Two metalheads react/review "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five.
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@JiveGray3 жыл бұрын
This is the song that made hip hop realize that they could do much more than just party rhymes, that Hip Hop, could be a voice to talk about real life, and real issues
@smokezilla13.3 жыл бұрын
This is the one bro. Rakim is the greatest in my opinion but melle mel was the architect
@sneak8374 жыл бұрын
That last verse is so ahead of its time
@chrismunoz78593 жыл бұрын
Facts man
@calicoesblue47032 жыл бұрын
Agreed 😎👍
@gamexsimmonds35812 жыл бұрын
While song is. My favorite verse is the second last. About the son
@memyself4ever13 жыл бұрын
Grandmaster Flash is the DJ. The rappers in the song were Melle Mel and Rahiem. The Group consisted of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Rahiem, Scorpio, Cowboy (RIP), and Mel's brother The Kidd Creole.
@memyself4ever13 жыл бұрын
The first rapper in the song and video was Grandmaster Melle Mel, the second rapper is Raheem. Grandmaster Flash was the DJ on the turntables.
@robertban88683 жыл бұрын
If you guys haven't, watch The Get Down on Netflix. It has to do with the rise of early hip-hop within disco. NAS helped produce it and has Grandmaster Flash takes on it as well. Pretty good
@johnjohn1890able4 жыл бұрын
Mad respect to you both!! I love seeing you guys react to these oldschool jams...
@havok62804 жыл бұрын
I can't hear this beat without thinking of Ice Cube. And then I think of Puffy and Mase. But the original is still the best in my opinion.
@latop48434 жыл бұрын
This song was marketed as Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five, but it was actually produced by Duke Bootee and performed by him and Melle Mel. Melle Mel is the guy with the hat and is considered an all-time great. They had a couple of other songs, the Message II and New York New York. New York New York was also billed as Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five. Weird things happened in the early days of rap. Duke Bootee did more schooling, left hip hop in the early 90s and because a college instructor in the Georgia.
@dirtyface-capone76223 жыл бұрын
That last verse is a top 10 verse in the history of rap.Flows hadn't evolved to what they are now.They just said it in a direct manner.I appreciate the simplicity.Adds more clarity & makes it easier to follow.I think this and Tupac's Keep Your Head Up are the two greatest hip hop songs ever made.That's just my opinion, tho.Yours could be different!
@jeknechtphotography71064 жыл бұрын
Also...a bit of history, I think it was Grandmaster Flash who invented the crossfader on Turntables so you could switch from one table to the other and also combine the music from both turntables. or I know he has something to do with the crossfader, maybe it was a technique using it.
@stefanochagas86853 жыл бұрын
if im not wrong he was the first one to do "scratch", which is manipulating the vinyl backwards or forward while the record is playing to make that cool "tchuku tchuku" sound (lol), allowing the dj to put his own twist on the records, and so he revolutionized the dj world.. He also started marking his vinyls with crayon and used that as his compass, and changed the game with such a simple idea
@sofianbounoua80593 жыл бұрын
@@stefanochagas8685 the inventor of scratching is Grand Wizard Theodore
@stefanochagas86853 жыл бұрын
@@sofianbounoua8059 fair enough, i wasnt sure, but what i know is that grandmaster flash did take scratch to a whole nother level, creatin some new techniques and shit
@gamexsimmonds35813 жыл бұрын
Flash did a lot of things first Its disputed who did some stuff first though because back then who knows You could do something in march 1977 in the bronx and I could do it in June 77 in Queens and 40 years later whose to say I didnt so it in January lol But yeah Flash is a master innovator for sure
@kfmscience3 жыл бұрын
the Flashfader it was called.
@cmc83752 жыл бұрын
I'm also a metal head, but into rap , hip-hop, Beethoven, Bhangra and just about every genre 🎶💙✊
@dinisrocha79604 жыл бұрын
Big Pun- You Ain't A Killer. You will not be dissapointed
@eriszale77394 жыл бұрын
Great reaction RAKIM FOLLOW THE LEADER
@yankeerepairs3 жыл бұрын
Eric B on that jam to ! Word 🆙
@tyqwanmills034 жыл бұрын
React to Lauryn Hill Doo Wop (That Thing)
@BarkinGoodStuff4 жыл бұрын
I love this song. I was never a huge fan of early 80s rap because it was all pop and some of it a bit non-sensical (Rapper's delight), but when I heard this I was hooked. Really the building block for a lot of my favorite rappers to see you could rap about something serious for a change. The music is poppy, I think that's just because of the nature of early rap. They were mostly sampling disco at the time so no real "somber" or "serious" disco to draw from. I'd be curious to see you guys react to Puff Daddy's Can't Nobody Hold Me Down since he remade the song and made it mostly poppy instead of serious. People hate on Diddy, but I love that song. Ice Cube also used the beat for the Check Yo Self remix with Das Efx and that would be another good one for you guys to react to, though I suspect Jill has probably heard it already. Ryan mentioned Ice Cube so that would be his chance to hear how Cube would sound over the same beat.
@memyself4ever13 жыл бұрын
The Furious Five consisted of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Raheem, Scorpio, Kidd Creole, and the late Cowboy.
@tyqwanmills034 жыл бұрын
Everything is Everything is also another great Lauryn Hill song.
@cmc83752 жыл бұрын
I'm a bit of a metal head as well, but I love everything from Beethoven to Bhangra, and lots in between, and love a bit of hip hop and rap💙✊
@user-dz6fy6qv2l3 жыл бұрын
Flash is the DJ. The second guy's name is Raheem. The group never wanted to do this record because it was different than every other song they had. The second rapper you hear is actually the writer Duke Bootee and Raheem just lip-synced for the video. You should definitely check out some of their other songs to hear his style.. I suggest Freedom, White Lines and It's Nasty.
@TheRealness4084 жыл бұрын
I'm always amazed at how well Melle Mel's lyrics hold up compared to other late 70s/early 80s rappers. And can you guys please react to AMGs Bitch Betta Have My Money?
@nickj45263 жыл бұрын
He wrote that “A Child Is Born With No State Of Mind” verse in 78 when he was a teenager. It was a verse on on of their earlier songs.
@gj123456789999910 ай бұрын
The last verse in the end “undercover fag” is nothing about being a police snitch, it’s about the kid being raped in jail. “Used and abused to serve like hell”. Maytag is a term meaning you are used over and over. Commercials back in the day said Maytag was a reliable washing machine, so the person is being raped over and over again, and at the end is hung - either kills himself or is killed.
@mushmouth18723 жыл бұрын
Please react to Brooklyn zoo by odb
@butteredcorn79373 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite old school songs; NEWCLEUS - JAM ON IT
@SeanTube20993 жыл бұрын
I love that track but it may be too niche
@lenny5363 жыл бұрын
He’s in the video in the White pants
@Artisjjj3 жыл бұрын
Cops still do the same thing in this song even after 50 years!!!🤔
@robertbutler23602 жыл бұрын
HIP-HOP CLASSIC!!! A must have in your Hip-hop collection..
@brothadude3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Melly Mel was Anthony Kiedis favorite rapper
@kevinstone84854 жыл бұрын
React to Nice & Smooth - Sometimes I Rhyme Slow
@gamexsimmonds35813 жыл бұрын
Wow you guys are back, hope your doing well. What a great song huh? The rappers were Melly Mel and Duke
@thejoojooman65383 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel is 1 of the best ever.
@dwallace23313 жыл бұрын
Do self destruction, by KRS1, and a whole bunch of other rappers. Classic 🎵
@Wilmeiser4 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel recorded an update to this song called, "M3: The New Message" in 2006, it's definitely worth a listen. And yes, he's still brutally honest. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKWtg2Nvl5KHqcU
@Troublesome_793 жыл бұрын
You would like Rakim "Juice (Know The Ledge)"
@stephenbarrett88613 жыл бұрын
And Don’t Sweat the Technique.
@skincarver17973 жыл бұрын
They reacted to I Ain't No Joke and didn't like it. That's when I stopped watching their vids I just watched this out of curiosity. Rakim was too serious for him he likes happy and smiley rappers like LL Cool J and Will Smith lol
@latop48434 жыл бұрын
When you were trying to remember Melle Mel's name it sounded like you were initially thinking of Marley Marl, who was a top hip hop producer.
@natedog25333 жыл бұрын
That last verse is fire 🔥 asf
@cmoney16293 жыл бұрын
Lol, funny y’all mentioned ice cube. He made a song using this beat. Check yourself is the name of it. Great song, deserves a reaction.
@dport95633 жыл бұрын
The message is poverty is cause and effect of poverty. Its a repetitive cycle.
@davidstokes8851 Жыл бұрын
Rapping early on was about partying. This was the first song to come out and had a message in their rap about every day life. That’s why it was called the “Messaage”
@smokezilla13.3 жыл бұрын
Jill you're absolutely right about touching the record
@jeknechtphotography71064 жыл бұрын
I think you'd like Rakim "Know the Ledge" or "New York (You Out There)"
@MrMarmarsFilms3 жыл бұрын
These were facts he was spitting back in those days about the ghetto. Intense but real.
@natedigg273 жыл бұрын
It's like 1982
@kfmscience3 жыл бұрын
Classic rap track.. still great lyrics and delivery from Melle Mel and the Furious Five. I recommend you also checkout Survival.. another great lyrical track from them. If interested in the history of Hip Hop I recon you should lookup some of the documentaries on KZbin which go way back to the 70's and early 80's ...and around the time of this track. You'lll also get the early electro rap music like Planet Rock, Lookin For The Perfect Beat etc.. that came from Afrika Bambaatta and the Sould Sonic Force, also checkout Treacherous Three, Funky Four, Cold Crush Brothers, Sequence (the first proper Female Rap group) .. these were all very early rap artists of the 80's
@HStalhane3 жыл бұрын
the first guy is Grandmaster Melle Mel who is heavily featured in interviews throughout the first season of Hip Hop Evolution
@dailynewsgrind61162 жыл бұрын
Even tho today the message & truth is the same, the way he says it seems more sane & trying to "prevent from goin' under" POV. in my opinion. To me, the 80s & 90s seemed more safe & sane than today. "Anyone can get it" now a days it seems. Before some were left alone but not today it seems. Nothing is "sacred" currently. In my opinion.
@Ricotet45 күн бұрын
Watched the reaction of people from the ghettos and they seem to understand the issues sang about a little better. But you did great.
@hotflash74863 жыл бұрын
Please react to "White Lines" Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel.
@cmc83752 жыл бұрын
Please do White Lines sometime 💙
@charlesstevensiii77623 жыл бұрын
"Beat Street Breakdown" Grandmaster Flash
@antoinerideaux-porche60363 жыл бұрын
Ice cube used this beat for a track called "check yourself" with das efx
@jeknechtphotography71064 жыл бұрын
GREAT SONG, i think this was like '79 - '80 if I remember correctly
@Bigpoweett3 жыл бұрын
1982
@noahgrove46104 жыл бұрын
Kanye - Two words or Kanye - new slaves
@breebarnz13463 ай бұрын
That is Grandmaster
@teeblack063 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel was the dude back then!
@doomtho423 жыл бұрын
Shad’s Hip-Hop Evolution series on Netflix really is just about perfect, unfortunately. It’s essentially the exact concept & format that I had been working on writing over the past decade, rendering my whole project moot basically. It’s nauseating quite frankly, but it is what it is - Shad is a fantastic artist so it’s awesome to see him attain so much success as well, and finally too - he’s long been overdue for increased recognition. He’s released 2 concept albums that are extremely high-quality - especially the more recent album, “A Short Story About a War,” which is essential listening in my opinion.
@DeepFingerlove3 жыл бұрын
Tupac said don't just bump your head to the beat. Listen to these people and hold them accountable. Listen to what they are saying. This is why mumble rap is complete horse shit!
@karlthomas73634 жыл бұрын
kool moe dee - wild wild west
@havok62804 жыл бұрын
It's funny that you mentioned Ice Cube. Try Check Yo Self.
@Abstru5e.3 жыл бұрын
9:28 epstein didn't kill himself
@marioibarra78864 жыл бұрын
New subscriber here. I’ve gone back and can’t find NWA’s straight outta Compton. Has this one been done?
@awakenowful4 жыл бұрын
Check out Necro - Schizophrenia
@whcchw2 жыл бұрын
😂💀 Sounds funny but this was and is real life for many. Life is a trip. We all feel.
@psylad80883 жыл бұрын
grandmaster flash actually didn't have anything to do with the song melly mel verses were written by duke bootee except for his last verse which is actually recycled from melly mel's older song super rappin. Duke bootee rapped the other verses and Rahiem performed them in the video.
@Ovan613 жыл бұрын
👍
@moehoward75784 жыл бұрын
The Uncluded - TV on 10 Aesop Rock - Blood Sandwich
@breebarnz13463 ай бұрын
Half truths
@anthonymedina67173 жыл бұрын
You should do westside connection that’s ice cubes group it’s pretty good gangster rap from the 90’s
@MrNYCman5303 жыл бұрын
The only rap song I ever liked.
@oscarrios60484 жыл бұрын
Damn it guys can I get some Brotha Lynch Hung “Heatas”
@bcole16374 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@uknowwhothehelliare65943 жыл бұрын
That wasn’t melle Mel in push that girl in front of the train it was the same guy you said you liked
@yesdex59963 жыл бұрын
No lead is melly mel you thinking marly mark
@Riva20252 жыл бұрын
Check yourself before you wreckety wreck yourself!
@matttharegulatorbeck4 жыл бұрын
Ice Cube actually sampled this for his song Check Yo Self. The video is the 2nd part to It Was A Good Day: www.dailymotion.com/video/xchtq
@alfonzohoward1854 жыл бұрын
Mely mel cowboy, Raheem
@karlthomas73634 жыл бұрын
biggie - gimmie the loot
@marcosleon2153 жыл бұрын
Can you guys do just another day by Nate DOGG
@jeter2744 жыл бұрын
React to Junior Mafia ft. Biggie - Players Anthem
@tysonroberts98874 жыл бұрын
How about Daveed diggs easy come easy go video or fabolous and Jadakiss freddy vs jason video hella good
@TheActualCathal2 жыл бұрын
Not a whole lot of reacting in this reaction video
@wheatruzo56713 жыл бұрын
They're not really showing the DJbecause this is more of a serious song rather than a party song is no need for the DJ to be really doing anything but creating the