Grandmaster Melle Mel
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Biography
[Edit]Lyrical leader of the original Furious Five and founder of a splinter version of the group during the mid-'80s, Melle Mel wrote many of the legendary raps featured on Grandmaster Flash tracks. Born Melvin Glover, he and his brother Nate (aka Kidd Creole) (not the Caribbean dance-popster of the same name) joined up with Cowboy (Keith Wiggins) in 1978 to form the Three MC's, with production handled by Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler). After Scorpio (originally Mr. Ness, aka Ed Morris) and Raheim (Guy Williams) joined up as well, the group recorded two singles (one as the Younger Generation and Flash & the Five) before they became Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five and recorded the magnificent "Superappin'" for Enjoy, owned by R&B legend Bobby Robinson.
One year later, the group began recording for Sugar Hill and scored on the R&B charts with the wild party jams "Freedom" and "Birthday Party." In 1982, "The Message" became an instant rap classic, one of the first glimmers of social consciousness in hip-hop, and Melle Mel was responsible for many of the cutting lyrics. The record's enormous success ended up fracturing the group, however, despite subsequent successes like "New York New York" and "The Message II (Survival)." Melle Mel wasn't happy about sharing composer credits for "The Message" (especially with Sylvia Robinson), and Flash sued Sugar Hill, citing Robinson's conflict of interest (she not only co-owned the label, but produced and managed the group). Though most of their beefs were directed at Sugar Hill and not inwards, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five split down the middle, with Flash departing for Elektra with Kidd Creole (Mel's brother) and Raheim while Melle Mel stayed put and formed his own version of the group with Cowboy and Scorpio. (After a court battle regarding rights to the name, Melle Mel was allowed the use of "Grandmaster" as well.) Late in 1983, Sugar Hill released Melle Mel's "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)," variously described as anti-drugs or pro-drugs, though the death of one of Mel's friends, a drug dealer, a few weeks before release caused him to add the parentheses.
Mel's best year came in 1984, when he rapped over Chaka Khan's platinum, Grammy-winning "I Feel for You" (the first exposure to rapping for mainstream audiences). He was also drafted for the rap film Beat Street, where Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious Five performed their new hit "Beat Street" (aka "Beat Street Breakdown") and appeared next to Afrika Bambaataa, the Treacherous Three, Doug E. Fresh, and Rock Steady Crew. Mel recorded a pair of LPs for Sugar Hill during the mid-'80s, then reunited with Flash and the rest of the original Furious Five for a 1988 LP titled On the Strength. It failed miserably in an atmosphere that was decidedly anti-old school, and neither of them recorded for almost ten years. A 1997 record, Right Now, paired Melle Mel with Scorpio, but also failed to sell. His new project, Die Hard, debuted in 2001 with On Lock.
Title: Pump Me Up - The Megamelle Mix
Artist: Grandmaster Melle Mel, The Furious Five
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Miami Vice - King Of The Streets (Single)
Artist: Grandmaster Melle Mel
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Hip Hop Anniversary - Europe Tour (Live)
Artist: Grandmaster Melle Mel
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Pop
Title: Muscles
Artist: Grandmaster Melle Mel
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: We Don't Work For Free (Single)
Artist: Grandmaster Melle Mel, The Furious Five
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Some Kind of Sorry - Single
Artist: Grandmaster Melle Mel, Scorpio
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Pop
Title: Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five
Artist: Grandmaster Melle Mel, The Furious Five
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: The Greatest Hits
Artist: Grandmaster Melle Mel, Grandmaster Flash, The Furious Five
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B
Collections
Title: Future Retro
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Alternative
Title: The Sugar Hill Records Story
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Old School Rap
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Punk Rock
Title: The Greatest Hip-Hop Songs Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Rapmania - The Roots of Rap
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Old School Rap (Live)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: 50 Hip Hop Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Pop House Reggae Connection
Title: A - Z Of The 80s (CD09)
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Sound Of The 80s (Super Clasicos) Parte 1 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: 80's Dance Party (CD3)
Genre: Pop, A Cappella
Title: Super Bomb Electro 46
Genre: Electro House, Electro
Title: Beatport Top 100 (02.08.2014) (CD1)
Genre: Deep House, Electro House, Progressive House, Techno, Tech House, Dubstep
Title: AstroFox - Actuality 086
Genre: Electro House, Progressive House
Title: Ultra Snares Hits Maximum (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, House, Techno, Funk
Title: Spinnin The Would Hang (CD2)
Genre: House, Techno, Progressive
Title: Pioneer The Album Vol. 14 (CD1)
Genre: House, Electro, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Dance Club Music 2014 # 5 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Sunshine Live Vol. 52 (CD2)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: DJ Promotion CDPool House Mixes 399
Genre: Garage, House, DJ/Remixes, Pop, Progressive
Title: Ahora 015
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Ahora 015 - El Disco Que Lo Tiene Todo (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: CDClub Promo Only January 2015 Part 5
Genre: New Wave, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Eternal Saved Globalization (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, House, Club/Dance, Latin, Disco
Title: UK Top 40 Singles Chart
Title: Trance The Vocal Session 2012
Genre: Trance
Title: Snare Hits Big Party Hits (CD3)
Genre: Club/Dance, Nu Disco
Title: Road Trip Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD4)
Genre: Reggae, Pop, New Romantic, Ska
Title: Road Trip Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD3)
Genre: Reggae, Pop, New Romantic, Ska
Title: R&B Anthems - The Ultimate Collection (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk, Indie
Title: Running Songs: The Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD5)
Genre: Garage, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Nu Disco, Pop
Title: Made In Chicago – 35 Years Of House Music
Genre: Deep House
Title: 100 Hit Tracks The Ultimate Collection: R&B Anthems (CD4)
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Greatest Ever R&B + Hip Hop (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Greatest Ever R&B + Hip Hop (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Ultimate Dad: BMG Company 5CD (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Classical, Folk
Title: The Ultimate Collection 80's Party (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Mastermix Sampled (Vol. 1) (CD2)
Genre: Rap, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Indie
Title: The Christmas Collection 2022
Genre: Tech House
Featuring albums
Title: The Best of DJ Honda, Vol. 2
Artist: DJ Honda
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Club Energetic Drive (CD1)
Artist: Genesis
Genre: House, Electro, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Rappers Delight: Old School Hip Hop
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Punk Rock
Title: Futuresque - The Future House Collection, Vol. 4
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Art of Electronic Music - Future House Edition, Vol. 4
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop