Uptown Bounce: Grandmaster Caz

Join us for the grand finale of our free summertime party series, Uptown Bounce. The evening will feature legendary DJ and MC Grandmaster Caz, bringing the heat to the dance floor as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop. 

Highlights at Museum of the City of New York Uptown Bounce 2023:

• Summer drinks and Hip-Hop themed cocktails at our MCNY Bar 
• Enjoy delicious gelato flavors by Avrilililly's Creamery 
• Check out our new hit exhibition, This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture, featuring "You Are Here" an immersive 16-screen film experience.  
• Bites available for purchase by Empanada Mama, our pop-up café for all three Uptown Bounce nights! 

About Grandmaster Caz:
Grandmaster Caz got his start in Hip-Hop in 1974 and is widely known as one of Hip-Hop’s 1st and greatest Emcee’s(ranked #11 Greatest MC’s by BLAZE Magazine) of all time! Referred to as a member of Hip-Hop’s “Holy Trinity of Emcees”(Grandmaster Caz, Melle Mel & Kool Moe Dee) Caz co- wrote “Rappers Delight”, Hip-Hop’s 1st Top 40 Hit peaking at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Rappers Delight” would go on to be ranked #251 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" while ranking #2 as Best Hip-Hop song of all time by Rolling Stone & VH1 before its induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014.

 In 1980 Caz became Captain of the legendary Coldcrush Brothers, who were featured in the worlds first ever Hip- Hop film Wildstyle, before going on to be widely regarded as one of, if not the, most influential Hip-Hop group in history. With his platinum collaboration on the hit single “Downtown” with Grammy Award Winning duo Macklemore & Lewis in 2016, Grandmaster Caz is officially the Hip-Hop Recording Artist with the longest running tenure atop the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

About Uptown Bounce:  
Join the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) El Museo Del Barrio, and The Africa Center for our annual, co-presented series of free summer block parties featuring top DJs, special guests, live performances, art-making activities, drinks and bites, and more.  This year's Bounce will amplify the citywide celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop! Click here for more.