The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
“G is for Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five. Released on Sugar Hill Records as a single in the summer of 1982 (the first of July to be precise) this landmark record remains as pertinent today as it was 33 years ago (can you believe this song is that old). The Message has always reminded me of The Clash’s Combat Rock (which came out two months prior). Honestly, how out of place would this track have been on that album? That’s right, not very out of place at all.”
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G is for Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five. Released on Sugar Hill Records as a single in the summer of 1982 (the first of July to be precise) this landmark record remains as pertinent today as it was 33 years ago (can you believe this song is that old). The Message has always reminded me of The Clash’s Combat Rock (which came out two months prior). Honestly, how out of place would this track have been on that album? That’s right, not very out of place at all.
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At number 45....I still remember buying the 12" vinyl ......sugar hill records....this was a groundbreaking song for hip hop...."it's like a jungle sometimes......." Priceless jam!
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At number 90......these guys were true pioneers in rap....much sampled.....I still have the 12" vinyl version........enjoy and smile at those beat boxes!!!!
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Old school hip hop (1982)
'It's like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going under It's like a jungle...'
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The pioneer of hip hop is in London at the moment and this is a classic. #hopeyoulikeit
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