Grandmaster Jay

John Johnson (born December 1, 1963), better known by his stage name Grandmaster Jay, is an American MC/DJ and producer. Over his career, he has been known by several pseudonyms including "MC Master Jay", "Jay Blaze", "The Grand Imperial DJ Prince", and "Jay Blax". He was crowned the KISS MasterMix Champion two years in a row (1984–1985) and was one of the premier battle emcees of the early hip hop era (http://www.elbravador.com/oldschooldjs.htm) . Grandmaster Jay and The Fresh Five (Magic Dee, Dallas B, Tony T, Mr. Ease) held the Southern hip hop scene against such East Coast rappers as Biz Markie, UTFO and Run DMC until the decline of Rap's Golden Era around 1987. In the early days of hip hop, he was one of the first rappers to garner...