Grand Wizzard Theodore (born March 5, 1963) is an American hip hop DJ. He is widely credited as the inventor of the scratching technique.
Born Theodore Livingston in Bronx, New York, Theodore's brother, Mean Gene, was his mentor, and began to teach him the technique of DJing during his childhood years. In addition to scratching, he achieved renown for his mastery of needle drops and other techniques which he invented or perfected. Theodore also apprenticed under Grandmaster Flash.
Though variants of the story exist, it is generally accepted that Grand Wizard Theodore was playing records at a high volume in his bedroom. Fed up with the noise his mother entered and ordered him to turn the music down. At this point he looked away from the turntable to face her. While his mother lectured him he continued slowly moving the record back and forth, which produced a sound all its own. When she left the room he was intrigued by the sound the vinyl made when manipulated in this fashion. After months of experimentation he introduced this technique at a party and thus scratching was born. Many forms of popular music have since used the technique.
The Flavor Unit is a crew of emcees and DJs from New York City and Northern New Jersey. It is now known as the Unit. The original version of the crew centered on producer the 45 King. It was Mark's connections to radio personalities DJ Red Alert and DJ Chuck Chillout that initially got the crew noticed, but the original members also all had formidable rhyme skills and wrote streetwise lyrics. The 45 King eventually fell into serious drug abuse and Queen Latifah took over the name; it became her umbrella organization. Flavor Unit Management is run by Latifah, one of the original members of the Flavor Unit, and Shakim Compere. Past management clients were Monica, OutKast, Faith Evans, Total, SWV, Almighty RSO (a group featuring Ray Dog, better known today as Benzino), Groove Theory, Monifah, Gina Thompson, LL Cool J, Zhané, Donell Jones, and Naughty By Nature.
Members
Names marked with an asterisk denote artists who were managed by Flavor Unit but were not part of the original crew.
Music video by The Flavor Unit MCs performing Roll With That Flava. (C) 1992 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
published: 25 Oct 2009
The Unit - 100% Hater Proof
Queen Latifah & Flavor Unit - "100% Hater Proof"
Directed by Zodiac Fishgrease, Steadicam operator Sergei Franklin
published: 10 Mar 2011
Flavor Unit Records Pt 2 - The Label (1992 Epic)
next Friday we will publish a similarly typed produced piece, also from 1992, via Elektra Records on the Brand Nubian solo artist Grand Puba. (It's really good!)
published: 06 May 2022
The Flavor Unit MCs - Roll Wit Da Flava (Acapella)
published: 11 Feb 2019
The Flavor Unit MCs - Roll Wit Tha Flava
the Kid Capri Bounce Mix
published: 28 Dec 2018
Flavor Unit Mcs - Gimme Head
Album: Roll With Tha Flava
Year: 1993
published: 15 Mar 2011
Flavor Unit Pt. 1: The Making of "Roll Wit Tha Flavor" (1992 Epic)
Flavor Unit Records presents "The Making of 'Roll Wit Tha Flavor' - a kind of introduction to Queen Lafitah's extended music fam - This is part one of 11 minute segment from late 1992 on Queen Latifah's NJ based Flavor Unit family - record label and extended collective of hip-hop artists. In addition to Latifah, other artists featured in this segment include The Flavor Unit Posse, Naughty By Nature, Double J, Heavy D, Bigga Sistas, Le Shaun, Chill Rob B, Freddie Foxx, Black Sheep, Shakim, Fu-Schnickens, Apache (RIP), Nikki D and Brooklyn Assault Team. D-Nice is featured too in this video behind the mixing board. The final Part 2 (Flavor Unit Records - The Label) will be published an hour after this first part.
published: 06 May 2022
Flavor Unit MCs - Roll Wit Tha Flava (Extended Version)
sampling
Jack McDuff - Con Alma
published: 20 Apr 2023
The Vapemixr Christmas Special: Unwapping and unboxing 7 different vapes!
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Vibe/Flavor Unit TV/White Cherry Entertainment (2003)
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next Friday we will publish a similarly typed produced piece, also from 1992, via Elektra Records on the Brand Nubian solo artist Grand Puba. (It's really good!...
next Friday we will publish a similarly typed produced piece, also from 1992, via Elektra Records on the Brand Nubian solo artist Grand Puba. (It's really good!)
next Friday we will publish a similarly typed produced piece, also from 1992, via Elektra Records on the Brand Nubian solo artist Grand Puba. (It's really good!)
Flavor Unit Records presents "The Making of 'Roll Wit Tha Flavor' - a kind of introduction to Queen Lafitah's extended music fam - This is part one of 11 minute...
Flavor Unit Records presents "The Making of 'Roll Wit Tha Flavor' - a kind of introduction to Queen Lafitah's extended music fam - This is part one of 11 minute segment from late 1992 on Queen Latifah's NJ based Flavor Unit family - record label and extended collective of hip-hop artists. In addition to Latifah, other artists featured in this segment include The Flavor Unit Posse, Naughty By Nature, Double J, Heavy D, Bigga Sistas, Le Shaun, Chill Rob B, Freddie Foxx, Black Sheep, Shakim, Fu-Schnickens, Apache (RIP), Nikki D and Brooklyn Assault Team. D-Nice is featured too in this video behind the mixing board. The final Part 2 (Flavor Unit Records - The Label) will be published an hour after this first part.
Flavor Unit Records presents "The Making of 'Roll Wit Tha Flavor' - a kind of introduction to Queen Lafitah's extended music fam - This is part one of 11 minute segment from late 1992 on Queen Latifah's NJ based Flavor Unit family - record label and extended collective of hip-hop artists. In addition to Latifah, other artists featured in this segment include The Flavor Unit Posse, Naughty By Nature, Double J, Heavy D, Bigga Sistas, Le Shaun, Chill Rob B, Freddie Foxx, Black Sheep, Shakim, Fu-Schnickens, Apache (RIP), Nikki D and Brooklyn Assault Team. D-Nice is featured too in this video behind the mixing board. The final Part 2 (Flavor Unit Records - The Label) will be published an hour after this first part.
Merry Christmas everyone! My wife got me a few presents for Christmas and said they were all vapes. So i woke up very early this morning to open them in a video...
Merry Christmas everyone! My wife got me a few presents for Christmas and said they were all vapes. So i woke up very early this morning to open them in a video! And I set myself a challenge… record, edit, and upload the Christmas special on Christmas morning, and get it published at 10:00am! And somehow, I managed it! Might be a bit rough around the edges and rushed in a few places, but to go from nothing to a complete, uploaded video in 4 hours? I’m calling this a win!
I’ve seen this channel grow much more than I ever dreamed in the past year, and I cannot thank you enough for all the support you guys give me! It really means a lot and makes my little hobby even more worthwhile 😊
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Merry Christmas everyone! My wife got me a few presents for Christmas and said they were all vapes. So i woke up very early this morning to open them in a video! And I set myself a challenge… record, edit, and upload the Christmas special on Christmas morning, and get it published at 10:00am! And somehow, I managed it! Might be a bit rough around the edges and rushed in a few places, but to go from nothing to a complete, uploaded video in 4 hours? I’m calling this a win!
I’ve seen this channel grow much more than I ever dreamed in the past year, and I cannot thank you enough for all the support you guys give me! It really means a lot and makes my little hobby even more worthwhile 😊
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0:29 - Welcome
2:41 - Present 1, Geek Bar C500
4:50 - Present 2, Haribo
5:35 - Present 3, Vuse Pro
12:56 - Present 4, SKE Crystal CL6000
20:44 - Present 5, Fliq 2400 4-in1
28:51 - Present 6, Elux Cyberover 6000
35:57 - Present 7, Bloody Bar Ultra Twist
46:35 - Overview, Final Thoughts
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Flavor Unit Records presents "The Making of 'Roll Wit Tha Flavor' - a kind of introduction to Queen Lafitah's extended music fam - This is part one of 11 minute segment from late 1992 on Queen Latifah's NJ based Flavor Unit family - record label and extended collective of hip-hop artists. In addition to Latifah, other artists featured in this segment include The Flavor Unit Posse, Naughty By Nature, Double J, Heavy D, Bigga Sistas, Le Shaun, Chill Rob B, Freddie Foxx, Black Sheep, Shakim, Fu-Schnickens, Apache (RIP), Nikki D and Brooklyn Assault Team. D-Nice is featured too in this video behind the mixing board. The final Part 2 (Flavor Unit Records - The Label) will be published an hour after this first part.
Merry Christmas everyone! My wife got me a few presents for Christmas and said they were all vapes. So i woke up very early this morning to open them in a video! And I set myself a challenge… record, edit, and upload the Christmas special on Christmas morning, and get it published at 10:00am! And somehow, I managed it! Might be a bit rough around the edges and rushed in a few places, but to go from nothing to a complete, uploaded video in 4 hours? I’m calling this a win!
I’ve seen this channel grow much more than I ever dreamed in the past year, and I cannot thank you enough for all the support you guys give me! It really means a lot and makes my little hobby even more worthwhile 😊
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Grand Wizzard Theodore (born March 5, 1963) is an American hip hop DJ. He is widely credited as the inventor of the scratching technique.
Born Theodore Livingston in Bronx, New York, Theodore's brother, Mean Gene, was his mentor, and began to teach him the technique of DJing during his childhood years. In addition to scratching, he achieved renown for his mastery of needle drops and other techniques which he invented or perfected. Theodore also apprenticed under Grandmaster Flash.
Though variants of the story exist, it is generally accepted that Grand Wizard Theodore was playing records at a high volume in his bedroom. Fed up with the noise his mother entered and ordered him to turn the music down. At this point he looked away from the turntable to face her. While his mother lectured him he continued slowly moving the record back and forth, which produced a sound all its own. When she left the room he was intrigued by the sound the vinyl made when manipulated in this fashion. After months of experimentation he introduced this technique at a party and thus scratching was born. Many forms of popular music have since used the technique.