Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious Five

Grandmaster & Melle Mel: 'White Lines (Don't Do It)' (Sugar Hill 12-inch); Mutabaruka: 'Ode To Johnny Drughead' (Alligator 12-inch)

Review by J.D. Considine, Musician, January 1984

ALTHOUGH IT'S doubtful Nancy Reagan listens to either rap or reggae records (or anything more soulful than Ray Anthony, for that matter), she ought to ...

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: The Venue, London

Live Review by Lynden Barber, Melody Maker, 14 April 1984

THE MOST simple consideration of live performance throws up two basic types; those shows that define musical experience, are the quintessential medium for the music ...

Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five: Venue, London

Live Review by David Quantick, New Musical Express, 21 April 1984

IT'S DODGY! ...

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Beat Street (Atlantic 780 154-1)

Review by Paul Sexton, Record Mirror, 30 June 1984

Film break ...

Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five

Interview by David A. Keeps, Smash Hits, 11 October 1984

They're from New York. They're the most famous rapping crew in the world. Their single 'White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)' has been in the ...

Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious Five: Oxford Polytechnic

Live Review by David Sinclair, The Times, 12 March 1985

"WHEN YOU leave the ghetto, you gotta figure a way of walking out in style", drawled the lean Grandmaster of New York rap, Melle Mel. ...

The Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Melle Mel: The Dragonfly, Los Angeles CA

Live Review by Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 3 November 1997

Godfathers of Rap Churn Out Boogity Beat for Willing Crowd ...