history of hip hop music. He has influenced countless DJs and musicians with his scratching and other techniques, and his legacy continues to live on in the music of today.
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