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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an influential American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. Composed of one DJ (Grandmaster Flash) and five rappers (Melle Mel, The Kidd Creole, Keith Cowboy, Mr. Ness/Scorpio, and Rahiem), the group's use of turntablism, break-beat deejaying, choreographed stage routines and lyricism was a significant force in the early development of hip-hop music. The group rose to fame in the early 1980s with their first successful funk single "Freedom" and later on with their magnum opus "The Message", which is often cited as among the most influential hip hop songs. However, in 1983, relations between Grandmaster Flash, Rahiem and The Kidd Creole became strained with SugarHill records, and half the group left to record on Elektra Records. A reunion was organized in 1987, and it released a new album. Afterward, the sextet disbanded permanently. The group was active for five years and released two studio albums. In 2007, it became the first hip hop group ever to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Below is a list of Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

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1 record label: Sugar Hill 584
chart position: RandB #4, UK #8, US #62, US dance #12
written by: Ed Fletcher
album: The Message
comments: [hip hop]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five The Message
1982 Sugar Hill
2 record label: Sugar Hill 522001
chart position: RandB #47, UK #7, US dance #9, US #101
written by: Sylvia Robinson & Mel Glover
album: Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five White Lines (Don't Do It)
1983 Sugar Hill
3 record label: Atlantic 9659
chart position: RandB #8, UK #42
album: Beat Street
comments: [hip hop]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five Beat Street Breakdown
1984 Atlantic
4 record label: Sugar Hill 457
chart position: RandB #17, UK #82
written by: Melle Mel, Sylvia Robinson, Edward Fletcher and Reggie Griffin
album: Greatest Messages
comments: [hip hop]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five New York New York
1983 Sugar Hill
5 record label: Sugar Hill 32025
chart position: RandB #51, UK #45
album: Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five
comments: [hip hop]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five We Don't Work for Free
1984 Sugar Hill
6 record label: Sugar Hill 549
chart position: RandB #19, US Dance #37
written by: The Furious Five, Ray Smith, Sylvia Robinson and Tyrone Armstrong
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five Freedom
1980 Sugar Hill
7 record label: Sugar Hill 569
chart position: RandB #22
written by: Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
album: The Message
comments: [hip hop]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five It's Nasty (Genius of Love)
1982 Sugar Hill
8 record label: Elektra 69677
chart position: RandB #55, UK #72
album: They Said It Couldn't Be Done
comments: [hip hop]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five Sign of the Times
1985 Elektra
9 record label: Sugar Hill 590
chart position: RandB #30, UK #77
written by: Guy Todd Williams, K. Wiggins, Eddie Morris, Nathaniel Glover Jr. and Melle Mel
album: The Message
comments: [electro]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five Scorpio
1983 Sugar Hill
10 record label: Sugar Hill 555
chart position: RandB #36, US Dance #83
written by: Jiggs Chase, Sylvia Robinson, The Furious Five
album: Greatest Messages
comments: [hip hop]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five The Birthday Party
1981 Sugar Hill
11 record label: Elektra 5052
chart position: RandB #54
album: They Said It Couldn't Be Done
comments: [hip hop]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five Girls Love the Way He Spins
1985 Elektra
12 record label: Sugar Hill 557
chart position: RandB #55
album: The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five - More Of The Best
comments: [hip hop]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
1981 Sugar Hill




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