Grandmaster Melle Mel is the first rapper to ever call himself an "MC" & Hip-Hop music’s first rap superstar. He is the voice of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, the group that invented the term "Hip-Hop" (thank you Keith Cowboy). They are the first & only Hip-Hop group ever to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. As lead rapper & lyricist for the group, Melle Mel is singled out by music
historians as the man most responsible for changing the focus in Hip-Hop music from a DJ's dominated art form to one dominated by the MC's. It has remained that way ever since. In a recent BBC poll of his peers, Melle Mel was named "G.O.A.T. - Greatest Rapper Of All-Time"!!!
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five began recording for Enjoy Records and released "Supperrappin'" in 1979. They later moved on to Sugarhill Records and were popular on the R&B charts hits such as "Freedom", "Birthday Party" & "It's Nasty". In 1982, Melle Mel began to turn to more socially aware subject matter. He co-wrote & recorded "The Message" with Sugarhill Records session musician Duke Bootee. The song became an instant classic. It was one of the first glimmers of conscientious Hip-Hop and arguably, the most important record in Hip-Hop history. Mel would also go on to write songs about struggling life in New York City such as "New York, New York" and "Survival (The Message 2)".
In 1983, Grandmaster Flash split and the group continued on as Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five. They had further hits with "White Lines (Don't Do It)", "Step Off" & "Pump Me Up". In 1984, he wrote "Beat Street Breakdown" for the film Beat Street & performed the song in the movie. That year he also had a monster hit performing the rap on Chaka Khan's "I Feel For You". The record broke new ground by mixing Rap & R&B and Melle Mel won the first of his three Grammy Awards for it.
In 1985 Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five contributed the song "Vice" to the Miami Vice soundtrack. The 80's also saw Mel perform with The King Dream Chorus and Holiday Crew on "King Holiday" aimed at having Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday declared a national holiday and with Artists Against Apartheid on the anti-aphartide song "Sun City" aimed at discouraging other artists from perfoming in South Africa until that goverment ended its policy of apartide. He won a regional Emmy Award for his anti-drug commercial with producer Van Silk. Mel ended the decade by winning two more Grammy awards for his work on Quincy Jones "Back On The Block" album and "Q - The Autobiography Of Quincy Jones".
Melle Mel is credited with bringing Hip-Hop from a Bronx based fad, to an international phenomenon. To his credit, his fame was based on the worldwide circulation of underground tapes and vinyl records before the age of MTV, the Internet or mp3’s. To this day, Melle Mel is a highly sought after artist for guest appearances and shows both domestically and abroad. Over the course of his career, Mel has worked closely with other music luminaries such as U2, Duran Duran, Tupac Shakur, Funkadelic, The Last Poets and many others. His records have been covered by platinum selling artists such as Puff Daddy & Ma$e, Ice Cube and The Dogg Pound.
The ability to appeal to all musical genres while maintaining his credibility is the key to what makes this Hip-Hop legend relevant within the ever-changing music industry. On November 14, 2006, Grandmaster Mele Mel (as he is now known) released the children's book "The Portal In The Park", which comes with a bonus CD of his rapped narration. Also in 2006, Mele Mel attended professional wrestling school and in a 2007 interview with allhiphop.com stated that "I'm going to try to take some of John Cena's money and get with WWE and do my thing". Mel released his first ever solo album, "MUSCLES" on February 6, 2007. The album produced largely by Black Solaris Entertainment & released on Mel's own Big Gunz record label, features Ice Cube and Joey Mekkah (formerly Romeo JD of the Boogie Boys). The first single and music video is "M3 - The New Message".
Through all of Mele Mel’s success and longevity, he has maintained his humility and kept his roots with his fans and the essence of hip-hop. On March 12th, 2007, The Furious Five (joined by DJ Grandmaster Flash) became the first and only rap ever to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Today I tried to get away from the madness of the city Went to a farm to relax Ran across a loud mouth hip hop cow That called itself
"Legend Dairy"
I'll admit, it could milk a beat And it's words flowed like butter But it's catch phrases "Word to the Udders" And "Moo Over!!!" Came up way too often And The chips he was eating Were suspect, at best While praising his minister, Pastor Eyes He deep branded a tattoo Right before my eyes
Talking about things that "could be Found up In the great round up" His dancer circling around us
I figured I needed to U-Tube These dudes because Who'd believe me?
When his D.J., Udder Lee Closed my laptop and said "Take it easy There is only one brand of computer you can use That will get you through the gateway Ain't that right, 'Mac'?" He motioned to his yes cow knowing full well what he would say
So, I decided to just forget about the whole crazy incident And ask you How was your day?
As long as I have breath Hip-Hop will be just fine! I Love your work in fact you are one of my favorite 3 MC's. I study the culture and know enough to know that you are like one of the original parents to what is known as Hip Hop. Most rappers today take take take from the culture without giving anything back. I want to thank you Mr. GMM for all you have given us. My original roots is spoken word poetry, however by most accounts so is rapping. Happy Family Day! I never celebrated the extermination of Native Americans. Nene Ali 12-year-old spoken word/ MC
When she goes swimming She's been known to beach whales And that'll be your ending If you go following that tail Picture perfect She works it Is she worth it? She'll jerk ya Baby's only reel on the surface
In a past life that woman was a hammerhead shark The only thing changed is her form And that sexy bluffing voice Make sure you leave your headlights on She likes hunting in the dark Know that you're better off Dread Getting your locks caught in a fan Then letting her run her fingers Through your hair, man Ban the thought She's picture perfect She works it Is she worth it? She'll jerk ya Baby's only reel on the surface
Team Peace has her listed as a major cause Of waves on the sea Her temper's the perfect storm When she speaks, men don't think Just rush who ever she says causes her harm Her head games are too... Deep They'll crush ya before you get to the bottom of her See? She's picture perfect She works it Is she worth it? She'll jerk ya Baby's only reel on the surface
"The old ones would say They'd been shot down And had crashed there for what they thought would only be a few nights But wound up being trapped for the rest of their lives And as time, hope and memory passed Desperation was the most prevalent thing in most eyes Desperation, confusion and hunger Amplified by the basic drive to survive
Most times some of them would devise a plan Others amongst them, out of fear, would sabotage it Bind their wings behind them And Soon you would find them at the bottom of the Over Whelming Bird Inn Tired Pecked on And With the combative weight of the others pinning them down
I was one of them who fell through the bottom of the rotting tenement wood Our cries for help were ignored by the blind elders who had labeled us worm haters (Debaters) "Worthless Chirps" who'd been "sentenced to cell hurt By the wilt Of the Floor"
In starving desperation, we began flapping around Some of us struggled towards a small pinhole sized light That grew increasingly bright As we worked our wing's atrophy out The strongest of our break away crew Took a leap of faith And fell into flight Some of which circled back to tell the others Only to be stoned down as ghost sisters and brothers
There are almost none left who can fly Who are still willing to attempt To open the eyes of the mostly Blind and confused ones left behind In the Over Whelming Bird Inn But there is talk of plans being laid To try"
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