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"New York New York" is a 1983 song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five off their compilation albums Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five (1983) and Greatest Messages (1984). It made #17 on the R&B Singles chart, [2] #49 on the New Zealand Singles Chart [3] and #82 on the UK Singles Chart. [4]
Greatest Messages is a compilation album release by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (On the Strength is their official second album). It was released in January 1984, and it is a compilation of their Sugar Hill Records hit singles including "The Message". Over half of the tracks were single-only releases prior to this compilation.
The song was first written in 1980 by rappers Duke Bootee and Melle Mel in response to the 1980 New York City transit strike, which is mentioned in the song's lyrics. [3] "The Message" was an early prominent hip hop song to provide social commentary. The song's lyrics describe the stress of inner-city poverty.
"The Message," released by New Jersey's Sugar Hill Records 40 years ago, made hip-hop what it is today. Revisit the record's history. 'The Message' by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five turns ...
"Flash to the Beat (Parts 1 & 2)" (Grandmaster Flash) – 10:49 "The Message" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five featuring Melle Mel and Duke Bootee) – 7:13 "Scorpio" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 4:54 "Message II (Survival)" (Melle Mel and Duke Bootee) – 6:54 "New York New York" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five ...
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Essential Cuts is a budget compilation album by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five released on CD in 2005. [2] Although titled to Grandmaster Flash alone, it does not contain any tracks from Flash's later Elektra Records albums and mainly features tracks from The Message era.