- Format: LP
- Label: Earmark
- Genre: Blues, Soul, Funk
120g LP
To call this album influential or pioneering wouldn't even begin to describe it! 1982's The Message not only made NY''s fledgling hip hop scene an international phenomenon, but it also codified the ABCs of deejaying and MCing for future generations. Now standard DJ techniques like "cutting", "back-spinning" and "phasing" were all part of Flash's impressive repertoire, as were 'tr ick' deejaying skills like mixing records behind his back. Furious Five member "Cowboy" was also the first MC to use phrases like "Throw your hands in the air, and wave 'em like ya just don't care!" and "Everybody say, ho!" Includes Flash's first single "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash On the Wheels Of Steel" and the groundbreaking title track. Grandmaster Melle Mel's "It's like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going under" is probably one of the most famous hip hop rhymes of all time.
