The Message (7:11)
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“The Message” is an old school hip hop song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Sugar Hill Records released it as a single in 1982 and it was later featured on an album named The Message.
Though not the first in the genre of rap to talk about the struggles and the frustrations of living in the ghetto, the song was unique in that it was set to a slower beat, refocusing the song on the lyrics over the music. The song was written by Sugar Hill session musician Ed “Duke Bootee” Fletcher and Furious Five MC Melle Mel. Flash and the other members of The Furious Five, although credited on the record, were uninterested in recording the song and are not found on the finished record.
“The Message” was number 5 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
Though not the first in the genre of rap to talk about the struggles and the frustrations of living in the ghetto, the song was unique in that it was set to a slower beat, refocusing the song on the lyrics over the music. The song was written by Sugar Hill session musician Ed “Duke Bootee” Fletcher and Furious Five MC Melle Mel. Flash and the other members of The Furious Five, although credited on the record, were uninterested in recording the song and are not found on the finished record.
“The Message” was number 5 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
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The Message, with Grandmaster Flash! Live in 1983! Thanx Rosa Mannen!
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JerkiestUnof wrote:
Sweet ass track from Grandmaster Flash!
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xrwx wrote:
yo man u see that girl betty
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xrwx wrote:
get in teh god dang car i sed
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CommetBoxJunky wrote:
Broken glass everywhere!
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ozmonster19 wrote:
#It's like a jungle sometimes# True dat Flash. Pure genius. :D
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Dravion wrote:
Dieses Lied ist für mich der Oberknaller in der Rapszene^^
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Aliusfelia wrote:
Sad to see what Rap has become... Well, older stuff like this keeps me listening to the genre.
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supervixenno1 wrote:
when will we wake up???
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stretham wrote:
Proper old skool.
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nayomiii wrote:
Real Old Skool Hip Hop... Love 80s. Hip Hop
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Cure1980 wrote:
Best Music Hip Hop ever
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progjunky wrote:
rap's come a long way from here, but has there ever been a better rap song?
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dee_money wrote:
these r the best rap artist from old school
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whiley70 wrote:
The original & best hip hop song ever.
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ryanbowlin wrote:
old school great
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steveisms wrote:
PURE CLASSIC.!!!!!!!
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SrBanany wrote:
and life is still like that.... funny huh?
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rg_gapa wrote:
genius. 80s pls pls pls baaack
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frequenzweiche wrote:
I'm tryin' not to lose my head ;-)
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Ju-52 wrote:
Dont push me cause iam close to the edge...
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