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@50years_music From #Wikipedia:
#SylviaRobinson is credited as the driving force behind two landmark singles in the hip hop genre: "Rapper's Delight" (1979) by the #SugarhillGang, and "The Message" (1982) by #GrandmasterFlash and the #FuriousFive, both of which she produced. At the 11th Annual Rhythm and Blues Awards Gala in 2000, she received a Pioneer Award for her career in singing and for founding #SugarhillRecords. Several publications have dubbed her the "Mother of #HipHop".

John Eckman Feb 22

Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five, Piano, 1989 on New Day Records

After the split between Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel, Mel took the “Grandmaster” role and continued with the Furious Five splitting. On this record the Furious Five include Cowboy, Scorpio, Rahiem, and Kidd Creole (credited as Kid Creole), but no Flash.

The Furious Five with Flash did reunite in 1988 for On the Strength, on Elektra – so not sure what the state of the relationship was when this came out in 1989. Can’t find much about New Day Records either, other than it existed something like 1989-1993.

My copy—via Academy Records in NYC—is an 80s pressing on New Day labels.

#1980s #1989 #AcademyRecords #FuriousFive #GrandmasterMelleMel #NewDayRecords #NYC #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

The Ö ... Rock and Blog Mar 31, 2025

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five / The Message (1982); "The Message" ist ein wegweisendes Album, das den frühen Hip-Hop stark mit Soul und Funk verbindet. Während der Titeltrack „The Message“ mit seiner sozialkritischen Schärfe als revolutionärer Meilenstein gilt, ist er eher die Ausnahme auf einem ansonsten sehr soulig und tanzbar geprägten Album. #GrandmasterFlash #FuriousFive #MelleMel #KidCreole #MrNess #NewYork #SouthBronx #HipHop #Rap #Rapmusic #OldSChool #NewYork