Message From Beat Street: The Best of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five

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Annotation

Original versions, but slightly faster (and therefore a little shorter) than the original recordings e.g. on the singles, albums or other compilations

Annotation last modified on 2017-05-06 21:58 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Step Off Megamix
DJ-mix of:
Beat Street by Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five (aka The Furious Five), It’s Nasty (Genius of Love) (short version) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, New York New York (vocal) by Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five, Step Off by The Furious Five (aka The Furious Five) feat. Cowboy (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five), Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) & Scorpio (80s US MC Edward Morris, aka Mr. Ness of Furious Five), The Message (original version) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and World War III by Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five (aka The Furious Five)
Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five5:03
2Freedom
producer:
Joey Robinson, Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer) and Sylvia Inc. Productions
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1980)
samples:
Get Up and Dance by Freedom (late 70s/early 80s funk/disco group)
recording of:
Freedom
writer:
Keith Cowboy Wiggins (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five), Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five8:04
3The Birthday Party
producer:
J. Chase and Sylvia Robinson
edit of:
The Birthday Party by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
recording of:
The Birthday Party
writer:
Edward Morris (80s US MC Edward Morris, aka Mr. Ness of Furious Five), Guy Todd Williams, Jiggs Chase, Keith Wiggins (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five), Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Nathaniel Glover (80s US hip hop MC) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five5:47
4Showdown
engineer:
Steve Jerome (US songwriter & producer, member of Hot Butter)
performer:
The Sugarhill Gang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Sweet Mountain Studio in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
Showdown
lyricist:
Big Bank Hank, Edward Morris (80s US MC Edward Morris, aka Mr. Ness of Furious Five), Master Gee (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Guy Todd Williams, Keith Wiggins (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five), Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Nathaniel Glover (80s US hip hop MC) and Wonder Mike
composer:
Larry Johnson (Sugar Hill producer), Michael Johnson and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
The Furious Five meets the Sugarhill Gang5:33
5It’s Nasty (Genius of Love)
producer:
Jigsaw Prod. and Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Sweet Mountain Studios in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
It’s Nasty (Genius of Love) (short version)
writer:
Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five7:39
6The Message
producer:
Clifton Chase and Ed Fletcher
vocals:
Duke Bootee and Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
music videos:
The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
a cappella versions:
The Message (a cappella) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) & Duke Bootee
instrumental versions:
The Message (instrumental) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 59)
recording of:
The Message (in 1982)
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five4.37:03
7Scorpio
producer:
Jigsaw Productions and Sylvia Inc.
performer:
Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five (aka The Furious Five)
recording of:
Scorpio
writer:
Edward Morris (80s US MC Edward Morris, aka Mr. Ness of Furious Five), Guy Todd Williams, Keith Wiggins (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five), Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Nathaniel Glover (80s US hip hop MC)
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five3.654:48
8Message II (Survival)
producer:
J. Chase, Joey Robinson, Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer) and Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1982)
instrumental versions:
Message II (Survival) (instrumental) by Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) & Duke Bootee
recording of:
Message II (Survival)
writer:
Joseph Robinson, Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer), Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Melle Mel & Duke Bootee6:36
9New York New York
recording of:
New York, New York
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Reggie Griffin, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five7:14
10White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
engineer and mixer:
E.T. Thorngren and Sylvia Robinson
producer:
Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Joey Robinson, Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer) and Sylvia Robinson (Sylvia Inc.)
arranger:
Reggie Griffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
writer:
Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
Four Hills Music Ltd and IQ Music Ltd.
is based on:
Cavern
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel47:27
11Beat Street
performer:
Cowboy (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five), Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five (aka The Furious Five) and Scorpio (80s US MC Edward Morris, aka Mr. Ness of Furious Five)
recording of:
Beat Street
lyricist:
Reggie Griffin and Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
composer:
Reggie Griffin, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
Hargreen Music Inc., IQ Music Ltd. and Sugar Hill Music Publishing Ltd.
Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five7:07