These cats not only rhymed and syncopated, but they harmonised, sang, skatted, ad libbed, dropped punchlines and styled and profiled all in the same track. The cats of today can't never do what these guys did dropping 7,8, 9 and 10 minute masterpieces.
The rapping is great, funny and clever, but it’s the vocal choirs in the background that makes it for me. It’s new psychedelia, hypnotic and dreamy, especially in the bridge section, where they use the vocals as ‘stabs’ in the 80s fashion, and Melle Mel’s ‘Chaka Khan’ rap is justifiably famous. Some mean scratching on this one, too.
I can feel spiritual power in these words. These pioneers went to a spiritual place when reciting these rhymes. Aura strengthening, high vibrational deliveries. The Power of Funk and Soul we need that back, it empowers us
I'm 53 and when I was 14 in 1984 my uncle who at the time was telling me yo youngster you gotta peep Melle Mel I was like ok. I liked white lines but I didn't really listen. I loved the message but that was it. Now I see at 53 years old that Mel fathered this lyricism shit. Damn he was nicer than I thought. Respect to him.
Because 1. Most legends in entertainment who don't generate $$$ are forgotten. 2. The entertainment industry picks who they will promote and who they won't promote. 3. This country as a whole has no connection to the past.
White boy born in 1991, not a huge fan of rap, though I like old school a lot. Just stumbled across this for the first time and realized how sick Melle Mel is. He, Cowboy, and Scorpio demolished this track, and unlike a lot of other guys bragging on themselves, they were telling the truth.
I remember when Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five were dominating Hip Hop and I knew Melle Mel was special!! Even though rap moved forward and the likes of Rakim, Chuck D, LL, KRS One, Biggie etc are undoubtedly great, I always though Mel was and still is THE GREATEST MC ever!!!
You must spread the words of the Masta Teacha Or you'll die by the rhymes and the streets will eat'cha The words are a gift we will never flaunt That's why we're gonna get everything we want Cause like a shadow in the night, I'm the sight unseen I'm the bona fide vocal masta supreme And I'm here to run it down for the ladies and gents Cause my rhymes make dollars plus they make sense His words are deeper than many people realized then and now. Classic verses!
Mel was a favorite of mine when I was a kid but never truly listened to the lyrics in detail. Now in my 40s I pay attention to the detail of his lyrics in this song and all I can say is " damn he was a real poet ! " . Dude ripped this up !
i remember listening to this in the 80s when it came out, in my state there wasnt a rap section in the music store and i was only about 9 years old so i didnt go out shopping lol my mom brought me to k mart to buy a toy and i took her to the music section to buy Herbie Hancock album so i could breakdance to "rock it" . rap music didnt really have a name yet....id go to the record section and couldnt find any rap music. some states wouldnt even sell rap records, if you lived in a city then you could find rap records only at record stores. my mom and dad didnt really shop at record stores lol they shopped at k mart. but luckily we had a black radio station KMOJ 89.9 that had a rap show "Travi-trons hip hop shop" and for a few hours they played NEW rap music and i found music to my ears RUN DMC MELLE MEL FAT BOYS LL COOL J. ...this was one of the first songs i heard on the radio station i recorded it and had it on tape for years till i lost it in storage. but yeah to this day i still bump this song ....over 30 years ago. 42 year old B BOY 4 LIFE!!!
I feel you bro im 45 years old, And we are those kids of the 80's known as the 80's Babies we are the original Hip Hop kids who were the listeners of all that early mid 80's good Golden Era Hip Hop we was the young listeners and the ones that suported Rap music when people was saying Rap music was'nt gonna last past 1984'' And then came Run Dmc And you know the rest is history!!!🎶🎶🎶😎😎😎
Same story here friend. Hip-hop was in the R&B section. I was in Harrisburg PA tuning in Baltimore, Philly and sometimes NY if the weather was right. Harrisburg radio was wack.
Melle Mel has a voice that gets your attention unlike a lot of the mumblers today. It's a shame that these legends only had a shelf life of around 5 yrs whereas the overhyped clowns today seem to be around for decades like that Jay Z and Kanye that leaves me bored to tears.
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 -Melle Mel
I remember searching everywhere for this 12 inch vinyl when I was 13 or 14 years old and finally found a copy at Tower Records (last copy too!), brought it home and it was scratched. I had to put a penny or two on the stylus cartridge just to listen to it. Good times.
This was the 1st HipHop joint I heard at age 12. It made me dream to be an MC.. Last year at age 43 I released my 18th vinyl Hiphop record..The inspiration started right here.
Congratulations young man. I hope your still at it and not only surviving but thriving. I hope this reaches you and those you love in great health and happiness🫡
Wow! It's been forever and a day since I've heard that song. This is one classic that's truly underated, and isn't played even on so called classic mix shows. Big ups to the people uploading these songs online, otherwise many of these gems would go unnoticed and largely forgotten.
Hip hop was hip hop back then it has alot of lyrics it was a meaning im a true 80's baby I'm 37 it's always a classic always gonna be i hate that real hip hop is unfortunately went away R.I.P. real hip hop 😥😥😥😥😥
Old school rap is the most intelligent music I have heard in my life. And it makes a lot of sense everything else tries to make a lot of dollars but you know where the OG is
Along the way many great mc's came around and still going strong but Melle Mel is absolutely awesome. His voice and rhymes are so powerful. He is like the Prince of rap, smooth, killer, sexy, vicious, technique. They took hip hop to another (international) level
i was 11 years old when this track came out just getting into the break dance routine remember those ghetto blasters with the twin cassette players and the graphic equalizer and not to forget the stereo base woofers dammm
Roll on Friday! What an absolute legend Grandmaster Flash is. This was one of my first 7" singles when I was a kid back in the early 80s. White Lines, Dougie Fresh - The Show, Planet Rock, Malcom McLaren ..... I grew up on hip hop. I'm 50 now and get this. Grandmaster Flash is doing a one off gig in my hometown of Falmouth, Cornwall, this Friday, 1st December. The gig is called 50 years of hip hop! To say I'm buzzing is an understatement. Can't wait for this.
Grandmaster Flash was a mix God, taking other records & blending them like they were recorded to go together, when I hear original tracks Grandmaster Flash mixes play in my head / I add the breaks / cuts etc
The issue will be understanding of worldview. What might seem dope to people in the 80s might not excite the gen z rappers. So they wont understand it. Different generations interprete rhymes differently@@ClaesVaack-ce8vi
Melle Mel has to be one of the best rappers of all time.
Man, him and kool moe Dee are EXTREMELY underrated fathers of style just like T la rock and RAKIM
@@deefunkstrong7818 Let's not forget Big Daddy Kane
Yes def and he has the best rap voice.
Absolutely 💯
I'm pretty sure he'd class himself as an MC, rather than a rapster.
Don't forget GM Caz ppl.
These cats not only rhymed and syncopated, but they harmonised, sang, skatted, ad libbed, dropped punchlines and styled and profiled all in the same track. The cats of today can't never do what these guys did dropping 7,8, 9 and 10 minute masterpieces.
I think this is the best era of rap
I can't even explain how influential Melle Mel is. A true King of Hip Hop!
That second Melle verse is f#$king amazing!
DMC said he was dissing Run DMC in that verse. Because he thought they dissed him
Very powerfulll fantastic voice.
@@brianburton5946Rahiem said that's a diss track to Grandmaster flash, Kidd creole and Rahiem.
Classic from 1984! ❤️🔥
The rapping is great, funny and clever, but it’s the vocal choirs in the background that makes it for me. It’s new psychedelia, hypnotic and dreamy, especially in the bridge section, where they use the vocals as ‘stabs’ in the 80s fashion, and Melle Mel’s ‘Chaka Khan’ rap is justifiably famous. Some mean scratching on this one, too.
This was a big hit in the UK, 40 bloody years ago now, still sounds as good as it did back then!
I can feel spiritual power in these words. These pioneers went to a spiritual place when reciting these rhymes. Aura strengthening, high vibrational deliveries. The Power of Funk and Soul we need that back, it empowers us
" im the power of the sun that shines in the sky , and im the only MC that will never die " - Grandmaster Melle Mel.....
Classic!
I scratched with that sentence lol
30 years later and he's still here
“So just rock 🪨 & don’t stop, 🛑 ’til we hit the top. ‘Cause when you see Melle Mel, ya gonna have ta drop! Rrrah!!!
RIP Melle Mel
"I was sitting on a corner, just wasting my time / when I realised I was king of the rhyme"... These opening words always make smile
one of the best raps of all time
Melle murked this and actually this was a change of style of hip hop when it dropped.
Pol
Nippon
I can’t help but feel impressed every time I hear this song. An all time classic.
Melle's voice is and always be powerful. Beast.
I'm 53 and when I was 14 in 1984 my uncle who at the time was telling me yo youngster you gotta peep Melle Mel I was like ok. I liked white lines but I didn't really listen. I loved the message but that was it. Now I see at 53 years old that Mel fathered this lyricism shit. Damn he was nicer than I thought. Respect to him.
This was me. Thought all the tunes were from Grandmaster Flash. It was really Melle Mel
This songs still knocks til this day!!
Not one pause...I can understand every word and the beat is on point ..
I think Melle Mel and Rakim have the most commanding voices in the history of rap
You ever heard of Chuck D or Chill Rob G?
@@missayawk Yes, a real good case for both, I could see all 4 of those as commanding GOATS and powerful voices of all time
@@thedaydreamer7972 Even Chubb Rock. You see the " CH" connection 😂
Melle Mel still respected
How is Melie Mel never in the conversation as one of the greatest MC’s ?
Because 1. Most legends in entertainment who don't generate $$$ are forgotten. 2. The entertainment industry picks who they will promote and who they won't promote. 3. This country as a whole has no connection to the past.
"I'm like Shakespeare, I'm a Pioneer..."
Gives me goosebumps. Perfection.
One of the hardest songs ever period
Just heard this song for the first time a few days ago. Song still sounds good in 2022. I need to keep doing my Hip Hop research.
SOUTH BRONX, SOUTH-SOUTH BRONX!!
White boy born in 1991, not a huge fan of rap, though I like old school a lot. Just stumbled across this for the first time and realized how sick Melle Mel is. He, Cowboy, and Scorpio demolished this track, and unlike a lot of other guys bragging on themselves, they were telling the truth.
Speaking truth? Lmao you sound like an idiot
I remember when Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five were dominating Hip Hop and I knew Melle Mel was special!! Even though rap moved forward and the likes of Rakim, Chuck D, LL, KRS One, Biggie etc are undoubtedly great, I always though Mel was and still is THE GREATEST MC ever!!!
I agree!
Melle Mel is the GOAT 👍
2023 and he still is THE GOAT!!!
2023 y aún está al mando.
Melle Mel is the best rapper of all times!
Keef Cowboy was literally the dopest rapper ever, that energy is unmatched.
Love the use of The O'Jays 'For The Love of Money' in this epic rap. Powerful.
_MY_ _MAN_ !
You must spread the words of the Masta Teacha
Or you'll die by the rhymes and the streets will eat'cha
The words are a gift we will never flaunt
That's why we're gonna get everything we want
Cause like a shadow in the night, I'm the sight unseen
I'm the bona fide vocal masta supreme
And I'm here to run it down for the ladies and gents
Cause my rhymes make dollars plus they make sense
His words are deeper than many people realized then and now. Classic verses!
Mel was a favorite of mine when I was a kid but never truly listened to the lyrics in detail. Now in my 40s I pay attention to the detail of his lyrics in this song and all I can say is " damn he was a real poet ! " . Dude ripped this up !
Melle Mel killed this... he was spittin' on this...
One of my favorites groups back in the day!!! Mel is a hell of a rapper!!
The spirit of early 80s New York City is so strong
i remember listening to this in the 80s when it came out, in my state there wasnt a rap section in the music store and i was only about 9 years old so i didnt go out shopping lol my mom brought me to k mart to buy a toy and i took her to the music section to buy Herbie Hancock album so i could breakdance to "rock it" . rap music didnt really have a name yet....id go to the record section and couldnt find any rap music. some states wouldnt even sell rap records, if you lived in a city then you could find rap records only at record stores. my mom and dad didnt really shop at record stores lol they shopped at k mart. but luckily we had a black radio station KMOJ 89.9 that had a rap show "Travi-trons hip hop shop" and for a few hours they played NEW rap music and i found music to my ears RUN DMC MELLE MEL FAT BOYS LL COOL J.
...this was one of the first songs i heard on the radio station i recorded it and had it on tape for years till i lost it in storage. but yeah to this day i still bump this song ....over 30 years ago. 42 year old B BOY 4 LIFE!!!
I feel you bro im 45 years old, And we are those kids of the 80's known as the 80's Babies we are the original Hip Hop kids who were the listeners of all that early mid 80's good Golden Era Hip Hop we was the young listeners and the ones that suported Rap music when people was saying Rap music was'nt gonna last past 1984'' And then came Run Dmc And you know the rest is history!!!🎶🎶🎶😎😎😎
Same story here friend.
Hip-hop was in the R&B section.
I was in Harrisburg PA tuning in Baltimore, Philly and sometimes NY if the weather was right. Harrisburg radio was wack.
These rhymes still stand as one of the best lics ever...
Melle Mel has a legendary flow. He is amazing.
Melle Mel has a voice that gets your attention unlike a lot of the mumblers today. It's a shame that these legends only had a shelf life of around 5 yrs whereas the overhyped clowns today seem to be around for decades like that Jay Z and Kanye that leaves me bored to tears.
Couldn't agree more man.
You nailed it.
+maccagrabme listen to reasonable doubt, the jay z album
+maccagrabme
>Jay Z
>Bored to Tears
Have you listened to the blueprint
>Kanye West
>Bored to tears
Have you listened to Graduation
+Mybuttishighonheroin Sorry man, that's not real Hip-Hop
This the SHIT!!! that beat, Hook, and they was flowing smooth..... Dammmmmm...
The king of hip-hop , this rappin stills putting 2021 rappers to sleep
This song is amazing what a quality for a 1984 track, perfect flows perfect lyrics... A real gem. Crazy
Magnifique !!! Une tuerie !!! 💥
The days of positive good message rap
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 -Melle Mel
Grandmaster Melle Mel his rapping is superb.
Melle Mel is a living legend. His flow is timeless.
This has been my joint since I taped it off Red Alert show on Friday night back in 84-85. never knew about video till now. Dope yo.
I am getting old haha.
Grandmaster and his Five wil never die!!!!!!!
No doubt about it. Melle Mel is the best rapper there's ever been.
I remember searching everywhere for this 12 inch vinyl when I was 13 or 14 years old and finally found a copy at Tower Records (last copy too!), brought it home and it was scratched. I had to put a penny or two on the stylus cartridge just to listen to it. Good times.
Lol real REAL talk.
You're a hip hop DJ!!
Hands down, one of the best songs ever.
These lyrics are a national treasure and should part of any curriculm that teaches poetry and American literature.
This not Old School Hip Hop,this definitive hip -hop,with amazing DJ and the best rappers of all time,Grandmaster Melle Mel is the best MC!
Legendary. GOAT status.
One of my favorite tracks ever, the founding fathers of hip hop right there
That synth breack at 4:30 is fucking crucial...so good.
True
Gets me everytime..
This has been stuck in my head since 1984 and I've never gotten tired of it.
THIS SHIT IS STILL AWESOME
It will always be
Mel KILLED this, twice !!
MELE MELE IS THE G.O.A.T.........best voice in HIP HOP...rhymes all make sense
Melle Mel 2023 ..
Looking smooth is hell sitting on that Harley.....this song still gives me goosebumps when I hear it...
This was the 1st HipHop joint I heard at age 12.
It made me dream to be an MC..
Last year at age 43 I released my 18th vinyl Hiphop record..The inspiration started right here.
I bought all your 18 hip hop records, bro’ !
Congratulations young man. I hope your still at it and not only surviving but thriving. I hope this reaches you and those you love in great health and happiness🫡
Wow! It's been forever and a day since I've heard that song. This is one classic that's truly underated, and isn't played even on so called classic mix shows. Big ups to the people uploading these songs online, otherwise many of these gems would go unnoticed and largely forgotten.
Grandmaster Flash sampling the OJ's to devastating effect ........
Hip hop was hip hop back then it has alot of lyrics it was a meaning im a true 80's baby I'm 37 it's always a classic always gonna be i hate that real hip hop is unfortunately went away R.I.P. real hip hop 😥😥😥😥😥
Grandmaster Melle And The Furious 5 MC's were so ahead of their time way way back then Especially Melle with his dope rhyemes!!!🎶🎶🎶😎😎😎
Excellent remastering this from VHS!!! WOW!!!
Old school rap is the most intelligent music I have heard in my life. And it makes a lot of sense everything else tries to make a lot of dollars but you know where the OG is
One of the coolest tracks ever
Along the way many great mc's came around and still going strong but Melle Mel is absolutely awesome. His voice and rhymes are so powerful. He is like the Prince of rap, smooth, killer, sexy, vicious, technique. They took hip hop to another (international) level
Mel is the first word in rocking the mic, energy, words, lessons, rhymes on rhymes; Chuck D, PE super dope; KRS ONE and BDP; Rakim and Nas. The best!
HANDS DOWN , MELLE MELLE G.O.A.T.
i was 11 years old when this track came out just getting into the break dance routine remember those ghetto blasters with the twin cassette players and the graphic equalizer and not to forget the stereo base woofers dammm
THIS SHIT GO HARD FOR 84!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this hip hop puts u in a good vibe....unlike the crap nowadays
Still fresh today.
52 and this still fye!
Grandmaster Flash will ALWAYS reign as King.
Roll on Friday! What an absolute legend Grandmaster Flash is. This was one of my first 7" singles when I was a kid back in the early 80s. White Lines, Dougie Fresh - The Show, Planet Rock, Malcom McLaren ..... I grew up on hip hop.
I'm 50 now and get this. Grandmaster Flash is doing a one off gig in my hometown of Falmouth, Cornwall, this Friday, 1st December. The gig is called 50 years of hip hop! To say I'm buzzing is an understatement. Can't wait for this.
2025 STILL UP IN HERE!! 🔥🔥😘🎶🔥💙💃🏾💋
Best of The Best!! The Ancestors and still pumping' legendary pioneers of Hip Hop!!!
Dope, the album, the samples, all of it, the flow, ya so much. Definitely part of the geniuses that has defined generations of music.
Melly Mel was a prophet and was wise how he flowed with the truth of how he rapped.
Over 25 years went by before I was reunited with this song reminding me of when I truly fell in love with rap music in the late 1980's
Writer pioneer. He created something people wanted to hear.. rap music...history. learn it. Know it
This is what I tell these young Kid,s STEP OFF,I WAS ROCKING THE HOUSE WHEN YOU WAS A KID!WORD.
These cats gave rap class. Also Kurtis Blow, NWA, Cube, Eminem, Geto Boys and RUN-DMC back in 80's. Tupac and Big.
Long live the King Melle Mel!!! Rest in peace Cowboy!!!
living in a post covid world - this tune just gets better
Mel has a style that flows and carries you away.
born to be the king what ever went wrong with hiphop in the years to come
Absolutely class
I grew up listening to music like this. I'm 16.
+0LolaLola because what comes out in our generation.
i owe alot to tunes like this....early hip hop & electro but me in love with music.
Grandmaster Flash was a mix God, taking other records & blending them like they were recorded to go together, when I hear original tracks Grandmaster Flash mixes play in my head / I add the breaks / cuts etc
Imagine a rap battle against the old Skool rappers vs today's so called rappers
Hate to say it but they'd get MERKED
A big win for old school rappers for sure
The issue will be understanding of worldview. What might seem dope to people in the 80s might not excite the gen z rappers. So they wont understand it. Different generations interprete rhymes differently@@ClaesVaack-ce8vi
A classic. Use to listen to this a lot when I was a kid. Nice to reconnect again 🙏
this never gets bored
When Hip Hop was real ... still got my 45 of this.
2020 this is a masterpiece still.....dope..
When this came out it rocked my world.
I think it was 1985.
It was powerful then.
It's still as good now.
❤