VINYL FORMAT. CLASSIC. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five merged the Afrocentric consciousness expressed by such early rappers as Gil Scott-Heron and the Last Poets with b-boy production to create "The Message," an all-time rap anthem. It was the focal point of this LP, which also included "It's Nasty" and "Scorpio," two other strong cuts that might have been winners on their own. This album proved to be their ultimate peak.

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VINYL FORMAT. Easily one of the most mysterious labels of a then-primitive Hip Hop record business, Bozo Meko's now legendary releases first began popping up in the early 80s. Each and every release from the label was limited, and thus, highly sought after. "Flash It to the Beat" is no exception and like many of the greatest records of the era, it has an interesting story behind it. According to Hip Hop journalist David Toop (author of the "Rap Attack" series), "Flash It To The Beat" was recorded live at t...   [ read more ]

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Grandmaster Flash's first two albums The Message and They Said It Couldn't Be Done together in a deluxe collector's slipcase. Now standard DJ techniques like 'cutting', 'back-spinning' and 'phasing' were all part of Flash's impressive repertoire, as were 'trick' deejaying skills like mixing records behind his back. Furious Five member 'Cowboy' was also the first MC to use phrases like 'Throw your hands in the air, and wave 'em like ya just don't care!' and 'Everybody say, ho!'

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