Grandmaster Flash, The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel - Back To The Old School - Adventures On The Wheels Of Steel

Three disc box with 34 of the best from Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five. Includes 'It's Nasty (Genius Of Love)' (Short Version), 'The Message', 'Message II (Survival)', 'New York, New York', 'White Lines (Don't Do It)' (Long Version), 'Beat Street', 'Pump Me Up', 'She's Fresh', 'Hustler's Convention' and more. The full title is 'Adventures On The Wheels Of Steel'. Comes packaged in full color slipcase box with each disc in a separate slimline jewel case. 1999 release. Album Description

buyer beware : the release in 2000 was "beeped"

this is a very good complilation of old school rap. This is good for the soul. Classic stuff. Caveat: the 2000 release was censored. Some tracks were 'beeped' on the the curse words. Just not acceptable. All they should do is put an advisory sticker on the package and let the buyer decide. Aside from the censoring, for which I docked a star, the music is amazing. December 26, 2006

"RRRRRRRUAHH"!!

This here is the illest, most complete GMF & Furious 5 collection available on CD, period! no other comes close! Where else would you find the 1979 trk. originally released on ENJOY rcds. "SUPERAPPIN'" at? Or trks. from the super rare, impossible to find 1989 album "PIANO"? I didn't think so! It even has cuts from the BEAT-STREET sound track!! 'nuff said, cop it!! July 31, 2005

THIS IS THE REAL SHIZZNICK YA''LL

Unbelevable beats, rhymes, messages and personas... "I'm kieth cowboy and you're my cow / watcha m.c's gonna do now?" It just don't get any better than that... December 18, 2002

My Mercedes is outside- Where's yours at?

This is the real deal. Old school style/ new school motivator.
When rap was fresh and exciting. Now all there is hooked on phonics-a,e,i,o,u. Go back in time when the streets were alive.
Throw your your hands in the air and wave them like you just don't care. If rap is your way of life and you do what you like
then this is the Truth. So when the white man is bringing you down, throw this on and come back to the light.Long live Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five. Mellie Mel kicks it Strong.

Peace! November 28, 2002

This should be in all classrooms (and rap music collections)

This box set is the definitive collection of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's music. It has all the classics. It also has forgotten gems like "Step Off" and more recent releases like "Freestyle" and "Drug Wars." Unfortunately, it doesn't touch on Grandmaster Flash' Electra years ("Sign of the Times" and "Girls Love The Way He Spins" would have been nice additions). However, it more than makes up for this with classics missing from most compilations like "She's Fresh," "It's A Shame" and "Super Rappin'". The music of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, in their various formulations, influenced the music we listen to today more than any other group since the 1970's. Whether you're a fan of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, a fan of rap music in general, a music historian or someone who just wants to reminisce on the days when rap was still an underground culture, this is the CD collection for you. Hopefully, it will remain available for generations to come. The influence of their music definitely will. December 20, 2001

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