Melle Mel, the original G.O.A.T.  is recognized by those that know as one of the finest lyricists hip-hop has ever seen.  PERIOD!   

Melle Mel joined Keith Cowboy Wiggins, his brother Kidd Creole and eventually Rahiem and Scorpio to construct the Furious Five.   They would become the first hip hop super group with an immeasurable impact when they recorded, "The Message," in 1982.

The Message changed the face of rap forever.  While the masses had grown accustomed to pop rhymes like “throw ya hands in the air”…Melle Mel went off about the harsh realities of ghetto life …Don’t Push Me Cause…I’m Close to the Edge…I’m Tryin’ Not To Lose My Head.   It’s like a jungle out there…it makes me wonder how I keep from goin’ under”

Between 1979 to 1984, Melle Mel was untouchable with hits on the streets.   Although it was under the banner Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five, it was well known that Melle Mel was the principle writer behind the hits, Super Rappin, Freedom, White Lines and The Message.

Melle Mel, is recognized as The God-father of Rhyme.  He was the first MC to explode in a new rhyme cadence which remains the foundation of rhyming to this very day.   The first to use the mic to deliver a deep message through powerful lyrics that painted a picture about urban plight.   He was admired for his mighty voice and feared for his ability to chew through MC's.  

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