Every time I see the LV label I think of this song, still, 40 odd years later. Used to play this in the early 80's in the local club with us uncool white boys trying to rap and pop. We were hopeless but fuck it was fun. Respect to all these originators that laid the base for the hugeness it is today. Scratching, break beating, punch phrasing, lining up the breaks on homemade slip mats. Cowboy even created the term hip hop. What a time. The Message still the best of all time for me, lyrics till hold true today. Thanks for posting this rare gem.
Well, I don't know the U.S., let alone New York, but I thought the distances were crazy there, just in that city ... So : from borough to borough ?! Your uncle was a warrior !!!
Them & Full Force & yes Full Force was just as old school as GM&FF. They had done production on several Kurtis Blow track before producing hits for UTFO, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Real Roxanne, etc.
What about Ice Cube? He started out in 86 and rocking Jheri Curls, keeping them until after he left NWA in 91. There were others as well, such as Rappin 4 Tay from the Bay Area and more.
@@ezed45 It was an end of an era. You would really only hear songs like this after midnight on fridays on the Mr. Magic Mike show (NYC) or an extended remix of it. TBH, it wasn't my cup of tea although I respected the artform. When Eric B. & Rakim, Public Enemy and EPMD hit the scene, that's when rap caught my attention!! Thats when I started memorizing lyrics by heart!!!!
I'm telling you the truth they from straight off the streets in New York with nothing and look what they do these dudes are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame look it up
Oh, shit! Haven't seen this video since the days of New York Hot Tracks(ABC-TV Channel 7), Video Music Box(WNYC-TV PBS Channel 31), and U 68(WWHT-TV Channel 68). Now those were the days to watch music videos.
Never even knew there was a video to this, they never played any hiphop videos back in the day in the UK. Would have loved to have seen this when it was new.
This is after the Furious was was already broken up. They were going simply by the name "Grandmaster Flash", not "Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five", thus the chorus heard in this song.
When they split Mel took Cowboy Clayton Savage Tommy Gunn and Easy Mikeand Scorp. While Ra and Cree went with Flash along with Kevin Lavon, Mr Broadway and Larry Love...
yea, but Clayton Savage, Tommy Gunn, Easy Mike, Kevin Lavon, Mr. Broadway, and Larry Love were not in the original group.... they were brand new after the split.
This song to me represent the end of an era. You would really only hear songs like this on the radio after midnight on fridays on the Mr. Magic Mike show (NYC) or an extended remix of it. TBH, it wasn't my cup of tea although I respected the art form. When Eric B. & Rakim, Public Enemy and EPMD hit the scene, that's when rap caught my attention!! Thats when I started memorizing lyrics by heart!!!!
Yep! Mel and Scorpio stuck together and formed Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Give with three other rappers and DJ. They had an album that came out right after they broke up with “White Lines” as the main single.
Yes New York rocked Jehrri Curls! Lmao not just L.A.!!! 85/86 was the cut off though! S/O Kid Creole with the doo rag ( Skirt out ) & Flash with the shower cap!!! 😅
Ah ! the Jheri curl ... probably the most horrible hairstyle ever ! Eddie Murphy did well making fun of it, back in his 1988 film ... That thing was truly disgusting !!!
@@steeltownbrown52 So ... One can kill somebody, and get away with it, according to you ... ?! Wow, we definitely live in a fuckin' scary world, with crazy, scary people !!!
the artists of today try to copy this era's style tbh if this had the push from the label this song would have been bigger. but it had it's little run, it's definitely one of their top songs, even with mel cowboy and socprio not involved
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THIS WAS THE REAL ERA OF REAL HIPHOP 1980s THIS HIPHOP OF TODAY'S ERA IS PATHETIC AND PURE GARBAGE AND NOT REAL HIPHOP DJ GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE ORIGINAL FURIOUS 5 1970s and 80s THE ERA OF REAL HIPHOP FOREVER
to be real.. this got pretty corny compared to the message, on the wheels of steel etc. i mean for 86? respect to the Grandmaster, of course.. but this wasn't on.
"compared to the message" Yeah, well you can't simply improve on perfection. Most rap songs of ANY era are going to sound like trash compared to that joint. IMHO this was far from corny though simply based on the presence of cuts and scratches and several MCs rockin the mic.
@@jonathanvillalobos7994 It was meant to be a joke. Everyone and their pet was talking eminem this eminem that. To the point it was driving me MAD as i find eminem annoying. 🙂
Every time I see the LV label I think of this song, still, 40 odd years later. Used to play this in the early 80's in the local club with us uncool white boys trying to rap and pop. We were hopeless but fuck it was fun. Respect to all these originators that laid the base for the hugeness it is today. Scratching, break beating, punch phrasing, lining up the breaks on homemade slip mats. Cowboy even created the term hip hop. What a time. The Message still the best of all time for me, lyrics till hold true today. Thanks for posting this rare gem.
Scorpio will forevermore be my jam, Furious Five lit, they did something immortal ..music❣
I used to worship these guys back in the 80s (Y)
They all remind me of my uncle carrying me on my shoulders from borough to borough. No lie, non stop.
Well, I don't know the U.S., let alone New York, but I thought the distances were crazy there, just in that city ... So : from borough to borough ?! Your uncle was a warrior !!!
Respect 👌🏾
Kid Creole sounds just like his brother Melle Mel....it's uncanny.Both those brothers are masters on the mic too!!!
This is the real deal man, These guys laid it down and the youngsters messed it up . . .
this is the wery cultura hip-hop respect froom italy 💪👏👊🙏✌🔥
THIS SONG IS DOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes
yes a 100 %percent dopey
Haven't seen this in 30 years
New York hot tracks put me up on this. Mid '80's, reaL tAWK.
*Ol' skool crushes gangster rap. because they have style*
86 and only old school dudes was still rockin Jheri Curls.
Them & Full Force & yes Full Force was just as old school as GM&FF. They had done production on several Kurtis Blow track before producing hits for UTFO, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Real Roxanne, etc.
What about Ice Cube? He started out in 86 and rocking Jheri Curls, keeping them until after he left NWA in 91. There were others as well, such as Rappin 4 Tay from the Bay Area and more.
@@TheKidyoung24 I was specifically talking about New York
@JUSLOFI my bad bro...no way of me knowing
They rockin them double goose leather joints...
THAT’S VERY LOVELY OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP LOLZ WOW !😍❤️💪🏾👍🏾
The best of the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Our young uncles of rap Lol they are still kinda young*
Another classic Rap song 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤
Probably the last of the old style before that Golden era kicked in
It was, this style was getting dated then.
@@ezed45 It was an end of an era. You would really only hear songs like this after midnight on fridays on the Mr. Magic Mike show (NYC) or an extended remix of it. TBH, it wasn't my cup of tea although I respected the artform. When Eric B. & Rakim, Public Enemy and EPMD hit the scene, that's when rap caught my attention!! Thats when I started memorizing lyrics by heart!!!!
True but don't forget Kurt's Blow one of the last of the "older style" sound too before then by '85-'86
I'm telling you the truth they from straight off the streets in New York with nothing and look what they do these dudes are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame look it up
They have such a swag....!!!
Oh, shit! Haven't seen this video since the days of New York Hot Tracks(ABC-TV Channel 7), Video Music Box(WNYC-TV PBS Channel 31), and U 68(WWHT-TV Channel 68). Now those were the days to watch music videos.
thats right this is pure great gold
YO! This takes me back GMF babeee!
Any & all material Grand Master Flash 🗽💯💪🏽
My boys! One of my favorite rap group pioneers of all time
The Grandmaster ♚♕♜♗♞♘♟
Flash☇
This is the old New York....
do you know what street that is in the beginning ?
mookeychase0907 so great to see it man. Best years of my life
Yes indeed it is bro✊🏽
Never even knew there was a video to this, they never played any hiphop videos back in the day in the UK. Would have loved to have seen this when it was new.
Thanx 4 da upload!✌🏼
you are legend posting this
amazing.
man, cutting Csnei Single Life, that's funky!
Classic joint. They ripped this track
i love this song and video
This is after the Furious was was already broken up. They were going simply by the name "Grandmaster Flash", not "Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five", thus the chorus heard in this song.
been looking for this for a long time.
this shot is cool
big dog
Love it
O school is the best
I think I still might have this Single on vinyl
sell it on e bay $25 dollars a record
Mr Broadway " If it hit u in the face"
Love it
When they split Mel took Cowboy Clayton Savage Tommy Gunn and Easy Mikeand Scorp. While Ra and Cree went with Flash along with Kevin Lavon, Mr Broadway and Larry Love...
yea, but Clayton Savage, Tommy Gunn, Easy Mike, Kevin Lavon, Mr. Broadway, and Larry Love were not in the original group.... they were brand new after the split.
@@shewatchchannelzero7695 I was just saying who was down with what side when they split...
Odd because Kidd Creole and Melly Mel are brothers.
@@lezlethal that said, there was a rift between them.
Loved it it was on Electro 14 had all the Electro albums up to 14
It was on Electro 13 not 14
Eric B is President was released at this time...that changed this style!
This song to me represent the end of an era. You would really only hear songs like this on the radio after midnight on fridays on the Mr. Magic Mike show (NYC) or an extended remix of it. TBH, it wasn't my cup of tea although I respected the art form. When Eric B. & Rakim, Public Enemy and EPMD hit the scene, that's when rap caught my attention!! Thats when I started memorizing lyrics by heart!!!!
I love you
Thank God LL Cool J came through :))) Even back then I wasn't feeling that rap flow.... but the breaks in the beat got swiped and used big time.
ah Ll cool j in love with himself!.
SOUTH BX!
Ok now everyone wait since he had on the LoL Jerry Curl cap this Show have won Everything 😚😏
Yeah this when I was coming up like I said the beginning rap music
Mr broadway replaced cowboy when he died the one with the blue georgetown jacket in this video
REAL LIFE cowboy was never a member of Grandmaster Flash,he was and always will be a member of the furious five(and he died in 89 not 86)
@ > Grandmaster Flash
🎶> Style (Peter Gunn Theme)
💿 > The Source
p > 1986
🎬︎ > Bill Fishman
But it's not the furious five,the only members of the furious 5 here are Rahiem and Kidd creole,The name of this group is Grandmaster Flash.
Did you know when they first started they were more commonly known as the Furious 4?
@@donscabin8105 Yes I did!
Yep! Mel and Scorpio stuck together and formed Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Give with three other rappers and DJ. They had an album that came out right after they broke up with “White Lines” as the main single.
DON IT WAS FURIOUS 3
When The Bronx was The Bronx
with shower cap style?! o_O :D :D
We gaat staao
some of the music from this song was from an only 1980's VIDEO GAME called - "SPY HUNTER"
Bryant Mungo Peter gunn
I prefer the extended remix but the video is always raw too.
The Roxy
Mr Broadway Holla at ur son mother
yeah, but this wasn't the furious five only kid creole and raheim guy davis those other jerry curl suckers was just fillers and larry love
and Grandmaster Flash, of course.
Yes, Melle Mel took the Furious Five name.
Yes New York rocked Jehrri Curls! Lmao not just L.A.!!! 85/86 was the cut off though! S/O Kid Creole with the doo rag ( Skirt out ) & Flash with the shower cap!!! 😅
Ah ! the Jheri curl ... probably the most horrible hairstyle ever !
Eddie Murphy did well making fun of it, back in his 1988 film ... That thing was truly disgusting !!!
@@pussyfunk-stopputtingthepu2652 yeah, I know the people just wanted the relaxed look, but those chemicals were disgusting. I wanted no part of it.
actually dominicans and cubans was doing it the most flash and those dudes were caribbeans
THIS AIN'T COCAINE,BUT THIS SONG IS STILL DOPE.
Not the Furious 5
Grandma 5
Free kid Creole
sd daog shut the fuck up he killed a man
@@forcedtohaveahandle That's hip hop for ya: "free all homies in prison" (no matter what they did).
@@steeltownbrown52
So ... One can kill somebody, and get away with it, according to you ... ?!
Wow, we definitely live in a fuckin' scary world, with crazy, scary people !!!
@@pussyfunk-stopputtingthepu2652 According to hip hop.
@@steeltownbrown52
Oh ... Alright, then. My mistake !
the artists of today try to copy this era's style tbh
if this had the push from the label this song would have been bigger. but it had it's little run, it's definitely one of their top songs, even with mel cowboy and socprio not involved
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THIS WAS THE REAL ERA OF REAL HIPHOP 1980s THIS HIPHOP OF TODAY'S ERA IS PATHETIC AND PURE GARBAGE AND NOT REAL HIPHOP DJ GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE ORIGINAL FURIOUS 5 1970s and 80s THE ERA OF REAL HIPHOP FOREVER
Wonder has he still got the tie
EL&P
its not Furious Five, its just Grandmaster Flash
no furious five over here, just grandmaster flash
some shit so awkward.. international judges XD
ALESSANDRO DE SOUZA AXE
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Wait who the hell r these guys lol that's not the furious 5 where's Mel Mr ness
After Mel and Scorpio left, Flash added Lavon, Broadway and Larry Love.
ALESSANDRO DE SOUZA
Marketing & Advertising...
to be real.. this got pretty corny compared to the message, on the wheels of steel etc. i mean for 86? respect to the Grandmaster, of course.. but this wasn't on.
"compared to the message"
Yeah, well you can't simply improve on perfection. Most rap songs of ANY era are going to sound like trash compared to that joint. IMHO this was far from corny though simply based on the presence of cuts and scratches and several MCs rockin the mic.
Not the Furious Five
Eminem brought me here.
gee wizz Eminem is garbage (since 2004)
Who ... ? Who is Emin... Ah, that guy ! I forgot about him, no kidding
@gee wizz What did he say,about Flash?
ha they was first and the best
@@jonathanvillalobos7994 It was meant to be a joke. Everyone and their pet was talking eminem this eminem that. To the point it was driving me MAD as i find eminem annoying. 🙂
Damn this is corny.