Grandmaster Flash - The Message (Instrumental)

[XFloW2265]

GTA San Andreas :-bd , A finger up if you heard the song in GTA San Andreas

[kackefrosch1]

dope ;)

very nice

i really love it

thats history

[Misiek69pl]

thumps up if you listen to this song on 21.12.2012

[Shainezv]

ill shiiit ! Thumps up if u stiil listen to this song in 2012 !

[futurerev21]

Those synths ake me happy. I didn't know that was an older sound, I thought mgmt and passion pit were like making it up... not recreating it. Either I love it.

[basico93]

Lacoste

[andreauslive]

Gotcha!



[KuriousJoe1]

What a beat !

[Morahman7vnNo2]

I'm dubbing this to cassette right now!

[kjwcole]

Can i get a link please?

[NoodleNinetySeven]

Thumbs up if you came here because of the Lacoste advert!

[LEOStext]

der Anfang mit Hip hop! in der Welt!

[TruhbleMan]

I wanna fuck this beat in the ass.

[kmish213]

@TruhbleMan No, you want this beat is already fucking everyone's ass.

[TruhbleMan]

@kmish213 Sorry, kid. I don't understand you.

[kmish213]

@TruhbleMan Whoops, Didn't re read that. I mean this beat can't be fucked in the ass, it only fucks other peoples asses.

[TruhbleMan]

@kmish213 Oh, okay. Now, I understand what you're saying. It makes sense, too.

[FORCEONEMULTIMEDIA1]

LOVE IT! BOUT TO DO A REMAKE 2012! SHAKE 'N' BAC PRODUCTION,F1(MACONBACON)

[AutobotzTV]

GRAND THEFT AUTO !

[HybridMusic24966]

wearing boosie fades, cut throats with no blades, i take the role of king but still on the side ace of spade, people only look at life to get payed, but im looking for dat kush make my world spin like a beyblade. dunk in the paint but consistant wit my fade aways, name all the days i played well when we played away, everything black in my eyes no shades, ending carriers for rappers natural feeling dey got is afraid

[WrexDaKid]

Guy below me is just sad

[TOFLISOFLI4LIFEx11]

they call me tlow cuz i got da sik flow like waz realli good im a beast eat u like im havin a feast like big sean i do it boy cuz im t.lowe so fresh so fle got ya grl lookn at me wen i roll by cuz i got da ladies u grl dnt like u cuz she wnt me den u need 2 get 2 pakin yuh grl waz makin on mi dik i had 2 more lezbos 2 dey waz sik

[DeMatt11370]

No Matter Where U Go, Or How Old U R, Everyone Knows THis Classic. Thank You.

[iheartnerds12]

Old school is the best, no lie.

I just don't get the mainstream today :(.

& I'm only 13.

[marcusr1234]

bad mutha fuckas everywhere she'd be kickin and screamin when i drag her by her hair slap her in the face if her money does me wrong if a hoe aint makin money gottah keep da pimp hand strong its like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how i keep from going always trippin on indo when i run up in ur crib hoe if u wanna live might as well jump out the window

[XColaLordX]

thumps up if you listen to this song in 2011!

[jont97]

@XColaLordX no i'm listening to this in 2048

[TheBossjdhogg]

@XColaLordX And I will also do it in 2012. And if the world doesn't end, I'll keep doin' it 4ever.

[comptonGANGBANG]

@XColaLordX nah i listen it in 2012!

30 years old dope beat

[MysticSonic007]

@XColaLordX thumbs up for 2012! :D

god too many good songs came out in the 80s

while this was going on George clinton and atomic dog, then you got stanley clarke

man listening to the radio back then must've been a lot of fun xD

[erwin6877]

@XColaLordX im listening to it in 2012 son!

[charmalique]

It would be real interesting if people would videotape themselves rapping to the song the Message and post it on youtube since there's an instrumental version, only if the know the lyrics to that song. I dare them.

[nyhmrocks1]

We made the afro bitches! haha - Demonz

[Exlilier]

was this song on gta sa??

[RecordMCS]

@Exlilier Ice Cube, Check yo self

[Shadowloccz]

@Exlilier No.it was on vice city.the song u heard was Ice Cube check yo self

[majortok]

@Exlilier no , i think not.I played Vice City, 2 , 3,SA ,IV, EFLC and never heard this song

[ElvisMcFly101]

Greatest Instrumental Of All Time.... ALL TIME!

[DJRckwl]

@ElvisMcFly101 I would put it second to Jeckyll and Hyde's Genius Rap instrumental.

[dycon15]

2 people didnt got the message,

great vid.

[MrFreshChris808]

Sooo Dope. still fresh as a daisy!

[TheWladenbrot]

Eau de Lacoste

[werty6918]

big clasic respect from spain

[shelleyrittinger]

lol i was on another tab and look at this one it said grandma XD

[TheRealHipHop571]

A big classic!!!

Peace

[BakdWatermelon]

First time i heard this - in the car on the radio

second time i heard this - in the car on the radio playing Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

[theyreout77]

@szs0001 yeah definitely, but by the time this came out there were a lot of easy-to-use polyphonic synths with presets and stuff

[TheDeadlyDiamond]

@1988sonnyb which instrument is the main melody, which comes in the chorus?

[maurogramastersom]

Só As Raridades No Vinil quem Tem Não Vende Esta é Imortal

[aman1072]

Eau de Lacoste

[Denaeize]

lacoste yeah baby i had to check this out thanks for making me do that :)..

[n1cev]

Lacoste <3

[JurzeeDee7o3]

this reminds me of tha miami vice if anywhere

[MisterToouffToouff]

Lacoste <3

[Soulfide]

this song makes me want to do the robot

[cremerdude]

Betta check yo'self befo' ya wreck yo's- oh wait.

[royalsteven]

One of the best beats. Ice Cube used this beat to full effect also.

[theyreout77]

@BigRecTheMc haha exactly...people forget that synthesizers were the first computers to get widespread use

[SZS0001]

@theyreout77 but required a lot of manual work.

[Serial520]

This instrumental makes me want to grab some cans and head down to the rail yard ASAP.

[TheMrchivita]

WHERE TO DOWNLOAD!!!!!



[Mdoop]

This make me think about GTA: San Andreas

[4444cyrus]

omg i could listen 2 this all day XD!

[Scars4lyfe08]

people wanna be on the mindbending and bassy lines and instrumentals that funk with your mind nowadays, grandmaster flash started it with the message. the music's a trip if listened too on the right system

[RapSince99Sucx]

1 dislike??? funk them!

[don1988modenajohnson]

@RapSince99Sucx he's gotta be deaf, or mentally ill, or a justin fuckin bieber fag..oops I mean fan lol ahahah

[thatbboyrandom1]

black women gettin pregnet on the reg.people now walk with a fake leg to the blazing hot sun to a black kid and a hand gun.livin in a negative place.sourounded by a very troubled race and kids have sex and some dont use plastic.i didnt mean to get drastic.im just being real.people sell there souls and get taking by the seal.young brothers gettin killed.with blood spilled and some mothers on crack.white man quick to place a blame on a black. now thats kinda wack

[EmceeSlick4life]

DONT. PUSH. ME. CUZ. I'M. CLOSE. TO. THE. EDGE. I'M. GUNNA. CHOP OFF MY EX GIRLS HEAD, SAY WHAT WHAT WHAT, SHE'S SUCH A DEMON SOMETIMES IT MAKES ME WONDER WHY I DIDN'T PUT HER UNDER

Coke and hash, every where, she's does all kinds of drugs and she just dont care

I hope she goes to hell, I truly hate her voice, I'll put money on her scalp cuz I got no choice

Rats in the front room, roaches in the back, I jumped her in the alley with a baseball bat :)

[don1988modenajohnson]

@EmceeSlick4life Damn!! u got to rec this one, ahahah kinda like Eminem in the late 90s ahahah :D

[EmceeSlick4life]

@don1988modenajohnson haha, you better believe it man, im gonna do a mixtape and this is gonna be one of the tracks i do for sure, thanks for the ups!

[pescecan8]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaa­aah bbbbbooooooooooooooooooyyyyy :)))

[MrLakeshow10]

chickety check yo self before you reck yoself boy....

[dummy222]

BOSS

[NeptsLaze]

This song makes me wanna drop acid and graffiti bomb subway cars . . .

[isaias098]

puff daddy and ice cube was sampled this instrumental, is the best :D

[AMV200]

people in the streets/listenin 2 melle mel beats/so when the message speaks/the know that they cant take defeat/they have 2 stride in pride/with the type drive/that changes lives/even though MLK died/i still have a dream/that one day ill wake up from this nightmare/where cops are unfair/liqueur store clerks stare/when ur a black or Hispanic/no need 2 panic/come orderly and plan it/how you'll the world that's ravaged/with sin and where the lights are dim

[ericnoterick]

@AMV200 oh shit that was nice man keep it up! u should get signed for real

[AMV200]

@ericnoterick thanx was it really?did you notice anything wrong that you can tell me about the rap?

[ericnoterick]

@AMV200 dude i didnt see nothing wrong with it other than u should kept goin lol. but yeah i mean im feelin it. like i said just keep up what u doin you rhyme schemes are on target just and you talk about real shit ppl can relate to just keep it bra you doin a good job.

[AMV200]

@ericnoterick thanx bro ill try 2 spit more..

[knickknackkarina]

Woo, dance to the beat yO..

[ericnoterick]

I love this beat, and I love this song!

[chip1992]

duke bootee is a professor at this college im attending in the spring Savannah State University

[jemiee]

@chip1992

he is the real Man behind this Production , he and melle mel

not grandmaster flash (only gave the name for the record)

[dale042407]

were the furious five from the bronx or harlem i forget?

[ROTEsimplemachines]

Roots music for the 21st century

[droopusmaximus]

@ssvideo1 That's for DAMN sure! And the lyrics aren't' "I gots..." followed by a list of luxury items. B))

[kracksquad]

beautiful now this is real

hip-hop.

[SHEMEANzEVRyTHANG2ME]

The instrumental makes me wanna look up on a sunny ass day.

Los Angeles for example,on a bright,sunny afternoon.

[ssvideo1]

@SHEMEANzEVRyTHANG2ME

it was released in the Mid-Summer 1982

[SHEMEANzEVRyTHANG2ME]

@ssvideo1

I can see why.

[SinoPacino]

@SHEMEANzEVRyTHANG2ME

exactly, with a blue berry blunt in your right hand ;)

[SHEMEANzEVRyTHANG2ME]

@SinoPacino

YES!!!!

[ScrittiSparkle]

i remember this from a long time ago,well funky,makes you want to dance,nice one.

[icecoldcity]

This is basically a funk record.

Just listen 2 the early 80s funk music to see what I'm saying.

It no wonder Ice cube jumped on this.

It had a west coast funk vibe.

[icecoldcity]

This is basically a funk record.

Just listen 2 the early 80s funk music to see what I'm saying.

It no wonder Ice cube jumped on this.

It had a west coast funk vibe.

[303round]

TUNNNNNNEEEEE :)

[ITucker29]

Who where the musicians? Give them their props!!! Please

[SmooveTheRapper]

im using this in a 2010 "Jackin' For Beats"

only the real old school hip hop lovers know what that is.

and very few remember

[YoungElx3]

This Beat Should Be Honorable

[SHEMEANzEVRyTHANG2ME]

hell yeah

hellllllla old skool

[1988sonnyb]

this beat was played with real instruments, real musicians played this, no computer in this project..let's all bow down to it

[ssvideo1]

yep , also called analog music :)

[droopusmaximus]

@1988sonnyb Sorry man, that's a Linn handclap,in fact the beat is all Linn drum. The guitar and bass are indeed live though, and so is the synth probably, though almost certainly sequenced.

[1988sonnyb]

@droopusmaximus I knew it different..I always knew that basses and guitars (at least) were played by a real bassist and a real guitarist..the drum-line is Linn drum I know, but all other instruments were played..

[droopusmaximus]

@1988sonnyb Damn skippy...real musicians, real hip hop.

[jamesguitarshields]

@droopusmaximus i'm not 100% on this, but i believe the drum machine is an Oberheim DMX, not a Linn...

-J

[dodge69874]

@1988sonnyb How do they do that electronic sound, that sounds like a computer beeping every once in a while? I get how they do the slides and plucks for the others sounds, but I just can't figure that one out.

[tsilll]

@dodge69874 elektric piano prehaps?

[MrROTD]

@dodge69874 you can make all kinds of sounds with a guitar and a bunch of effects, filters delay phaser tremolo pitch shifters etc.

[mixmaster317]

@1988sonnyb This beat is also a sample...sounds exactly like the OG one tho

[ssvideo1]

@mixmaster317

you're wrong

, there was just a synthesizer with few pre-samples (fairlight) in this year.. with handclaps and some other sounds

they couldn't use sounds from other records !

The first Sampler with this feature came out in 83/84 and was very expensive

[mixmaster317]

@ssvideo1 Ok let me rephrase that. Its a cover of the OG disco version. a remake. The message just added that water drop effect and the drum roll.

[SaintBeatStudios]

@1988sonnyb

As far as i know the Drums on "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (neither of whom did any of the Music of this Track) come from a Drum-Machine: Oberheim DMX.

It's a famous Drum Machine and if you listen to the Sound of it you will recognize it immediately :D

For me it doesn't matter how some music is made - there's only one thing that matters: how it sounds.

If they'd had a computer to mix that stuff, they would definitely have used it :]

Great Musicians!

[Intifada1988]

@1988sonnyb

False. Oberheim DMX used as a drum machine. ARP 2600 for the lead synth.

[BigRicTheMc]

@1988sonnyb how is that possible, there are synths in this song

[vitolob1]

@BigRicTheMc So you think synths only started to be used when people started to use DAWs such as Cubase, Pro Tools, etc? You think synths are only generated on computers? A professional yamaha keyboard can't generate sounds? think bout that.

[AntiCheeseProduction]

@1988sonnyb bullshit !! there was a drum machine & keyboards in this track ! is a drum machine a real instrument ? na

[jemiedub]

@AntiCheeseProduction

the real difference is between analog sound and boring digital computer beats

there is a linn drummachine but i can hear also a guitar and synthesizer played by humans

[izakteaz]

@1988sonnyb not all real instruments.

[DikDazTardly]

@YoungElx3 possibly the first real classic hip hop track! deabatable yes! insperational... pfff no question!

[NotYourAverageJoe321]

@DikDazTardly this and rappers delight by sugarhill gang are better than 3 quarters of any rap song made today. now todays shit with an exception of a few good songs here and tehre, a classic nowadays is rare

[Chel4seA]

yeah the roots from hip hop ina dub version... gr8!

[rodriguez900]

MAN I CANT STOP GROOVING

[wolfethrone]

YES!!! This is one of the greatest beats ever produced. Back when shit was so much more pure... Thanks for putting this up!

[MsBibiMuneca]

Thanks for posting this instrumental! Classic!! You hear where Dr. Dre got some inspiration!

[thistedguy]

You Mean Ice Cube