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"The Message" - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
The Message" is a classic hip-hop song by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, released in 1982. The song is considered one of the greatest and most influential hip-hop songs of all time, and is credited with helping to bring rap music to the mainstream. The song
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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were an American hip-hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. The group's members were Grandmaster Flash, Kidd Creole, Keef Cowboy, Melle Mel, Scorpio, and Rahiem. The group's use of turntablism, breakbeat DJing, and conscious lyricism were significant in the early development of hip hop music.