
At the same time, they gained noteriety thanks to socially conscious singles like ' The Message ' or ' White Lines (Don't Do It) '. Backed primarily by the Sugar Hill house band early on, the group wrote party-friendly anthems. In any case, it’s a good rundown of the two groups Sugar Hill Records records that Rhino has under it’s control. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were one of the first hip-hop groups to come out of NYC in the late 70s early 80s. I don’t think any serious fan of hip hop thinks that a showdown between these two groups would ever happen in the first place and if it did Flash and the boys would dominate and humiliate. The Furious Five (also known as the Five) is a quintet of skilled kung fu warriors famed throughout all of China. In reality, this so called battle is really a joke. One for the $- Sugarhill Gang & Grandmaster Melle Mel Showdown- The Furious Five Meets The Sugarhill Gangġ8. White Lines (Don’t Do It)- Grandmaster Flash & Melle Melġ7. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five. Giornata / The Message (7, Jukebox) Carosello, Sugar Hill Records. Livin in the Fast Lane- Sugarhill Gangġ5. Vasco Rossi / Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five Featuring Melle Mel & Duke. New York New York- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Fiveġ1.

They also represent two sides to hip hop, the party side(SHG) and the reality/political side(GMF&TF5). Both played important parts in bringing hip hop to a wider audience. Kick it Love from 9 to 5- Sugarhill Gangĩ. The Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, big names and pioneers from early hip hop. Scorpio- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious FiveĨ. GRANDMASTER FLASH AND the Furious 5 Freedom 12 Vinyl Single 1980 Sugar Hill - 6.85. The Message- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious FiveĦ. Ice T & Chuck D Introduction/Pre-Game Showģ. Thanks to for the graphic that accompanies this week's show.1. SUPERAPPIN' - Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five (1979)ĮLECTRIC FUNKY DRUMMER - Maurice Starr (1983) THE MESSAGE - Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five (1982) PLANET ROCK - Afrika Bambaataa And The Soul Sonic Force (1982) THE ADVENTURES OF GRANDMASTER ON THE WHEELS OF STEEL - Grandmaster Flash (1981) The song was co-written and performed by Melle Mel and Duke Bootee, a studio musician at Sugar Hill Records, and the memorable synthesizer riff was added by Reggie Griffin, another studio musician.Ironically, Grandmaster Flash and four of the Furious Five don’t appear on the track until the skit at the end when the group has a run-in with the. RAPPIN' RODNEY - Rodney Dangerfield (1984) KING TIM III (PERSONALITY JOCK) - Fatback (1979) I AM WOMAN - Jonathan And Darlene Edwards (1979) Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. In 1980, Grandmaster and the Flash released their first single under Sugar Hill Records called Freedom. TAKE THE A TRAIN - Jonathan And Darlene Edwards (1982) Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five signed a deal with Robinson’s record label under the condition where they could perform over a current DJ favorite song Get Up and Dance which was performed by the group named Freedom.

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