"The Message" Rated as The Greatest Hip-Hop Song Of All Time
Dec 05, 2012 | 7:30 PM Written By: Mike Hughes
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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message" has been crowned at the number 1 spot on Rolling Stone Magazine's first ever Top 50 Songs That Have Influenced Hip-Hop History list. The 1982 classic managed to "tell, with hip hop's rhythmic and vocal force, the truth about modern inner-city life in America," according to Rolling Stone.
How do you feel about "The Message" landing the number 1 spot?
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Eugenia 12/25/2012 5:28 am
Am I to uresndtand Am I to uresndtand that over 3 million people viewed this video? Really? Are there that many fukking idiots in the world? Wow! This music sucks just like you all do for viewing this video.
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nulight 12/06/2012 5:13 pm
trueeeeeeeeeee story respect the architect rolling stone magazine got this right.source magazine place melle mel in the top 10 of the 50 greatest lyricist of all time,flaSH FURIOU FIVE ROCK-ROLL HALL OF FAME.YES WELL DESERVE.MELLE MEL ONLY MC TO RAP IN FRENCH,MELLE MEL 1ST RAP ARTIST TO WIN A GRAMMY AWARD-WITH CHAKA KHAN SMASH HOT SONG I FEEL FOR YOU.CHUCK D,AND,KOOL MOE DEE BIG UP MELLE MEL-HE SET THE TEMPLATE ON HOW TO RHYME.THIS IS NOT ONLY ABOUT FLASH-FURIOUS-FIVE SONG THE MESSAGE,IT'S ABOUT RESPECT FOR THE ART FORM.ROCK ROLL FANS STILL SHOW RESPECT FOR THEIR ARTIST,DON'T BELIEVE IT-BARCLAYS CENTER THE ROLLING STONES THESE GUYS ARE IN THEIR 60'S,70'S.HIP-HOP COME BACK HOME.
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j 12/06/2012 12:52 pm
Was Soulja Boy Tell em's music anywhere on the list of greatest hip hop songs?
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real hiphop 12/06/2012 9:45 am
One word: "Timeless"
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Skendall 12/05/2012 11:49 pm
That's my jam. Niggaz were so hood! All what them new cats kept from that era is them weird gay ass skinny jeans...
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yungflyhustla 12/05/2012 11:39 pm
deez niggaz was tuff as fuck way back then boy....ALL THE KIDS SMOKE REFER I THINK IT BE CHEAPER IF I JUST GOT A GUN LEARN TO BE A STREET SWEEPER
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Mrjunbug 12/05/2012 11:26 pm
You see they took the video off. Cuz it's real music . Real music is the way of life. All these watered down gangstas and drug dealers have bored me for so long . I'm tired.
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edub01 12/05/2012 10:59 pm
I can see why this would be rated #1 real hip hop at its finest. While its not my favorite all time hip hop song its influence is second to none. Our favorite mc's were all inspired to rap because of songs like this.
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chillthrills 12/05/2012 8:18 pm
as well as it should be,,,,a street rhyme that was visual you can picture the rhyme,,,it was a song for niggas thinking them streets is a game,,,no cb4,,,rappers here,,,dont push me cause i'm close to the edge,,im tryin not to lose my head,,huhhuhhuh,,,,it like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how i keep from going under,,,,,,he aint never lie!
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lucky125 12/05/2012 8:11 pm
yeah have to agree this song inspired alot of people to rap. shouts to the founders niggas like Jay Z and Diddy should put something together to not only honor those guys but put some money in their pockets cause they paved the way for hip hop..
