It's Nasty (Genius of Love) / It's Nasty (Genius of Love)

“It's Nasty (Genius of Love)” is a single released in 1981 by Grandmaster Flash. Signed under Sugar Hill Records this single was produced by Jigsaw Productions and Sylvia Inc.

Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler, b. 1958) is one of the founding fathers of Hip-Hop and is known as the originator of scratching and mixing. Born in Bridgetown, Barbados and raised in the Bronx, Grandmaster Flash has been experimenting with vinyls since he was a toddler and grew a serious passion for music and engineering. His knowledge of audio equipment and experimentation led him to revolutionize the way DJs played records where he started using his turntable as an instrument. Grandmaster Flash perfected manipulating vinyl records where he would put his hands on the vinyl and manipulate it in a backward, forward, or counterclockwise motion. Through this process, Grandmaster Flash perfected beat looping and discovered many of the most iconic beats still commonly sampled today. Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame (2007) and the Grammy Hall Of Fame (2012), Grandmaster Flash is acknowledged for pioneering a relationship between DJs and rappers and his innovative techniques of the turntable and mixing equipment.