Mix Master Spade

   Compton,CA was introduced to Hip Hop by Mixmaster Spade. The self professed "OG Compton Godfather of Rap" actually got his start while going to school in NYC around 1977 or 1978. It was there that he was first taught how to scratch and cut on turntables. Upon returning to Compton, his Grandmother gave him money to buy turntables and stuff, but he used to money instead to buy clothes, since he noticed nobody in LA was into Hip Hop at the time. He did pick up poppin-n-lockin while in Compton and after several back-n-forth trips to NY, he saw a DJ battle between Grandmaster Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore, Jazzy, Afrika Bambatta, and others. In that battle he witnessed Grandmaster Flash scratching to a drum-machine. Enthralled with his style, Spade wanted to get back into DJin. Once back in Compton he found some freinds who were trying to DJ and he blew them away by showing them how to really do it. This led to him making tapes and selling the tapes around his area, on the corner, to drug dealers, etc.. to being on Toddy T's "Batterram" in 1984.

Mixmaster Spade died due to complications from a motorcycle wreck March 15th 2005. 


Destination: Props Home


Destination: OTTR Home

Free Site Search from Bravenet.com