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Right Now (Melle Mel Album)
''Right Now'' is an album by former Furious Five members, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Scorpio. The album was released on April 8, 1997, for Str8 Game Records and was produced by Melle Mel and Scorpio. The album was a critical and commercial failure and did not make it to the billboard charts. Two singles were released "Mama" and "Mr. Big Stuff" but neither of the two made it the billboard charts either. The European release had the interview snippets removed and the track listing altered. The front and rear artwork was also reversed. Track listing US version (Str8 Game Records, STG 1204-2) #"Intro" – 0:27 #"On The Down Low" – 3:04 #"Interview" – 0:28 #"Mama" – 4:28 #"Interview" – 0:34 #"If..." – 5:22 #"Interview" – 0:26 #"Right Now" – 4:46 #"Interview" – 0:35 #"When You Lose A Child" – 4:51 #"Interview" – 0:25 #"China White" – 3:19 #"Interview" – 0:24 #"Broke Ass Niggas" – 3:54 #"Interview" – 0:10 #"Smackin' Rappers" – 3:31 #"Interview" – 0:28 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandmaster Melle Mel
Melvin Glover (born May 15, 1961 in The Bronx), better known by his stage name Grandmaster Melle Mel (or simply Melle Mel) () is an American hip hop recording artist who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Career Glover began performing in the late 1970s. He may have been the first rapper to call himself ''MC'' ( master of ceremonies). Other Furious Five members included his brother The Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover), Scorpio (Eddie Morris), Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams) and Cowboy (Keith Wiggins). While a member of the group, Cowboy created the term '' hip-hop'' while teasing a friend who had just joined the US Army, by scat singing the words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five began recording for Enjoy Records and released "Superrappin'" in 1979. They later moved on to Sugar Hill Records and were popular on the R&B charts with party songs like "Free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old School Rap
Old-school hip hop (also spelled old skool) is the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music and original style of the genre. It typically refers to the music created around 1979 to 1983, as well as any hip hop that does not adhere to contemporary styles. The image, styles and sounds of old-school hip hop were exemplified by figures like Grandmaster Flowers, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc, Treacherous Three, Funky Four Plus One, Kurtis Blow, The Sugarhill Gang, Melle Mel, Super-Wolf, West Street Mob, Spoonie Gee, Kool Moe Dee, Busy Bee Starski, Lovebug Starski, DJ Hollywood, The Cold Crush Brothers, Warp 9, T-Ski Valley, Grandmaster Caz, Doug E. Fresh, The Sequence, Jazzy Jay, Rock Steady Crew, and Fab Five Freddy. It is characterized by the simpler rapping techniques of the time and the general focus on party-related subject matter. The lyrics were usually not a very important part of old-school rap songs. There were, however, exceptions such as Brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcore Rap
Hardcore hip hop (also hardcore rap) is a genre of hip hop music that developed through the East Coast hip hop scene in the 1980s. Pioneered by such artists as Run-DMC, Schoolly D, Boogie Down Productions and Public Enemy, it is generally characterized by anger, aggression and confrontation. History Music experts have credited Run-DMC as the first hardcore hip hop group. Other early artists to adopt an aggressive style were Schoolly D in Philadelphia and Too $hort in Oakland, California. Before a formula for gangsta rap had developed, artists such as Boogie Down Productions and Ice-T wrote lyrics based on detailed observations of "street life", while the confrontational and aggressive lyrics and chaotic, rough production style of Public Enemy's records set new standards for hardcore hip hop and hip hop production.Hardcore Rap Allmusic. Accessed May 22, 2008. Though initially a largely East Coast phenomenon, by the late 1980s, hardcore rap increasingly became largely synonymous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Coast Rap
East Coast hip hop is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in New York City during the 1970s. Hip hop is recognized to have originated and evolved first in the Bronx, New York City. In contrast to other styles, East Coast hip hop music has prioritized complex lyrics for attentive listening rather than beats for dancing. The term "East Coast hip hop" more specifically denotes hip hop originating from the East Coast of the Northeastern United States; Southeastern states such as Georgia instead fall under the umbrella of Southern hip hop rather than "East Coast hip hop". A notable exception is the Hampton Roads music scene, centered on Virginia Beach, which produced artists as diverse as Missy Elliott, Pharrell and the Neptunes, Timbaland and the Clipse, all of whom are closely associated with the New York music scene and the evolution of East Coast hip hop, particularly from the late 1990s to present. Musical style In contrast to the more simplistic rhyme pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Chackler
David Chackler (born April 24, 1945) is an American music and film executive.Article on David Chackler by Creative & Dreams Music Network, LLC He is best known for his launching the careers of several artists, including and (), and < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano (Melle Mel Album)
The piano is a keyboard instrument with strings struck by wooden hammers coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using its keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) touched by the performer with the fingers and thumbs of both hands, causing the hammers to strike the strings. It was invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700. Description The English word ''piano'' is a shortened form of the Italian ', derived from ' ("key cimbalom with soft and loud").Pollens (1995, 238) Variations in volume (loudness) are produced in response to the pianist's ''touch'' (pressure on the keys): the greater the pressure, the greater the force of the hammer hitting the strings, and the louder the sound produced and the stronger the ''attack''. Invented in the 1700s, the fortepiano was the first keyboard instrument to allow gradations of volume and tone according to how forcefully or so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muscles (album)
''Muscles'' is the debut solo album by hip hop musician Mele Mel Melvin Glover (born May 15, 1961 in The Bronx), better known by his stage name Grandmaster Melle Mel (or simply Melle Mel) () is an American hip hop recording artist who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furiou .... Despite being involved in the hip hop industry since 1978 and having appeared on numerous important singles and songs, ''Muscles'' is Mele Mel's first full-length album as a solo performer. It was released January 23, 2007, on Power House Entertainment and was produced by Mele Mel and Frank G. The album was a commercial failure. One single was released: "M-3: The New Message" on download and 12-inch promo (simply titled "M-3" on the album). Both album and single failed to chart on any list. Track listing #"Ice Cube Intro / Blow" – 2:17 #"The Clapper" – 4:01 #"New Truck" – 4:52 #"M-3" – 4:11 #"Left, Right, Left" – 4:40 #"Muscles" – 4:12 #"One More" – 4: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were an American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. The group's members were Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Kidd Creole (not to be confused with Kid Creole), Keef Cowboy, Scorpio, and Rahiem. The group's use of turntablism, breakbeat DJing, and conscious lyricism were significant in the early development of hip hop music. In the late 1970s, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five built their reputation and achieved local success by performing at parties and live shows. By 1980, the group had signed with Sugar Hill Records. Under Sugar Hill Records, the group rose to prominence in the early 1980s with their first hit "Freedom". It was not until the release of the song " The Message" in 1982 and the album ''The Message'' that they achieved mainstream success. The song provided a political and social commentary and went on to become a driving force behind conscious hip-hop. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Lines (Don't Do It)
"White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Melle Mel, released as a 12" in 1983 on Sugar Hill Records. The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug smuggling, is one of Mel's signature tracks. The bassline is taken from a performance of the Sugar Hill house band (featuring bassist Doug Wimbish) covering "Cavern", a single by New York City band Liquid Liquid. Overview When originally released on Sugar Hill Records, the record was credited to ''Grandmaster & Melle Mel'' (some international issues carried the credit ''Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel''). By this time, Grandmaster Flash had already stopped touring with Mel and was suing Sugar Hill Records for back royalties. The animosity between the two artists continued well into the future. "White Lines" peaked at No. 47 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Black Singles chart in 1983. The song fared better in the United Kingdom, reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart in Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melle Mel Albums
Melle may refer to: People * Basil Melle (1891–1966), South African cricketer * Gil Mellé (1931–2004), American artist, jazz musician and film composer * John van Melle (1887–1953), Dutch-born South African author * Melle Mel (born 1961), American rapper * Michael Melle (1930–2003), South African cricketer * Sunnyi Melles (born 1958), German actress * Werner von Melle (1853–1937), German mayor and senator of Hamburg Places * Canton of Melle, an administrative division of Deux-Sèvres, France * Melle, Deux-Sèvres, a commune in Poitou-Charentes, France * Mellé, Ille-et-Vilaine, a commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France * Melle, Belgium, a municipality in East Flanders, Belgium * Melle, Germany, a city in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany * Melle, Piedmont, a municipality in Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy * Melle, a location mentioned in a title Mansa Musa, "Emir of Melle" Other * ''Melle'' (film), a 2017 Indian (Malayalam) romantic film See also * Melles Mell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
