Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious Five - Beat Street Breakdown 1984

[@christosmamalis2972]

No one will ever surpass the level of these lyrics

[@KTM-er3vc]

Facts

[@korywallace407]

Dopest rhyme of all time. Everything he spit is still relevant today.

[@aldebaran6688]

Agree 👍👍👍

[@JediKnightmare]

“ The cheats, the lies, the alibies And the foolish attempts to conquer the sky Lost in space, and what is it worth? Huh, the president just forgot about Earth Spendin multi-billionns and maybe even trillions The cost of weapons ran into zillions “

[@kelcey7579]

That right, I saw your comment as soon as he started rapping that part

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

The problem with Melle Mel is he’s too good. He’s an artist who spoke about the world not just his own life. He’s not about ego and glorifying the bad in life. He had something to say and said it in a way even kids like me in Wales could understand. He helped me respect hip hop and realise that art is important. Today there’s not anyone like him, what he aimed to do. Not at the level he was at anyhow. A hero.

[@gonzalofernandez1511]

Well Said ✌️😎👌 From Art By Gonzo

[@koguma.newyork1]

no disagreement from me at all

[@doolybugz]

Beautiful words...I believe Melle Mel is the greatest rapper period ❤

[@Ertan19710]

Das Problem mit Hip Hop ist, das viele in späteren Jahren auf den Zug aufgesprungen sind, die gar keine Ahnung von Rappen hatten, die gepusht worden und live nichts konnten 🤷‍♂️ Ich bin mittlerweile 52 und höre die Musik schon seit 1983😊 Den neuen Schrott natürlich nicht 😉

[@christosmamalis2972]

This is poetry my friend its not just rap

[@sambo2861]

I thank my mother for introducing me to this masterpiece ❤

[@devinwarren8376]

Melle Mel definitely killed this dropping knowledge pioneer of the game

[@andrewSUN17]

Timeless and forever! Melle Mel n Scorpio, Furious 5 still alive!

[@geddawaymedia6148]

"learn from the past, and work for the future/ and don't be a slave to no com-puter" -Melle Mel 1984

[@whippz75]

Greatest hip hop lyrics of all time in my opinion.

[@TheAb390]

They are, NO DOUBT, HANDS DOWN!!!!!

[@PHDWhom]

Makes me cry every time I hear it. Melle Mel is still the goat to me.

[@pistolpete8231]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 WTF You better be sarcastic

[@BenjimanBenjiman-df3fs]

Saturday October 12th 2024___here in Chicago Illinois USA watching this Scene from The 🎥 movie Beat Street that came out in June 1984___❤❤❤❤❤I was 15 years old ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️ Went to downtown Chicago Illinois movie theater 🎭 named the Woods which was 3 dollars at the time👌💯🙏

[@robertosantiago5349]

Melle Mel dropping knowledge, it's still relevant today

[@HypnoticMinx]

He messages through his artistry still ring thru the in today's chaos.

[@mikebest2608]

This is highest level of lyricism

[@masterbuilder7672]

two words: jerry heller

[@GHOST91141]

Everything Melle Mel touched on in his verse still holds up till this day

[@JohnnySantiago]

@@masterbuilder7672 I don't think so.

[@bpthegreatt]

Mel snapped

[@jorgelouis709]

I do not even need the beats and music in it the true essence is in the lyrics.

[@UKBreakz]

Beat Street Breakdown, Rrrrhaa! Beat Street, the king of the beat You see him rockin' that beat from across the street And huh-huh, Beat Street is a lesson, too Because ah, you can't let the streets beat you Uh! Well, a picture can express a thousand words To describe all the beauty of life you give And if the world was yours to do over I know you'd paint a better place to live Where the colors would swirl And the boys and girls can grow in peace and harmony And where murals stand on walls so grand As far as the eyes are able to see, ha I never knew art till I saw your face And there'll never be one to take your place 'Cause each and every time you touch a spraypaint can Michaelangelo's soul controls your hands Then serenades of blue and red And the beauty of the rainbow fills your head Crescendo colors playin' tunes Man why oh why you'd have to die so soon? Say 1, 2, 3, 4 just let me know what you came here for And just clap your hands everybody and let me know that I'm not alone And if you knew my man when he was alive scream it out and say Ramo (Ramo), Ramo (Ramo) I'm talking about, Ashes to ashes and dust to dust Where the good die young is all thy must Cause as life must live death must die And the tears shall fall from the living eye Tell me who's gonna dream the impossible dream Of the beautiful cities and the island's dreams? When your works of art brought into being All that the ghetto stopped you from seeing Still life urban masterpiece Your trademark was written on trains and walls A million dollar gift only God released Huh, and yet you got killed for nothin' at all So after this there'll be no more hard time No more bad times and no more pain No more chump change, none of that bull Just movies, museums and the hall of fame So all you hip-hops, get on up And let's take it to the top where we belong 'Cause the age of the Beat Street wave is here Everybody let's sing along, come on Say hooo (Hooo) Say hooo (Hooo) And to let me know I'm rockin the microphone Everybody say Ramo (Ramo) Ramo (Ramo) Rrrrhaa! A newspaper burns in the sand And the headlines say 'Man Destroys Man' Extra extra, read all the bad news On the war for peace that everybody would lose The rise and fall, the last great empire The sound of the whole world caught on fire The ruthless struggle, the desperate gamble The game that left the whole world in shambles The cheats, the lies, the alibies And the foolish attempts to conquer the sky Lost in space, and what is it worth? Huh, the President just forgot about Earth Spendin' multi-billions and maybe even trillions The cost of weapons ran in the zillions There's gold in the street and there's diamond under feet And the children in Africa don't even eat Flies on their faces, they're livin' like mice And their houses even make the ghetto look nice Huh, the water tastes funny, it's forever too sunny And they work all month and don't make no money A fight for power, a nuclear shower A people shout out in the darkest hour Sights unseen and voices unheard And finally the bomb gets the last word Christians killed Muslims and Germans killed Jews And everybody's bodies are used and abused, Huh, minds are poisoned and souls are polluted Superiority complex is deep rooted Leeches and lices, and people got prices Egomaniacs control the self-righteous Nothin' is sacred and nothin' is pure So the revelation of death is our cure Dachau, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, Vietnam, Leningrad, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Korea, The philippines Devastation, Death camps and killing machines Peoples in terror, the leaders made a error And now they can't even look in the mirror 'Cause we gotta suffer while things get rougher And that's the reason why we got to get tougher So learn from the past it worked for the future And don't be a slave to no computer Cause the children of Man inherits the land And the future of the world is in your hands So just throw your hands in the air And wave em like you just don't care And if you believe that you're the future Scream it out and say oh yeah (Oh yeah) Oh yeah (Oh yeah) Rrrrhaa! Everybody, Do you believe!

[@JM-sr5ct]

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🙌🙌🙌

[@Dreamskater100]

Thank you!

[@TheAb390]

CORRECTIONS: THERE’S sights unseen And voices unheard! CORRECTION: DACHAU, AUSCHWITZ, Hiroshima, Vietnam, Leningrad, Iwo-Jima, Okinanawa, Korea, The Philippines Though I like Devastation, Death, camps, and killing machines BETTER It’s Devastation death catch the killing machine. Says it all when you watch the movie with subtitles. There is no “S” in MACHINE’S’! FACTS

[@evongilford392]

Yes!

[@undrtakr900]

Thank you for the lyrics 👍🏽

[@mikepeg99]

The line about the computer.........well......you know.

[@damenheyward5816]

These are about the best lyrics you'll ever hear in a rap song. MELLE MEL IS THE REASON THAT RAPPERS GOT LYRICAL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PHDWhom]

KRS One is often referred to as The Teacher, and it's true. But Melle Mel? Shit. I was just some little white nerdy kid in Kansas City having my mind blown wide open long by Melle Mel, Duke Bootee, and Flash, long before Chuck D and PE came around. This track needs to be in the National Registry. It's in my opinion the single greatest rhyme in rap history, nothing comes close to this.story, nothing comes close to this. It hits hard, makes you cry and feel some shit, and want to party and look to the future. Fucking brilliant song. For the ages. Melle Mel is the GOAT.

[@qhi1483]

If you think these lyrics were good listen to Melle Mel's "Step off," It will blow your mind. He's a lyrical genius.

[@koguma.newyork1]

@@qhi1483 Step Off, King of the Streets, World War 3, Hustlers Convention

[@glenmanson963]

The message is in the music

[@Del-Canada]

Saw this at the theatre. After getting home we all got together and competed. I miss it. I'd die now if I attempted any of my old moves,

[@auracle9231]

Nobody better throw a dislike on my favorite movie of all time..if you do Hexxxxx you foo..apologize to me to get your soul back

[@SonnyMeadows]

Damn...40 yrs later & still relavant🤯

[@keithhackett330]

Word!

[@bookerwtight3457]

Melle Mel was ahead of his time with spot on Lyrics....He wrote the Lyrics as a teenager before the movie when asked to perform in the movie he took his Lyrics that he already wrote as teenager and put it to the movie Lyrics....Most people didn't know that he already made a song song with them Lyrics in a song when he 17 teen 6ea4s before

[@mustafahajj]

Ahead!!!!

[@TheAb390]

FUN FACT!! This hidden gem was the “EASTER EGG” in The Terminator 1984 when Kyle Reese was hot wiring the car and the soundtrack version was playing on the radio! FACTS

[@mustafahajj]

@@TheAb390 Wow👏🏽 now its time to stream Terminator, never knew that!

[@TheAb390]

@@mustafahajj let me know when you notice it

[@koguma.newyork1]

@@TheAb390 yeah I always thought so, it was either Beat Street or a sped up, parody version

[@mrbbqcraig]

Lyrics from a legend 🤘

[@24HOURS280]

No man ramo was a legend

[@dr.clivejames4567]

Wow, this song and lyrical content gave me goosebumps!… Rrrraaahh!!!🔥💥🎉💨

[@AnthonyAvery]

A great time for hip hop when it blended elements of punk.

[@christhornycroft3686]

The best was when it combined funk and R&B, before this. After that, it got very 80s. There were some great 80s rap songs, but it wasn’t the same. And as much as I enjoy some g-funk, funky, old school rap from 1979-82 will always be the best.

[@thecultofdangerousgentlemen]

Mel might have have the best verse in hop history

[@balkapone9822]

40 years later this guy will make a fool of himself Infront the whole hip-hop community.

[@mikesiagian]

Such a shame, really - went from lyrical genius to lyrical 🗑️ 🤦‍♂️

[@Daddy._Life]

This is one of the best verses of all time.

[@mustafahajj]

Look at that footwork OMG KING OF RAP MELLY MEL Living legend

[@Chrisicola]

The greatest hip hop group of all-time. Pioneers.

[@blackdollars718]

At 9 yrs old this is the movie that made me wanna be a rapper..and i still spit to this day!!!

[@joannehines7806]

Dedicating this to " My Block Brotha", Rahiem Brown aka Tame One-Tamer,; Great Cultural Icon, Member of the rap group Artifacts, famed graffiti artist & intellectual! Continue to Rest in Power, Rahiem!

[@ziggysmalls9329]

Melle Mel set the standard of awareness

[@keithhackett330]

I remember when my older brother and I saw this at the theatres 40 years ago this past July 4th and we and the entire audience were clapping our hands in unison to this scene which I truly believe the entire globe was doing the exact same thing. Gives me goosebumps thinking about that great time when you could cheer the heroes and boo the villains at the movies. Too bad these days you'd be arrested for noise conduct. 1984 a terrific time of being young.

[@GosperTYVS]

You had me at Grand Master Melle Mel brother !!! 🔥❤️‍🔥🔥😎👌🏼

[@mastersalam]

AAAARAAAH BELIEEEEEVE IT!

[@mikematerne4579]

Just think, this was 25 years before Andre 1.0 turned into Andre 3k. Let that sink in.

[@royhobbs5167]

Ummm, the content was real. But as for him being a lyricist, maybe it’s just unfair to compare him to guys like Eminem or other more contemporaries. Hip hop has evolved so far that this makes MGK look like a genius. It was cool in 1984. But that was 39 years ago.

[@Abraham0Abram]

¿Crees que un Letrista se identifica con la complejidad de sus rimas? estás equivocado, lo que importa es el mensaje que está transmitiendo a través del versos, más que rellenar una estrofa con maldiciones

[@riocultureclubnationalbraz4177]

Esses caras são show esse beat consagrou a street dance nos dias de ouro do Hip Hop dance das gerações futuras.

[@shogun......]

Hecho

[@anniyahasiya7931]

He looks just like his mother Ruby Dee... RESPECT

[@ImmortalFoods9]

He serenaded the heaven out of Ramone- Grand Opening for Melle Mel

[@abrahamrich6783]

This is hip-hop, not that junk we hear today. Melle Mel was Dope straight 🔥 rapping the truth, I am 63 this is story telling at it's best. Man I miss those days, "No more talk"

[@l.v.8703]

Grandmaster Flash spitting knowledge about the present and the future like Nostradamus.

[@reggiedrockreg9257]

Its not grandmaster flash that's melle mel

[@TheAb390]

That’s why this song is a message. You will find it playing on the car stereo in The Terminator when Kyle Reese hot wires the car

[@paulgarcia9181]

And now look what hes done to himself. Talked beautiful lyrics, truth, and now the years have taken a toll on him. He's exactly the opposite now of what he spit before. It's a shame. Even if he doesn't like the way hip hop is now, he was the gateway drug for it to evolve, and instead of holding that title with pride instead he belittles and contradicts all he has put on pen to paper. He's made himself a joke. When he should be a legend. Resent and envy will do this to any man. But for Melle it's even worse because he is tearing his own legacy down for what?

[@JohnnySantiago]

Does anyone know where I can find a good audio copy of the version he did in the movie? Because there's a line that was omitted out of every cut that came out on vinyl. In Beat Street movie version after he says, "Nothing is sacred and nothing is pure, so the revelation of death is thy cure", he then says this line that is missing out of all recorded versions I can find, "Dacau, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, Viet-Nam, Leningrad, Iwo-Jima, Okinawa, Korea the Philippines, devastating death from the killing machines!" If anyone knows of a 12-inch record or tape or something that may contain this version, please let me know. All help will be appreciated.

[@chrisdomico240]

he said don"t be a slave to the computer did he predict wha is going on today

[@robzomer5550]

Grandmaster Melle starts at 03:30

[@willie417]

almost 40 years later..What!!!! I'm not saying who🤨 but some people need to elevate their game way up a few levels. Damn! 1984, Ya Dig😁

[@mikeheller956]

Da war die Zeit noch in Ordnung, Zeit ist langsamer gewesen und alle war entspannt

[@comradecus5873]

Grandmaster flash and the furious five went so hard

[@yourlocaldoomer]

80's black guys are a lot more different than 90's black guys

[@chamge2009]

I really enjoyed that🎉

[@veronicazamora112]

To. Actors. And. The. Brake. Dancers. ❤❤❤❤❤❤. Love. .

[@callmeaaron4068]

Incredible hip hop lyrics - all aspiring rap artists need to watch this video to see how it's done.

[@kollusion1]

"It's working!" It's that time of year again.

[@oldskoolmusicforever0724]

DAMN WE STILL BUMPIN BEAT STREET IN 2024

[@keithhackett330]

I still have the soundtrack even after 40years. I gotta dust it off and start jamming it on the record player what the world today calls,"turntables". And I know for sure there won't be any scratches.

[@micbaelbajadek6067]

This movie, and Breakin, is what made break dancing mainstream .. as well as rap.

[@niallallardice3526]

It’s a great song and whenever I hear the first 10- 20 seconds the hairs on back of my neck stand up!

[@therealgameofdeath]

It’s gonna be a celebration then let’s do it right Beat street for graffiti artist he lived the life of style breakdown had the keys to the subway system Started in New York city let me tell you this production movie went worldwide and change the hip-hop scene forever I’m coming from The subway yards Were sleeping giant get painted still to this day or next The never ending in the historical History. It’s not too late they you Directors and producers can always make part 2 Beat Street it would be a absolute sell-out extra special worldwide box office ticket with The old school culture coming alive live once more you flying out of the window lives in freezer ice cold Winter underground subculture hip-hop don’t stop do you believe I most certainly do Forever There’s no stopping the underground It lives and bringing 360 around the world for any race or Legion it doesn’t discriminate anyone but the most important part about it’s A coldhearted killer is killed more Graffiti Bombers in Sydney Then anywhere else in the world to date

[@themagus5906]

Still on my playlist as a white 66 year old guy.

[@riocultureclubnationalbraz4177]

Lexington Av não é como era no passado não temos mais os Grand Master flash player good times 😣😳😄😂👍✌️

[@SuperCidermonkey]

When rap was Rap.

[@Heckn]

RIP Melle Mel 1706 - 2023 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@pascalvalorazonefunkgroove]

the words are so true even in 2024 respect Mell mel scorpio🤘

[@leorodriguez3762]

My daily boxing song💪🏽❤️

[@gstevens6948]

Lil brother had some serious vampire fangs… 🧛‍♂️

[@pascalvalorazonefunkgroove]

the words are so true even in 2024 respect Mell Mel scorpio

[@jasonmass7925]

This is 1 of my favorite movies of all time Dame. Movies were so great back in the day.

[@Paidopato]

O cenario criativo se aprendia no sububio a escola da vida diaria e aplicavam no clubs centrais👍🏽👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@RgxSnowy]

Grandmaster flash 💯 his music got me breakdancing

[@winstonwolfe5733]

Flash was not involved in this song. Melle Mel Ness and Rahiem had split to form a new Furious 5 band.

[@larrypowell2600]

@@winstonwolfe5733 Not to mention, one of the most important songs in hip hop history (The Message) Flash wanted no part of, even though his name is attached to the song.

[@smalltoplg146]

I was little felt the hype Never forget it

[@leroyferguson2649]

Beat Street was ALL that. True hip hop

[@ychanan36]

Excellent 🎉

[@goatstature8263]

This shouldn't be considered rap music it should be rock/hop

[@dresadventures234]

The only thing that’s hip hop about this movie is melle Mel all that other just nonsense oh the break dancing

[@MrFinch-ni5mk]

If Melle Mel is the teacher, then, Black Thought is his top student. 🤜🏿🤛🏿✊🏿

[@Dreamskater100]

Brilliant.

[@mpjproducer]

Mellie Mel - THOUGH!!!! Bustin' YES YES!!!!

[@cedriclashar8905]

Always

[@KTM-er3vc]

Who’s topping Mell lyrics 🔥🔥???

[@marcusmoore7911]

Look at Maurice 😂

[@rafaelsantiago7087]

Real hip hop !!!!! Are yah hearing the words !!!!!!

[@mariostallings4921]

Don’t be a slave to no computer and look what the world became

[@aiprojectus645]

from movie?

[@KatrinaUribe-b9r]

Talk to the hand .

[@sonofmann]

3:40

[@EVERTONFC.]

I can mc the whole of it. Challenge me !

[@tarnuemassaquoi]

Damnnnnnnnn!

[@blackdollars718]

STOP PLAYING WIT MELLE MEL THE GODFATHER

[@caliwaiiankev2279]

Hitler and Caesar, Custer and Regan, Napoleon, Castro, Mousollini and Began, Genghis Kahn and The Shaw of Iran, all men who spilled the blood of the weaker man !

[@TheAb390]

Soundtrack version 👍👍

[@caliwaiiankev2279]

@@TheAb390 absolutely great catch !

[@TheAb390]

@@caliwaiiankev2279 also the version playing in the car stereo when Kyle Reese hot wires the car in The Terminator 1984. Check IMDB ‘DID YOU KNOW’ under Soundtrack. Beat Street Breakdown is uncredited! FACTS 👍

[@oliverferreirajr3616]

These young people don't understand that

[@caribman10]

Funny thing about the video: first, those streets don't look like that now - but now locals are complaining about "gentrification". Second, with due respect, if my neighborhood looked like that, rather than bitch about it I'd do something. You don't need to clear a lot(though you might); but you can get the garbage off the street. Of course, it's easier to complain that somebody else isn't doing it, right?

[@ia0707]

Easier said than done. If you live in an environment where people are more trying to survive their day to day how is it possible to even put your mind on cleaning your streets? 80s New York was a tough time. About gentrification yeah there are positive and negative points about it but long term maybe better for everyone.

[@f.prince6642]

5:23 👀 we are literally witnessing prophets at work.

[@yaminfabelo6691]

Till this day I wanna know was that fake or real I’m confused

[@christhornycroft3686]

This isn’t as good as The Message, but it’s close.

[@MarioKraft-nm4kl]

!!!!"THRILL"!!!!"💚"💚"💚"💚"!!!!"THRILL"!!!!

[@generalpromotion3487]

Remember 80's Super 80's Mix 📀🎶🌇 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqTaoGeZirtga7c

[@preciouscervantez1689]

😺

[@chariff3127]

🇫🇷😊💙💪👍

[@eduardoferreira4421]

DUCARALHUU ESSA PORRA CARAIIIIIIIIII

[@spike2544]

One of the greatest MC's......why would he after EM

[@DaytimeNightmare]

🍇👈 Melle Mel was so aheas of his time lyrically....they couldnt do nothing but clap......