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The song was first written in 1980 by rappers Duke Bootee and Melle Mel in response to the 1980 New York City transit strike, which is mentioned in the song's lyrics. [3] "The Message" was an early prominent hip hop song to provide social commentary. The song's lyrics describe the stress of inner-city poverty.
The Message is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, released on October 3, 1982, by Sugar Hill Records. It features the influential title track and hip hop single " The Message ".
The record was falsely credited to "Grandmaster + Melle Mel" by Sugar Hill Records, [2] in order to fool the public into thinking Grandmaster Flash had participated on the record. Mel gained greater fame and success after appearing in the movie Beat Street , with a song based on the movie's title.
"The Message," released by New Jersey's Sugar Hill Records 40 years ago, made hip-hop what it is today. Revisit the record's history. 'The Message' by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five turns ...
Melle Mel, whose group Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five is credited with releasing hip-hop’s first politically conscious song “The Message” in 1982, provides a scathing verse that pleads ...
Greatest Messages is a compilation album release by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (On the Strength is their official second album). It was released in January 1984, and it is a compilation of their Sugar Hill Records hit singles including "The Message". Over half of the tracks were single-only releases prior to this compilation.
The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five album) or the title song (see below), 1982; The Message (Illinois Jacquet album) or the title song, 1963; The Message or the title song, by Breed 77, 1998; The Message, by 4Him, 1996; The Message, by Gerry Weil, or the title song, 1971; The Message, by J. R. Monterose, 1959
In 1981, Grandmaster Flash released The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel, which was a multi-deck, live recording of one of his routines that featured Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" and Chic's "Good Times". The release marked the first time that scratching & turntablism were featured on a record.