Melle Mel has to be one of the best rappers of all time.
@deefunkstrong7818
4 жыл бұрын
Man, him and kool moe Dee are EXTREMELY underrated fathers of style just like T la rock and RAKIM
@brooklynboiprod
4 жыл бұрын
@@deefunkstrong7818 Let's not forget Big Daddy Kane
@maccagrabme
3 жыл бұрын
Yes def and he has the best rap voice.
@rachaelclarke1033
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely 💯
@kollusion1
3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure he'd class himself as an MC, rather than a rapster. Don't forget GM Caz ppl.
@RobDarkhalf
2 жыл бұрын
I can't even explain how influential Melle Mel is. A true King of Hip Hop!
@msboomerizzle303
Жыл бұрын
No doubt about it. Melle Mel is the best rapper there's ever been.
@titanx8167
Ай бұрын
He was the genius of RAP no other Rappers can compare to his fantastic rymes😎
@robincox2672
Ай бұрын
He truly is the bona fide vocal master supreme
@TJiscool1
3 жыл бұрын
These cats not only rhymed and syncopated, but they harmonised, sang, skatted, ad libbed, dropped punchlines and styled and profiled all in the same track. The cats of today can't never do what these guys did dropping 7,8, 9 and 10 minute masterpieces.
@adesoudan362
2 жыл бұрын
That second Melle verse is f#$king amazing!
@brianburton5946
10 ай бұрын
DMC said he was dissing Run DMC in that verse. Because he thought they dissed him
@evilnightmare1276
10 ай бұрын
Very powerfulll fantastic voice.
@Grandmaster__Gee
8 ай бұрын
@@brianburton5946Rahiem said that's a diss track to Grandmaster flash, Kidd creole and Rahiem.
@danielslee3771
8 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel still respected
@aconater
2 жыл бұрын
How is Melie Mel never in the conversation as one of the greatest MC’s ?
@terrenceliburd8655
2 ай бұрын
Because 1. Most legends in entertainment who don't generate $$$ are forgotten. 2. The entertainment industry picks who they will promote and who they won't promote. 3. This country as a whole has no connection to the past.
@catalystwarcry8983
3 жыл бұрын
This songs still knocks til this day!!
@MizzRos1
6 жыл бұрын
Not one pause...I can understand every word and the beat is on point ..
@legaldinho
4 жыл бұрын
"I was sitting on a corner, just wasting my time / when I realised I was king of the rhyme"... These opening words always make smile
@michaelrosado607
7 жыл бұрын
" im the power of the sun that shines in the sky , and im the only MC that will never die " - Grandmaster Melle Mel.....
@JB-xl4zg
3 жыл бұрын
Classic!
@alexvos7165
3 жыл бұрын
I scratched with that sentence lol
@rapgamepapi
3 жыл бұрын
30 years later and he's still here
@7777Lace
3 жыл бұрын
“So just rock 🪨 & don’t stop, 🛑 ’til we hit the top. ‘Cause when you see Melle Mel, ya gonna have ta drop! Rrrah!!!
@timrobinson6573
3 жыл бұрын
RIP Melle Mel
@mannysingh6618
8 жыл бұрын
one of the best raps of all time
@christophermiller7532
8 жыл бұрын
Melle murked this and actually this was a change of style of hip hop when it dropped.
@dionwallace845
4 жыл бұрын
Pol
@dionwallace845
4 жыл бұрын
Nippon
@thedaydreamer7972
2 жыл бұрын
I think Melle Mel and Rakim have the most commanding voices in the history of rap
@missayawk
9 ай бұрын
You ever heard of Chuck D or Chill Rob G?
@thedaydreamer7972
9 ай бұрын
@@missayawk Yes, a real good case for both, I could see all 4 of those as commanding GOATS and powerful voices of all time
@missayawk
9 ай бұрын
@@thedaydreamer7972 Even Chubb Rock. You see the " CH" connection 😂
@maccagrabme
9 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel has a voice that gets your attention unlike a lot of the mumblers today. It's a shame that these legends only had a shelf life of around 5 yrs whereas the overhyped clowns today seem to be around for decades like that Jay Z and Kanye that leaves me bored to tears.
@Crunchysopa52
9 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more man.
@frankie134
9 жыл бұрын
You nailed it.
@bendflikshteyn
9 жыл бұрын
+maccagrabme listen to reasonable doubt, the jay z album
@adamlon1
9 жыл бұрын
+maccagrabme >Jay Z >Bored to Tears Have you listened to the blueprint >Kanye West >Bored to tears Have you listened to Graduation
@hectorestrada5373
9 жыл бұрын
+Mybuttishighonheroin Sorry man, that's not real Hip-Hop
@bryanescobar4933
Жыл бұрын
Melle Mel 2023 ..
@PhyllisMLeblanc
2 жыл бұрын
Melle's voice is and always be powerful. Beast.
@cswallace9718
10 жыл бұрын
"I'm like Shakespeare, I'm a Pioneer..." Gives me goosebumps. Perfection.
@Greecosoph2
8 ай бұрын
A fight for power, a nuclear shower A people shout out in the darkest hour Sights unseen and voices unheard And finally the bomb gets the last word -Melle Mel
@brendangeraghty8865
7 жыл бұрын
That synth breack at 4:30 is fucking crucial...so good.
@darrenfair8927
3 жыл бұрын
True
@juancarlosayala8961
Жыл бұрын
Gets me everytime..
@henkdelange3107
Жыл бұрын
Melle Mel is the best rapper of all times!
@hypesuntheilluminator
4 ай бұрын
I can feel spiritual power in these words. These pioneers went to a spiritual place when reciting these rhymes. Aura strengthening, high vibrational deliveries. The Power of Funk and Soul we need that back, it empowers us
@robplymouth33
5 ай бұрын
This was a big hit in the UK, 40 bloody years ago now, still sounds as good as it did back then!
@suave_d
11 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel has a legendary flow. He is amazing.
@omegaweapon116
Жыл бұрын
Just heard this song for the first time a few days ago. Song still sounds good in 2022. I need to keep doing my Hip Hop research.
@dancarter482
Жыл бұрын
SOUTH BRONX, SOUTH-SOUTH BRONX!!
@johnnye419
9 жыл бұрын
I remember when Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five were dominating Hip Hop and I knew Melle Mel was special!! Even though rap moved forward and the likes of Rakim, Chuck D, LL, KRS One, Biggie etc are undoubtedly great, I always though Mel was and still is THE GREATEST MC ever!!!
@kimbaone
6 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@farmerdan7274
4 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel is the GOAT 👍
@LanceVance1983
Жыл бұрын
2023 and he still is THE GOAT!!!
@Abraham0Abram
11 ай бұрын
2023 y aún está al mando.
@REVAMPtheindustry
11 жыл бұрын
THIS SHIT IS STILL AWESOME
@stevep7837
3 жыл бұрын
It will always be
@frankbrummerloh5265
2 ай бұрын
Gefällt mir meine lieblings Musik Rap
@HWBOXER
10 жыл бұрын
THIS SHIT GO HARD FOR 84!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@johndohio
7 жыл бұрын
Mel was a favorite of mine when I was a kid but never truly listened to the lyrics in detail. Now in my 40s I pay attention to the detail of his lyrics in this song and all I can say is " damn he was a real poet ! " . Dude ripped this up !
@Flagg1991
5 жыл бұрын
White boy born in 1991, not a huge fan of rap, though I like old school a lot. Just stumbled across this for the first time and realized how sick Melle Mel is. He, Cowboy, and Scorpio demolished this track, and unlike a lot of other guys bragging on themselves, they were telling the truth.
@wulftheghost
Жыл бұрын
Speaking truth? Lmao you sound like an idiot
@Dvance30
Жыл бұрын
I'm 53 and when I was 14 in 1984 my uncle who at the time was telling me yo youngster you gotta peep Melle Mel I was like ok. I liked white lines but I didn't really listen. I loved the message but that was it. Now I see at 53 years old that Mel fathered this lyricism shit. Damn he was nicer than I thought. Respect to him.
@sarahwalker377
6 ай бұрын
This was me. Thought all the tunes were from Grandmaster Flash. It was really Melle Mel
@ronnieb1635
11 ай бұрын
I can’t help but feel impressed every time I hear this song. An all time classic.
@wendellpatillo7107
20 күн бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@dgravesfcmd
11 жыл бұрын
These rhymes still stand as one of the best lics ever...
@alvinkelley1255
2 жыл бұрын
One of the hardest songs ever period
@saintcartier6818
2 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel is a living legend. His flow is timeless.
@ericcaesar5457
Жыл бұрын
Melle Mel killed this... he was spittin' on this...
@funkykid
11 жыл бұрын
Grandmaster Melle Mel his rapping is superb.
@YoozaLame
7 жыл бұрын
Mel KILLED this, twice !!
@clark4023
10 жыл бұрын
You must spread the words of the Masta Teacha Or you'll die by the rhymes and the streets will eat'cha The words are a gift we will never flaunt That's why we're gonna get everything we want Cause like a shadow in the night, I'm the sight unseen I'm the bona fide vocal masta supreme And I'm here to run it down for the ladies and gents Cause my rhymes make dollars plus they make sense His words are deeper than many people realized then and now. Classic verses!
@Agriff2400
10 жыл бұрын
This the SHIT!!! that beat, Hook, and they was flowing smooth..... Dammmmmm...
@whippz75
6 жыл бұрын
i remember listening to this in the 80s when it came out, in my state there wasnt a rap section in the music store and i was only about 9 years old so i didnt go out shopping lol my mom brought me to k mart to buy a toy and i took her to the music section to buy Herbie Hancock album so i could breakdance to "rock it" . rap music didnt really have a name yet....id go to the record section and couldnt find any rap music. some states wouldnt even sell rap records, if you lived in a city then you could find rap records only at record stores. my mom and dad didnt really shop at record stores lol they shopped at k mart. but luckily we had a black radio station KMOJ 89.9 that had a rap show "Travi-trons hip hop shop" and for a few hours they played NEW rap music and i found music to my ears RUN DMC MELLE MEL FAT BOYS LL COOL J. ...this was one of the first songs i heard on the radio station i recorded it and had it on tape for years till i lost it in storage. but yeah to this day i still bump this song ....over 30 years ago. 42 year old B BOY 4 LIFE!!!
@ants8527
3 жыл бұрын
I feel you bro im 45 years old, And we are those kids of the 80's known as the 80's Babies we are the original Hip Hop kids who were the listeners of all that early mid 80's good Golden Era Hip Hop we was the young listeners and the ones that suported Rap music when people was saying Rap music was'nt gonna last past 1984'' And then came Run Dmc And you know the rest is history!!!🎶🎶🎶😎😎😎
@Robotron2084psn
2 жыл бұрын
Same story here friend. Hip-hop was in the R&B section. I was in Harrisburg PA tuning in Baltimore, Philly and sometimes NY if the weather was right. Harrisburg radio was wack.
@mikewelsh1873
Жыл бұрын
Love the use of The O'Jays 'For The Love of Money' in this epic rap. Powerful.
@dancarter482
Жыл бұрын
_MY_ _MAN_ !
@stephendgoughsr4580
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorites groups back in the day!!! Mel is a hell of a rapper!!
@darryledwards3675
2 жыл бұрын
The days of positive good message rap
@latitudepost
Жыл бұрын
The spirit of early 80s New York City is so strong
@ninom.2016
2 жыл бұрын
This song is amazing what a quality for a 1984 track, perfect flows perfect lyrics... A real gem. Crazy
@ZiolaBee
11 жыл бұрын
Hands down, one of the best songs ever.
@RCLaROCK1
9 жыл бұрын
MELE MELE IS THE G.O.A.T.........best voice in HIP HOP...rhymes all make sense
@rachendrapyakurel9911
8 жыл бұрын
RIP Cowboy.
@abrahammitchell5599
8 жыл бұрын
This is what I tell these young Kid,s STEP OFF,I WAS ROCKING THE HOUSE WHEN YOU WAS A KID!WORD.
@EdubleRaps
10 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite tracks ever, the founding fathers of hip hop right there
@ThePassionOfTheMarc
9 жыл бұрын
I remember searching everywhere for this 12 inch vinyl when I was 13 or 14 years old and finally found a copy at Tower Records (last copy too!), brought it home and it was scratched. I had to put a penny or two on the stylus cartridge just to listen to it. Good times.
@villedocvalle
3 жыл бұрын
Lol real REAL talk.
@reedblackwell6262
2 жыл бұрын
You're a hip hop DJ!!
@astrobear5353
4 жыл бұрын
Hip hop was hip hop back then it has alot of lyrics it was a meaning im a true 80's baby I'm 37 it's always a classic always gonna be i hate that real hip hop is unfortunately went away R.I.P. real hip hop 😥😥😥😥😥
@AmayaCrazy
3 жыл бұрын
52 and this still fye!
@devmiles
7 жыл бұрын
Along the way many great mc's came around and still going strong but Melle Mel is absolutely awesome. His voice and rhymes are so powerful. He is like the Prince of rap, smooth, killer, sexy, vicious, technique. They took hip hop to another (international) level
@ZenBoeddha
10 жыл бұрын
I am getting old haha. Grandmaster and his Five wil never die!!!!!!!
@SkywalkerG1o
9 жыл бұрын
This not Old School Hip Hop,this definitive hip -hop,with amazing DJ and the best rappers of all time,Grandmaster Melle Mel is the best MC!
@MrWillem1970Hlem
4 жыл бұрын
Legendary. GOAT status.
@ants8527
3 жыл бұрын
Grandmaster Melle And The Furious 5 MC's were so ahead of their time way way back then Especially Melle with his dope rhyemes!!!🎶🎶🎶😎😎😎
@PhyllisMLeblanc
2 жыл бұрын
Grandmaster Flash will ALWAYS reign as King.
@fnsmike
Жыл бұрын
This has been stuck in my head since 1984 and I've never gotten tired of it.
@kctwobad
8 жыл бұрын
i was 11 years old when this track came out just getting into the break dance routine remember those ghetto blasters with the twin cassette players and the graphic equalizer and not to forget the stereo base woofers dammm
@rdr8224
9 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel, Fat Boys, Grandmaster Flash, Run, Kurtis Blow, Sugarhill Gang, Whodini, UTFO....those were the days. That Brooklyn sound....that Brooklyn sound....
@AnytimeAssemblypros
3 жыл бұрын
These lyrics are a national treasure and should part of any curriculm that teaches poetry and American literature.
@djessancemr.pitbullstlye461
6 жыл бұрын
this hip hop puts u in a good vibe....unlike the crap nowadays
@hyne1972
12 жыл бұрын
Still fresh today.
@bluesugar58
8 жыл бұрын
Legendary flow!
@StoicHermitMonk
11 жыл бұрын
That's the guy that brought rap to the attention of the mainstream. He's the one that got the ball rolling.
@michaelhussein870
2 жыл бұрын
Mel is the first word in rocking the mic, energy, words, lessons, rhymes on rhymes; Chuck D, PE super dope; KRS ONE and BDP; Rakim and Nas. The best!
@gargamel55
12 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel killed this shit.
@vf114doc
11 жыл бұрын
Mel has a style that flows and carries you away.
@nbatruthbelief8500
3 жыл бұрын
The king of hip-hop , this rappin stills putting 2021 rappers to sleep
@Stonesmithable
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent remastering this from VHS!!! WOW!!!
@KenttheRoofer
13 жыл бұрын
Melle Mel is the Greatest Rap Artist to have ever!
@mogunloye
3 жыл бұрын
Long live the King Melle Mel!!! Rest in peace Cowboy!!!
@JuliusFawcett
10 жыл бұрын
Big tune for me when I was 12. First rap record I ever bought, used to rap it in the classroom.
@johnmurphy4522
4 жыл бұрын
One of the coolest tracks ever
@juancarlosayala8961
4 жыл бұрын
2020 this is a masterpiece still.....dope..
@juancarlosayala8961
4 жыл бұрын
Looking smooth is hell sitting on that Harley.....this song still gives me goosebumps when I hear it...
@bsquare2876
3 жыл бұрын
This has been my joint since I taped it off Red Alert show on Friday night back in 84-85. never knew about video till now. Dope yo.
@Rikitocker
12 жыл бұрын
When Hip Hop was real ... still got my 45 of this.
@WaleAkinsefunmi-ci9pl
10 жыл бұрын
Damn!!!....Melle Mel is that dude, spittn MADD bars with a stupid flow, lets not forget this 84...
@wulftheghost
Жыл бұрын
Keef Cowboy was literally the dopest rapper ever, that energy is unmatched.
@rapgamepapi
9 жыл бұрын
Over 25 years went by before I was reunited with this song reminding me of when I truly fell in love with rap music in the late 1980's
@seanfitzpatrick4730
6 жыл бұрын
My two favorite rap songs of all time Melle Mel step off and Jimmy Spicer super rhymes classic
@daveyblackhawk2788
10 жыл бұрын
this is real hip hop
@IsaacBen
8 жыл бұрын
like a shadow in the night, I'm a sight unseen
@grocket4082
9 жыл бұрын
7 minutes of smooth rhymes. Slept on this dude for 30 years it seems.. better late than never!
@elisabrown3018
4 жыл бұрын
Classic👑 melle Mel best mc ever👊 hands down,RIP cowboy 🤘
@placidrenegade
6 жыл бұрын
Imagine a rap battle against the old Skool rappers vs today's so called rappers
@raybori6808
10 ай бұрын
Hate to say it but they'd get MERKED
@ClaesVaack-ce8vi
7 ай бұрын
A big win for old school rappers for sure
@ayodejilanre1790
7 ай бұрын
The issue will be understanding of worldview. What might seem dope to people in the 80s might not excite the gen z rappers. So they wont understand it. Different generations interprete rhymes differently@@ClaesVaack-ce8vi
@nobstanutts7650
8 жыл бұрын
This was the 1st HipHop joint I heard at age 12. It made me dream to be an MC.. Last year at age 43 I released my 18th vinyl Hiphop record..The inspiration started right here.
@DJDanceClassic
2 жыл бұрын
I bought all your 18 hip hop records, bro’ !
@terrylucas630
Жыл бұрын
Congratulations young man. I hope your still at it and not only surviving but thriving. I hope this reaches you and those you love in great health and happiness🫡
@darrenlang258
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! It's been forever and a day since I've heard that song. This is one classic that's truly underated, and isn't played even on so called classic mix shows. Big ups to the people uploading these songs online, otherwise many of these gems would go unnoticed and largely forgotten.
@dancarter482
2 жыл бұрын
Grandmaster Flash sampling the OJ's to devastating effect ........
@michaelhussein870
2 жыл бұрын
These cats gave rap class. Also Kurtis Blow, NWA, Cube, Eminem, Geto Boys and RUN-DMC back in 80's. Tupac and Big.
@johntguitar
11 жыл бұрын
Mel is such a lyrical BEAST!
@michaelhussein870
2 жыл бұрын
The very best! Storytelling, rhymes, double & triple rhymes, "like Shakespeare," he's a pioneer. Song is genius, without him, no Kurtis Blow, PE, BDP & Scott La Rock, Rakim, NWA, Treach, he's pioneer. Dope beats, group call & response, and set the tone for real serious conversations. The goods. Nuff Respect !! Pure Dope. 🎧🎤📸🎺 Tupac, Big, Nas, Kool G Rap, Eminem, 3rd Bass,
@michaelhussein870
2 жыл бұрын
"Melle-Mel Rockwell with the clientele, gonna rock your block and ring your bell." 🎤🎤🔥
@zerographica
12 жыл бұрын
I have heard this song 7 times in a row and I am just at a loss of words. I thought I knew old school hip hop. No. I was far from knowledgeable. This shit blew my mind
@johnd1466
3 жыл бұрын
Grandmaster Flash was a mix God, taking other records & blending them like they were recorded to go together, when I hear original tracks Grandmaster Flash mixes play in my head / I add the breaks / cuts etc
@wayneev6368
9 жыл бұрын
i owe alot to tunes like this....early hip hop & electro but me in love with music.
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