Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five : Hustlers Convention

[AkhuRE999]

I had this record, I liked the other track on it I can't remember the name of it though

[ezelite]

Really like this version..mint!

[beamwalker7]

" the real hustlers steal billions from the unsuspecting millions, that's programmed to think they can win..."  all too true. even in 2011.

[wapbamboowee]

I mistakely though they'd passed away... but have been corrected numerous times now...

[D1rtyDuck]

Grandmaster Flash & the furious five?

[PercivalFromWales]

I used to listen to this song when I was a kid, without understanding half of it. Hearing this song again, 25 years later, makes me realize what a masterpiece it is. It has all the drama you can expect from an epic drama, rolled into a skillfully delivered and highly evocative rap of roughly six minutes. That kind of skill demands respect.

[bballer64]

@wapbamboowee He's still alive

[BuzzoQueen]

@bballer64 Dedicated to Kool Herc, performed by Melle Mel...

[BuzzoQueen]

@wapbamboowee This is performed by Melle me dedicating it to Kool Herc..

[renga1]

@wapbamboowee Why RIP?

[sadako24]

What really made their music was they didn't just go for a 'good beat' like a lot of rappers after, they actually used music to conjure a visual environment and action. You can see towering buildings and hear cries of despair in the strained electric guitar rifts of New York New York, and here in the speedy jazz is the zest for life and you almost see the action taking place like a film with judicious editing, close ups and rotating camerawork, the electric shock crescendo, and the sad fadeout.

[alibootboy]

@sadako24 you got it taped, ma man!

[Kemster79]

@sadako24 Brilliant

[taylor4660]

@sadako24 actually all of their songs were based on good beats....lyrically superior.

[alibootboy]

how good can music get?? an all time classic;)

[vandalelectronic]

This is without doubt the best version RRRRAAAHHHH!

Thanks for uploading, wicked quality.