grand master flash

[IAM7DEMONS]

Timeless!!!!!!!

[kmr91176]

rap could never ever ever ever ever ever ever be like this again..not rapping wise but as it says(The Message) nothing like this now..everythings repetitive.

[afannell]

A message to the fail Reagan policies!

[erykahbadu172]

YEAH!!!!

[TaylorJEH]

What great lyrics! The song is as relevant today as it was in 1982.

[ledzeppelinrules984]

I don't care for rap music,but I love this song. Well done.

[BlacKKilleR55]

I love this music.. old school rulezzz!

[grandemovidah]

hes going to sing with kaseo...nice bridge from spain to usa

[XGunzAlexX]

hell yeah i ♥♥♥♥ it

[onepiecefreec]

Love this song, thanks for uploading.

[thamwisai]

No too many out there now can do it like the Flash..

[Wesker214]

old school history 5 *

[ryamileth16]

this is awesome!! i´m not 4rm the 80s but this is great!! im 4rm the 90s but wow!!! this is seriously the best...

[CasPioneer]

we need this stuff, not mainstream shit like kanye, lil wayne, soulja boy, and other clown ass niggas...Help the Hip-Hop, Stop buying garbage!

[segzprime]

enlève cette photo du début s'il te plait ..

faudrait penser à arreter de pourrir les choses surtout une perle comme ça

[aussieangie]

Grand... Masterpiece !! 

The 'original' message. Takes me back.

[CSLent]

not only is this a great song it speaks about what goes on in the ghetto thats y its called the message

[lilrayray69]

ya but whoz d girl wot is in the first part screen? lool

[kcadet]

This is the greatest Rap/Hip-Hop song ever created. Yeah, there are others with better beats and/or rhymes, but none is as real as this one.

[HardBodyNyC]

You corn balls sound like John Brown on some ghetto revival shit. The only way you're going to get rap like this is have the crack epidemic ALL OVER. You want to see 2500 MURDERS? Crack smoking mothers? vaccant lots? Welfare lines around the corner? Drop out raters higher than 60%? Well you can have real rap if you have conditions like this.

[klauspoppenhaus]

genius, how did rap get so far off the map?

[vit0tit]

this song, wow

that last verse is the best rap verse i have ever heard, it carries so much meaning and story telling in just that short span of time.

[LinkinParkDontStay]

love this song and sorry folks ... I'm white !

greats, D. - Belgium

[emoboi1031]

oooh. i love this with a passion :)

[Rach84]

the neighborhood I teach in.

[heledraku]

1:13 Carrera

[misterpatrickstar]

I use to live there..My cousin was a victim of a brutal homicide, wish they had killed me instead,even though this city killed me inside long before that.

[CurlyFry187]

lololololol

[aquilonian]

I crapped my pants when I read curlys response

[CurlyFry187]

hehe

[sparks199]

ignore the first idiots who responded, youtube is THEE place for niggas who dont get respect outdoors

Sorry about your cousin

[ECWfan700]

this is a graet song it has a good message and if your black or white it says something to you

[byronbenguche]

This song stands true then as it does now

[zareh77]

rap music of the 1980s and 1990s is where its at. todays rap is no match for these originators. grandmaster flash and furious five are the godfathers of hip hop. peace out to the south bronx new york where hip hop all started. one love and respect. peace out yo.

[modernlifechews]

not enough "realistic" rap like this anymore.....

[rappadapp]

& dem crazy ass crackhead poses in killin me

ROFLMFAO!!!!!!

[rappadapp]

gaddamn d graphics sucks ass but

dis joint has 1 o d most recognisable melodies eva created by mankind

i wish i was around when these joints was bumpin on d boomboxes on dude's shoulders

now errybody rockin soukja boi generic beat raps on their Iphones

[arockj]

"Arms-crossed" at 4:36 is the original, pre RUN-DMC

[Morobio]

Last verse...

One of the realest verses ever said...

[ultimullucru]

great music. the bling bling acoustic vomit of today doesn't raise to this

[HardBodyNyC]

Fuck europe. Jock strap hanging wannabees.

[2bsom1]

go and watch justin timberlake you fag

[sir7gregg]

Old School Rap is where it is at!!!

[derpdumdum]

its one of the few rap/hiphop songs i like

[tsbnb]

oldskool

[H2324]

OLD SCHOOL RAP, I MISS IT SO MUCH.

[mrpower328]

The greatest hip hop song ever

[corradohegel]

It's a great music group....They invented the rap music!!!!!

Corrado, Italy

[DarkRezo]

:) great rythm, he sings about life the way it was and in a sense still is. Thumbs up for the song and GMF.

Good stuff right there...

[blkexp1]

how in the hell did they get all those dudes into that one police car?

[bossmike94]

nice song

[mikebuller]

did they ever sample anything for this or is it original beats?

[thewalls23]

i might be wrong but im pretty sure its all original

[thewalls23]

this was the first hip hop song to talk about the ghetto life. made in 82,this song is so far ahead of it's time it's unbelievable. the two mc's flow is incredible. an obvious improvement over rapper's delight, from sugar hill gang. those two tracks are what started hip hop. till one day, you was found hung in the cell!

[MADSEEN2009]

DEEEEEEE SHIT!!!!!!!!, diz iz how hip-hop, stated, love it 4 get diz louzy azz shit 2day nottin iz original(solja boy,DJ KAled,lil wayne,t-pain,etc..) Only a gifted few R Fresh original, remember no matter wat any1 sayz diz iz HOT

[96magna]

awesome ---you actually understand all the words...it was all so original back then!

[swaddylein]

flavoooooor flaaav xD

[TheMission707]

Can someone please confirm if THIS is the original version of this song? Im guessing it is.

Im making a video for fun and I really must have the one and only original version. I just heard another with totally different sound. Please help!

[dancyou2b]

Yah this is the original m8!

YOU CAN'T BEAT ORIGINAL CAN YA!

[TheMission707]

hehe, thanks:) I thought this had to be it. The version I heard yesterday was just to "clean", something wasnt right! Keep an eye out for my next video, it will be my version of a alternative music vid to this song:)

[TheMission707]

hey! I just uploaded that video I was talking about, a sort of music video to this song. Wanna have a looksee?

[BeYouBeTru]

How all of them get into that car like that?

[robbie132435]

This tune/rap came out when the genre (rap) seemed to be addressing issues such as poverty; social exclusion; poor education and the lack of social mobility. Modern 'rap' worships consumerism- thats it. Rap should have followed the Flash, he was a true social commentator.

[TheMission707]

The rappers got rich and now its only cars and champagne all day long, lol...

[MarloBomfunk]

lol they finished school...good life...im bored at school...

[TheMission707]

This song is sooo cool! Even me a woman who ln ylistened to rock and metal love it! I cant resist, lol:D

[deichkind910]

The ONE and ONLY !!!!

[sagtoro]

THE N'1 !

[grenzik]

excellent flow... ol'skool :)

[TheTail94]

excellent!

[weddingpresent]

Single rap I like ... Nowadays' rap is a piece of shit ...

[Snakebloke]

couldn't agree more...what happened, modern 'rap' is more like aural porn instead of actual songs

[newportvtman37]

interesting only melle mel and duke bootee rapped on this and raheim lip synced dukes raps on the video and who is the 7th person?

[thewalls23]

a groundbreaking song made in 82. first rap song to ever talk about inner city life. so many lines have been jacked from this song.

[RUNAWAYxSTATUExBITCH]

this is that real shit

[dilf72]

lol wasnt it rap not hip hop

[robertaspe]

THE LEGGEND...

[eitak93]

this was b4 when hip hop was good...love this song!

[knappar]

this is when hip hop was cool

[gads23]

bring back old time cool

[podkkkfl]

so cool

[JazzieTxDiva69]

Don't push me dammit!! CLASSIC!!!

[bonsterT]

what year was this song made?

[kcro25]

1982.

[dogman75]

Damm.... real good song, I bet more than one person can relate to the lyrics, Classic..........

[lunaland420]

great song but damn...looks like they spent $3.00 on the video.

[BuckFush425]

that last verse is hittn

[MatinAamir]

haha this song iz sooooo cooool!!! true music

[minkrobe]

yes!!

[Hylucinogyn]

You're an idiot.

[crazyrooster007]

that must make you a twatt

[atmeneti2]

still rocks

[6477tuff]

This song is tight little bustas!

[playserious]

Flash has become a legend by gettin' credit for records he wasn't even on. "White Lines", "The Message", ect..., Melle Mel is responsible for all their hits. Flash played no part, other than falsely taking credit. Phony dude is even callin' his autobiography "The Message". Flash's best skill is playin' other peoples records.

[maribelle777]

I'd like to see this tune done with some real instruments. I'm not a fan of drum machines and preprogrammed keyboards. Blah.

[Led1971]

don't push me....wow !!! great

[verdalee]

The Message and what a message. This covers almost everything and should be required listening. Respect this architect of rap history. Consumate.

[12patriot12]

This is a masterpiece.

[adil38]

oldies and the goodies

[flippalite]

cool! love this

[bibowski]

Ahhh... faghag. What does that mean?

[chaldodon]

THIS IS REAL MUSIC NOT THE SHIT OF TODAY

[g187]

i agree grandmaster flash was the one that set it of

[EXPLOZIE]

love that shit

oldskool mothafuckaaaa

[DirtyP2002]

I prefer these kind of Rap than hearing every American Rapper say, how great it is to drive a Ferrari to the club!

[ShortwaveSnuff]

HAHAHA! Oh man' I forgot about this video, it rocks. Thanks.

[elvishitler]

old old old school. where's the sugar hill gang?