March 21, 2009

80. Melle Mel (credited to Grandmaster Flash): The Message

Phew! Had to wade through a lot of crap there for a while!

The stuttering laugh is the greatest thing about this one.

I noted in my comments on Kurtis Blow that it is sad how rap seems to have lost its joy. PF500 traces the ugliness in rap back to this song, which very well may be true, but the fact that Melle showed that rap could discuss social topics and be a little hard didn't mean that joyful rap had to be canceled across the board.

RATING: 73.

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