Grandmaster Caz

Grandmaster Caz, born Curtis Brown, is an American rapper, songwriter, and DJ who was a member of the hip-hop group The Cold Crush Brothers. He is best known as the uncredited main writer of Big Bank Hank's raps on the 1979 Sugarhill Gang single "Rapper's Delight," which introduced hip-hop to the mainstream. He is a Grandmaster Award recipient from the Paid in Full Foundation, which provides financial support and recognition to foundational hip-hop artists, and serves as a board member of The Kennedy Center's Hip-Hop Council and The Universal Federation for the Preservation of Hip Hop Culture.