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Miles Marshall Lewis, reviewing the album's 2002 British reissue in The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), cited "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" as the "clincher" and "the only prime-period example of Flash's ability to set and shatter moods, with his turntables and faders running through a collage of at least 10 ...
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 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.
Message from Beat Street: The Best of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & the Furious Five is a 1994 CD compilation album released on the Rhino Entertainment record label in the US. It consists of tracks recorded by the various versions of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and Grandmaster Melle Mel .
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.
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"The Birthday Party" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 8:21 "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" (Grandmaster Flash) – 7:13 "Showdown" (The Furious Five meets The Sugarhill Gang) – 5:55 "It's Nasty (Genius of Love)" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 7:53
Flash shared an encouraging video message on the mix-ups, saying, "It's your boy DJ Grandmaster Flash. And I just wanna say to all the grandmothers and grandfathers that's been tagging me, by ...