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"The Message"
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five1982
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland, United States
Hip hop started as party music, but the 1982 release of “The Message,” with its vivid depictions of street life, by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was the advent of hip hop music as social commentary. Public Enemy’s Chuck D said the song was “really the culmination of the last 25 years that was thrust upon Black folks.”
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Details
- Title: "The Message"
- Creator: Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
- Date Created: 1982
- Subject Keywords: Grandmaster Flash, Furious Five (Musical group), Hip-hop, Rap (Music), African American musicians, Sound recording
- External Link: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Profile
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