Grandmaster Flash - The Message (1982) (Original)

[xCyberdog]

Then Ice Cube stole it >.>

[MC0rangejuice]

vice city :)

[NoIslamInEurope2]

old but good.

[NoWurrezz11]

I still Love this . . .thankyou.

[timx73]

brilliant now as it was back then, awesome. old skool hip hop is the best.

[Ernesto3707]

Original Classic, The definition of real rap is.

[TheFarrag95]

You know they are awesome when you can't see the dislike bar....

[icetrue34]

teraz nikt nie potrafi już robić takiej muzyki. Jest super mimo że słucham jej już od ok 25 lat wciąż mi się podoba podobnie jak film BEAT STREET którego jestem wielkim fanem. Pozdro dla podobnych mi oldboy-ów

[BeautyHealthZoneBlog]

Sounds fresh....classic.

[blue1010able]

this is really rap

[cygnus1241]

God, please help 7 people to get on the right way!

[TimeForTimer]

This > today's crap

[xZyPARADISE]

30 years old... still lovin' it.

[milkweed34777]

Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories!

[EthioMod]

This song as whole was way ahead of its time. True classic.

[butterfly4uonlydc]

im in a flashback mode now hahah thanks 4 posting and representing the real old school groups

[MrTreyf1]

pure fantastic ole school

[anarchoutis]

Full version is amazing. Edited version just pisses me off.

[4099aj]

Just to think these guys grow up down the block ..the start scratching down @ the park ...LOL

[9thWarRebel]

this is that work, real hip hop, the origin...actual message in a song!

[kaliastro]

Truly Prophetic........

[ern363]

its sad how the message didn't change much....same things are happening.

[vincenzo4115]

Wow,Cosmicsound

[TheWoud]

San andreas! Ice Cube-Check yo self!

[RubendeRegt]

finally found the HQ version

[LibJumper]

This goes for 7 MINUTES... O.o

[RivieraByBuick]

It is the first Hip-Hop record ever to be added to the United States' National Recording Registry of historic sound recordings.

[jaddajn1]

seminal

[afroblack1000]

f..king CLASSIC

[JJMcClane]

Immernoch ´ne Wahnsinnsnummer! Einfach nur Kult - die guten alten "80er" ;-) Gruss an alle "Breaker"!

[cooperhiphop]

@mahunkey the same way someone like rock music the same way ppl like wacka flacka the same way you like who ever you like do you understand the message now....???? smh damn its a shame where ppls mind be at now of dayz lolololol do you know what they are talkin about where you from kid

[PS3xMedia]

much better than ice cubes

[afroblack1000]

@PS3xMedia totally agree with u

[abhtx9boy]

30 years and still one of the dopest beats ever

[Vynsparks]

@abhtx9boy  I agree Dawg. The realness.

[manuweisse]

elle pète sa mère!!

[jaagupcool6]

so diggidy check yo self before you wriggity wreck yo self

[yang592]

i listen this in "master sounds" on GTA san andreas :3

[dq093063]

minione82, I was 15 when this came out, you missed out big time

[lisathumper]

grand master flash and the sugar hill gang, cool dudes,

[MiniOne82]

classic and the year i was born =D

[olivercraig]

@theworldslargestrapc you stupid idiot this IS the original i have the vinyl at home you dumbarse. its exactly the same.

[OOXXXhenryXXXOO]

You better check yo self ..... ups sry :S

Its like a jungle sometimes

It makes me wonder how I keep from goin under!

[snarkey5]

a holla!

[WhiteyMM]

such a beast of a tune!!!

[theworldslargestrapc]

If you all only knew..... THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL!!!! The last Rap was used in the real ORIGINAL....wow I am still looking for the real first Rap. The Hook was make making money. and a child is born (Rap) was in this song word for word.

[daddydojang]

Why can I remember these lyrics word for word, but can't remember important things like passwords and pin #'s?

[ejl1000]

This will NEVER get old. Ever.

[bxxnyer]

yeah man 82 i was 12 str8 from the south bronx dam wish i could go back but glad we got the music to take us back, this was w/real artist that had skillz

[mainbeast]

I was a young man when this came out,still spinning still at 50,How fucking time flies but "The Message" stays the same!

[jack1995mclintock]

L.E.G.E.N.D.A.R.Y.

[buck15100]

i had this track on 12" cool times being a youth in those days

[DJsonnyANTWERPEN]

legend song !!!!!

[ZeJanerio]

The Born Of Rap

[barrote62]

THE MESSAGE IS ALLWAYS IN TIME....

[adangme]

6 people DIDN'T get The Message!!! They are TOO close to the edge!

[manosvits]

DJ MANOS ...OR THEY CAN NEVER EVER PUSH THE BUTTON TO THIS AND LEAVE IT FOR AS....

[karkev]

if you hear this song and think of penguins you are just wrong........

[SuperDrake15]

damn im 16 years old and i love this shit :D

[jensema1001]

The Message................ need i say more ??

[CockyR4]

Very ahead of its time.

[nicknameSGB]

This would be the ideal record to send out for Alien Lifeforms to see what life is like on Planet Earth! ;)

[Elsas14]

Got this on vinyl for christmas, wondering if I should switch it for My beautiful dark and twisted fantasy, should I?

[funkybub]

@Elsas14 Why would you switch one of the greatest hip hop songs of all time for some modern shitty kanye west album?

[Elsas14]

@funkybub Because I like kanye's album as well.

[Eugene2Fyne]

hey HB I heard that! ol skool 4eva!!

[ILOVEAUSTINMAHONEYAY]

lacoste advert anyone ?

[roberto72906]

ben legau

[rdgnz]

owned



[rdgnz]

first ever 12 inch i owed think this was the b side to "Step Off" what a timeless classic

[nicknameSGB]

This is the best Hip-Hop of all time! The Mohamed Ali of Rap!

[daneswede2]

@nicknameSGB The Mohamed Ali of Rap "The Message " ripped thru the US radio boxes from Harlem to Compton to LA to N.Y. To FLA!!!! fom all the beginniong MTV genX r s and the 10's of thousands that sparked the engine of the 74 Pimp RED CADI that hit the p[avemen WITH THEIR 18" HIGH MONITERS TO RAP ON THE CORNER !!!!!!!

[lance2k11]

5 people didnt understand the message

[charmedweare]

@lance2k11 lol

[cully325]

This is part of my teenage years - timeless.

[LonelyWatiBitch]

Loooooove it !

[Jerkyboy2169]

My dad said back in the day his cousins were comin from New York and bring this west.. Hip hop was a New York thing

[roberto72906]

muiito bom

[FunkyChafVEVO]

This is so dope oh and im a 14 year old muslim who loves old school gangsta rap

[urmum56]

@FunkyChafVEVO hate to break it to you this isnt gangsta rap if you like that listen to N.W.A

[FunkyChafVEVO]

@urmum56 I know but this express the ghetto just like gangsta rap

[MegamaXX500]

@FunkyChafVEVO no one careeeees, god theres a comment like this on anything old school

[JurisicSantiago]

@FunkyChafVEVO Get the 'gangsta' outta here please.

[y3ko86]

@FunkyChafVEVO Is this shit on every older gens videos now ????

[ArthurAdler1996]

Old good times. Old school rap is the best!

[YourSocialMediaQueen]

i love when he does huh, huh, huh..

[SHOOHAY]

So Cool Ol' School !!!

[lklkhjhjdfs]

on a toujours pas fait mieux

[angemala]

This is so dorky, but it was the 80s... what more can you expect? LOL

[wesleypresley1000]

who remember dis one befor gta vice city?

[kaiozrikgardiner]

@wesleypresley1000 or San andreas ;D

[EazyMutaphukkinE]

ddude.... me n Hayden just smoked a fat ass blunt to this bitch

[jivemiles]

@EazyMutaphukkinE U think you're soooooooooo cool, but you're not. You're not.

[123pcp321]

@jivemiles i know, fucking hipsters man

[EazyMutaphukkinE]

@jivemiles ur just jealous cuz ur a bitch who lives in his moms basement listening to 80's rap...

[jivemiles]

@EazyMutaphukkinE Shit you caught me

[mahunkey]

How can anyone dislike this?

[Snoep76239]

@mahunkey 6 people didn't get the message.....

[buffalee]

@mahunkey THIS IS PURE SHIT, nothing more !! 

[manuweisse]

@mahunkey yoyo!!!

[werderdiablo]

extreme Vice City flashback.

[RoozzCreation]

This song will probably get a load of attention now because of the Lacoste commercial.

[TheBrothersCompound]

check yoh self befoh you reck yohself

[101fattie]

remember this song on GTA vice city good old days

[dragoon84]

This is the first song I play whenever I set up new speakers. Its just perfect for getting a feel for things.

[MrWelsh200]

I just remember in the 80's when the US bars and Clubs popped this song so hard. And I really liked this:

And your eyes will sing a song of deep hate

The places you play and where you stay

Looks like one great big alleyway

You'll admire all the number-book takers

Thugs, pimps and pushers and the big money-makers

[Muzgab]

If you like this (and I do) you'll probably like "Trouble Every Day" by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention 1966

[Feztheforeignkid]

1. The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 2. Fight The Power - Public Enemy 3. Nuthin But A "G" Thang - Dr. Dre 4. It's Like That - Run-D.M.C. 5. Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang 6. Juicy - Notorious B.I.G. 7. Children's Story - Slick Rick

 8. I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common 9. Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa

10. Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim

[androidX51]

WAIT!!! Who's the seventh person?????

[ernest747]

I don't like rap today and from the past, but this is the masterpiece.

[Muzgab]

@ernest747 I agree!!

[pr33tysmastic]

man you beat this old school rap ....this shit rocks

[HASSENDZ]

un son qui déchire tout avec un flow assassin! un must,fabuleux,magnifique,super­be!! que dire!! les 5 demeurés qui n aiment pas et bien rester avec david guetta,putain le supplice!!

[HBProductions101]

Rap is like wine, the older the better.

[longgo1256]

@HBProductions101 i aqree wit yoo

[fuckyouvevo123]

@HBProductions101 Same thing goes for rock music! And especially classical :P

[MsColdstar123]

@HBProductions101 yeaaaaaah!!

[HBProductions101]

@MsColdstar123 YEAAH!

[daneswede2]

@HBProductions101So true and thus so many have exploited and reaped huge reward through nostalgia. all good just pay the man .!

[Krakenn04]

@HBProductions101 the only

[DrFeelgood96100]

Why rap isn't like this no more?I would really like to listen to songs like this today instead of songs that talk about sex-crime or money

[TheTimoli]

nice song,classic!!

[coolmj85]

where is that da da da da daaa sample from that grandmaster flash used herd it b4 but can't remember what track it was from an old funk tune from the 70's or so and can't find it anywhere... anyway these are true legends. Granmaster was the first dj 2 came up with scratching and the beat mix. he even invented the mixer all by himself soldering parts together so he could mix 2 records together....classic

[Curruptid]

I just heard a mac miller song, fucking terrible. this right here is good music

[MrHeehaw45]

this is in the library of congress's national recordings registry as a historically significant song

[MrKentharald]

80's gangsters were sweet cute

[eunicholaslatroy]

this is the realest shit ever hit the radio bet they won't let those puppet rappers put out no shit like 2day...they had 2 dumb it down so we won't think (((words))) r powerful!!

[creamone]

The beat is mesmerizing and the lyrics are powerful. It gets no better.

[MIGBruce2014]

i was wonderin what song the chubby penguin off of happy feet was singing

[TheSilva3000]

Thumps up if you think The Astronomical Kid sings it better :)

[LSUcHamp606]

Oh, you wanna take my money big ol government? and then feed ya cronies the profits. Les go.... mo-tha-fracka. Don't push me! cause I'm close to the edge sucka.

[iLittleSuzie]

So Ice Cube STOLED THIS!!!! :O

[007velko]

this was the beginning of real music..yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah

[TheMikkie22]

if it wasnt for rap  in the old days we would not have music like it is today....

[weaintgay11]

@banj0smah0mie

i did

[gemmad4it]

FUNK PATROL HEEHEE

[dwaynecartman]

magique cette chanson et l'instru pfoua FATAL =)

[RicanSoundz]

Man I Wasnt Even Fvckin Born and I Jam To This.Fvck All These New Rappers This Is Swag To Me. Real Hip-Hop In The Beginning

[XenonDesignsHD]

skip to 1:06 to go to lyrics

[MsColdstar123]

YEah  Remiiiiiiind meeeeeeee

[bobojack83]

"It used to be easy to defend rap. You could argue that Grandmaster Flash was art, that Run DMC was art, that Whodini was art" - Chris Rock

Thanks Chris, for introducing me to those awesome rappers.

[Timario007]

i think dude ment 2 hit the like buttin twice

[hollywood1765]

"All my Children in the daytime DALLAS at night can't even see the game or the sugar ray fight" CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!! This rap is full of them!!!

[LauritzH]

Yah, even this 50-something old white man is full of love for this song.

[FreddyKurganNimmo]

What the fuck happened to make over 90% of Rap that has come out over the last 12 years suck so bad? I mean, seriously, the 80's & 90's Rap scenes fuckin' RULED! We're never gonna see or hear great shit like this again

[vivaguatemala4123456]

Hello lil wayne. I want to play a game. Throughout the years you have soiled the meaning of real hip hop . There will be consequences. The device attached to your abdomen will trigger in 75 seconds, sending a metal bar up your ass. Your chances at surviving is the key located in your ashophogus, inside your lungs, the very lungs that have soiled the ears of the innocent. How much blood will you sacrifice to continue your life? The choice is yours. Let the game begin

[barber747]

One dipshit fell over the edge.

[DeMatt11370]

No Matter How Old U Are Everyone Enjoys The Classic.

[pushinthebigFiveO]

This is ICONIC

[CCGroovy]

SYLVIA ROBINSON; We love You!!!

[cheekygirl1972]

wtf one person disliked this song? not cool at all

[MrAdde24]

gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ood



[Cassiepeia]

LOVIN' IT!!!! 

[mrcodhead67]

Classic!!

[TheScorpiojim]

@banj0smah0mie Had to be some young punk that has no appreciation for "REAL" Old School beats!!!!!!!

[TheScorpiojim]

Had to be some young punk that has no appreciation for "REAL" Old School beats!!!!!!!

[MrFlaminroids]

I was at a bar watching The Sugar Hill Gang perform when Melle Mel popped out of nowhere and started singing "The Message". That guy was cool as shit. He walked out of the kitchen and high-fived everybody on his way to the stage. They didn't even say he was going to be there. It was the best birthday ever.

[paulrosewell666]

@MrFlaminroids Thats funny that cos Melle Mel is a bird. Remember her sister Kim? Yeah,Mel and Kim. All coming back to you now aint it? After 3, 1,2,3,dont worry your be fine.

[TheMagickevin2107]

I am drummer and I love this song is real rap

[TheSielev]

really the best old scool Rap.

Will Smith one of the greatest Artists today.

sit back, relax and enjoy the music massage

[jmaine1982]

one persons finger twiched and hit the dislike button

[cheekygirl1972]

one person has no taste in music, this is da bomb !!!!!

[banj0smah0mie]

OK WHO THE FUCK DISLIKED.

[Ionutzscn4]

@banj0smah0mie Ice Cube i think.

[Ripenr32]

@banj0smah0mie I DID FOOL.