Released in 1988, it was the full line ups last album together. Grandmaster flash, melle mel white lines dont do it 2. Watch the video for vice from grandmaster melle mel s the greatest hits the sugarhill gang vs. Grandmaster caz, melle mel, vinnie and treach from naughty by nature. Find the song lyrics for grandmaster flash top tracks. On the strength is the second and final studio album by grandmaster flash and the furious five. Quiet storm by mobb deep sampled grandmaster melle mel s white lines dont dont do it. A and pubic enemy, rappers such as ice t, and farther back to grandmaster flash, melle mel, dj cool herc, and africa bambaataa. Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five was released in 1984 by sugarhill records after the split between grandmaster flash and melle mel. White lines dont do it is a song by melle mel and grandmaster flash, released as a 12 in 1983 on sugar hill records. White lines dont dont do it is a song by melle mel, released as a 12 in 1983 on sugar hill records. The group went on to produce the antidrug song white lines dont dont do it.
The bassline is taken from a performance of the sugar hill house band featuring bassist doug wimbish covering cavern, a single by new york city band liquid liquid. White lines bbbc mix grandmaster and melle mel youtube. Ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white lines vision dreams of passion blowin through my mind and all the while i think of you high fry a very strange reaction for us to unwind the more i see, the more i do something like a phenomenon baby. Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five wikipedia. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from grandmaster melle mel at the discogs marketplace. Spike lee is an american film director, producer, writer, and actor, noted for his films that deal with controversial social and political issues.
Explore releases from grandmaster melle mel at discogs. Mobb deeps quiet storm sample of grandmaster melle mel. Find grandmaster melle mel song information on allmusic. Find grandmaster melle mel biography and history on allmusic. For this album, melle mel kept the group name the furious five although the line up changed and used the title grandmaster. Discover all grandmaster melle mel s music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. More of the best 1996 the bridge concept of a culture bonus track version 2009 grandmaster flash presents. Grandmaster flash for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. White lines don t dont do it is a song by melle mel, released as a 12 in 1983 on sugar hill records. Grandmaster melle mel music, videos, stats, and photos. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Grandmaster melle mel samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Although certainly contributing to the album itself, cowboy was not present for the album or single photo shoots.
The intervening years between then and mel s appearance on quincy jones back on the block were lost to drug addiction painfully ironic, considering that mel s best known record remains white lines dont do it, an antidrug blockbuster which was credited to grandmaster flash and melle mel. Lees films are typically referred to as spike lee joints and the closing credits always end with the phrases by any means necessary, ya dig and sho nuff. White lines dont dont do it is a song by grandmaster melle mel, released as a 12 in 1983 on sugar hill records. Melle mel was allowed the use of grandmaster as well. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from grandmaster melle mel. Grandmaster flash and the furious five topic 2,716 views 3. The main difference, besides sounding timeless, was the resulting crossover to white and latino audiences first in the us and then around the world. The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug smuggling, is one of melle mel s signature tracks. From charttopping superstars to broke outcasts, band members master gee and wonder mike were left with almost nothingnot even their names. Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five grandmaster.
After a court battle regarding rights to the name, melle mel was allowed the use of grandmaster as well. While the song plays like a party anthem, its actually an. Ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white lines vision dreams of passion blowin through my mind and all the while i think of you. White lines dont dont do it by grandmaster melle mel sampled liquid liquids cavern. Late in 1983, sugar hill released melle mel s white lines dont dont do it, variously described as antidrugs or prodrugs, though the death of one of mel s friends, a drug dealer, a few weeks before release caused him to add the. White lines eventually proved to be sugar hills downfall, as the famous bassline and. Except for a few compilations during the late 90s, flash was relatively quiet until 2002, when a pair of mix albums appeared. Grandmaster melle mel lyrics, songs, and albums genius. White lines dont dont do it by grandmaster melle mel sampled traditional folks little jack horner. Get all the lyrics to songs by grandmaster melle mel and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. A year later, flash and melle mel also appeared on duran durans cover of white lines. With his furious five, and sidekick melle mel, flash was the man who brought fervent political protest into the rap arena, on anthems like white lines and the message.
A key member of grandmaster flashs furious five, and a beloved icon from raps formative years. An unofficial music video starred upandcoming actor laurence fishburne 3 and was directed by thenunknown film student spike lee. Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five white lines 12 vinyl single product details. While the song plays like a party anthem, its actually an antidrug. Grandmaster flash, melle mel, the furious five definitive groove music skip to main content. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Grandmaster melle mel white lines dont do it lyrics. Digitally remastered anthology of dj and producer joseph saddler aka grandmaster flash was the first kind of rap. Melle mel my special edit of this track for your listening pleasures. White lines dont do it is a classic song by melle mel that is credited to grandmaster flash and the furious five. Late in 1983, sugar hill released melle mel s white lines dont dont do it, variously described as antidrugs or prodrugs. Mel became known as grandmaster melle mel and the leader of the furious five. White lines vision dreams of passion blowing through my mind and all the while i think of you high fry a very. In their own words, this is the true and tragic story of the former original members of the sugarhill gang.
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