The Resume

(January 1, 1958- )
Raised in the Bronx, New York
Birth name is Joseph Saddler
Formed the Furious Five along with Kurtis Blow, Melle Mel, Cowboy, Kid Creole, Mr. Ness and Rahiem (1977)
Recorded 'Superrappin,' 'They Said it Couldn't Be Done,' 'The Source,' 'Da Bop Boom Bang,' 'On the Strength' and 'The Official Adventures of Grandmaster Flash'

Why he might be annoying:

He is almost always draped in a leather jacket.
In addition to wearing leather jackets, he is usually seen wearing a Kango hat.
Although he and the Furious Five are considered the forefathers of rap, they didn't record an album until after the Sugarhill Gang's success with 'Rapper's Delight.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was called 'one of hip hop's greatest pioneers.'
He began working as a DJ as a teenager.
Freddie Mercury and Deborah Harry were fans of his.
He acted as Chris Rock's DJ on 'The Chris Rock Show.'

Credit: His Name is Robert

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blender Magazine's 50 Rock Geniuses of All Time (Ranked: 17)
• Born on New Year's Day [January 1st] (Ranked: 1958)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1011958)
• D.J.s
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 2021)
• His Name is Robert's Profiles [Series 7]
• I Have an Irritating Laugh
• I Sampled 'Apache' by the Incredible Bongo Band
• I Sampled James Brown's 'Funky Drummer'
• I Sampled Lyn Collins' 'Think (About It)'
• I Sampled Tom Tom Club's 'Genius of Love'
• I Sing About Anti Drugs
• I Sing About New York
• I Sing About Survival
• Kid Rock References
• Musicians Who Appear on Guitar Hero
• Musicians Who Sampled Chic's 'Good Times'
• My Song is Featured on DJ Hero
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America'
• New Musical Express' Top Albums [1982] (Ranked: 14)
• New Musical Express' Top Tracks [1981] (Ranked: 2)
• New Musical Express' Top Tracks [1982] (Ranked: 1)
• Profiles 11251-11500 (Ranked: 11283)
• Q Magazine's 100 Songs that Changed the World [Artists] (Ranked: 14)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 2007)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 1-100 [Performers] (Ranked: 51)
• Spin's 50 Greatest Bands of All Time (Ranked: 40)
• Stacker’s Most Controversial Song from the Year You Were Born (Ranked: 1982)
• Ted Nugent Doesn't Like Me
• The Masked Singer - Season Nine [2023] (Ranked: 17)
• 'The Masked Singer' [US] Complete (Ranked: 9)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs (Ranked: 5)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years [Performers, 2004] (Ranked: 27)
• VH-1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists (Ranked: 8)
• VH-1's Hip Hop Honor Attendees [2004]
• Village Voice Pazz and Jop Critics Poll Single of the Year (Ranked: 1982)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 80 Votes: 47.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 30 Votes: 63.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 51 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 49 Votes: 59.18% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 86 Votes: 63.95% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 134 Votes: 58.96% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 269 Votes: 47.21% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 186 Votes: 43.01% Annoying