Melle Mel has to be one of the best rappers of all time.

I can't even explain how influential Melle Mel is. A true King of Hip Hop!

These cats not only rhymed and syncopated, but they harmonised, sang, skatted, ad libbed, dropped punchlines and styled and profiled all in the same track. The cats of today can't never do what these guys did dropping 7,8, 9 and 10 minute masterpieces.

No doubt about it. Melle Mel is the best rapper there's ever been.

That second Melle verse is f#$king amazing!

How is Melie Mel never in the conversation as one of the greatest MC’s ?

"I was sitting on a corner, just wasting my time / when I realised I was king of the rhyme"... These opening words always make smile

I think Melle Mel and Rakim have the most commanding voices in the history of rap

Melle Mel still respected

You must spread the words of the Masta Teacha Or you'll die by the rhymes and the streets will eat'cha The words are a gift we will never flaunt That's why we're gonna get everything we want Cause like a shadow in the night, I'm the sight unseen I'm the bona fide vocal masta supreme And I'm here to run it down for the ladies and gents Cause my rhymes make dollars plus they make sense His words are deeper than many people realized then and now. Classic verses!

Not one pause...I can understand every word and the beat is on point ..

Melle's voice is and always be powerful. Beast.

"I'm like Shakespeare, I'm a Pioneer..." Gives me goosebumps. Perfection.

Just heard this song for the first time a few days ago. Song still sounds good in 2022. I need to keep doing my Hip Hop research.

This songs still knocks til this day!!

" im the power of the sun that shines in the sky , and im the only MC that will never die " - Grandmaster Melle Mel.....

one of the best raps of all time

Melle Mel killed this... he was spittin' on this...

White boy born in 1991, not a huge fan of rap, though I like old school a lot. Just stumbled across this for the first time and realized how sick Melle Mel is. He, Cowboy, and Scorpio demolished this track, and unlike a lot of other guys bragging on themselves, they were telling the truth.

Melle Mel is the best rapper of all times!

I can’t help but feel impressed every time I hear this song. An all time classic.

Love the use of The O'Jays 'For The Love of Money' in this epic rap. Powerful.

I'm 53 and when I was 14 in 1984 my uncle who at the time was telling me yo youngster you gotta peep Melle Mel I was like ok. I liked white lines but I didn't really listen. I loved the message but that was it. Now I see at 53 years old that Mel fathered this lyricism shit. Damn he was nicer than I thought. Respect to him.

Mel was a favorite of mine when I was a kid but never truly listened to the lyrics in detail. Now in my 40s I pay attention to the detail of his lyrics in this song and all I can say is " damn he was a real poet ! " . Dude ripped this up !

THIS SHIT IS STILL AWESOME

I remember when Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five were dominating Hip Hop and I knew Melle Mel was special!! Even though rap moved forward and the likes of Rakim, Chuck D, LL, KRS One, Biggie etc are undoubtedly great, I always though Mel was and still is THE GREATEST MC ever!!!

These rhymes still stand as one of the best lics ever...

Mel KILLED this, twice !!

The days of positive good message rap

That synth breack at 4:30 is fucking crucial...so good.

One of my favorites groups back in the day!!! Mel is a hell of a rapper!!

i remember listening to this in the 80s when it came out, in my state there wasnt a rap section in the music store and i was only about 9 years old so i didnt go out shopping lol my mom brought me to k mart to buy a toy and i took her to the music section to buy Herbie Hancock album so i could breakdance to "rock it" . rap music didnt really have a name yet....id go to the record section and couldnt find any rap music. some states wouldnt even sell rap records, if you lived in a city then you could find rap records only at record stores. my mom and dad didnt really shop at record stores lol they shopped at k mart. but luckily we had a black radio station KMOJ 89.9 that had a rap show "Travi-trons hip hop shop" and for a few hours they played NEW rap music and i found music to my ears RUN DMC MELLE MEL FAT BOYS LL COOL J. ...this was one of the first songs i heard on the radio station i recorded it and had it on tape for years till i lost it in storage. but yeah to this day i still bump this song ....over 30 years ago. 42 year old B BOY 4 LIFE!!!

One of the hardest songs ever period

Melle Mel has a legendary flow. He is amazing.

THIS SHIT GO HARD FOR 84!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Being a grown ass man brought me here.

This song is amazing what a quality for a 1984 track, perfect flows perfect lyrics... A real gem. Crazy

This the SHIT!!! that beat, Hook, and they was flowing smooth..... Dammmmmm...

Melle Mel is a living legend. His flow is timeless.

This is what I tell these young Kid,s STEP OFF,I WAS ROCKING THE HOUSE WHEN YOU WAS A KID!WORD.

Melle Mel has a voice that gets your attention unlike a lot of the mumblers today. It's a shame that these legends only had a shelf life of around 5 yrs whereas the overhyped clowns today seem to be around for decades like that Jay Z and Kanye that leaves me bored to tears.

The spirit of early 80s New York City is so strong

This not Old School Hip Hop,this definitive hip -hop,with amazing DJ and the best rappers of all time,Grandmaster Melle Mel is the best MC!

The very best! Storytelling, rhymes, double & triple rhymes, "like Shakespeare," he's a pioneer. Song is genius, without him, no Kurtis Blow, PE, BDP & Scott La Rock, Rakim, NWA, Treach, he's pioneer. Dope beats, group call & response, and set the tone for real serious conversations. The goods. Nuff Respect !! Pure Dope. 🎧🎤📸🎺 Tupac, Big, Nas, Kool G Rap, Eminem, 3rd Bass,

Grandmaster Melle Mel his rapping is superb.

this hip hop puts u in a good vibe....unlike the crap nowadays

Melle Mel, Fat Boys, Grandmaster Flash, Run, Kurtis Blow, Sugarhill Gang, Whodini, UTFO....those were the days. That Brooklyn sound....that Brooklyn sound....

Legendary. GOAT status.

"im here 2 run it down 4 da lady&gents cuz my rhymes make dollars plus they make sense i may sound possessed but you kno im blessed with the will 2 make sense of all of this mess i wanna rock u shaka baby cuz my name is melle-mel" dang i see Pac KRS1 and even some DeAngelo all and more in one person...#Legend

One of my favorite tracks ever, the founding fathers of hip hop right there

This was a big hit in the UK, 40 bloody years ago now, still sounds as good as it did back then!

These cats gave rap class. Also Kurtis Blow, NWA, Cube, Eminem, Geto Boys and RUN-DMC back in 80's. Tupac and Big.

I remember searching everywhere for this 12 inch vinyl when I was 13 or 14 years old and finally found a copy at Tower Records (last copy too!), brought it home and it was scratched. I had to put a penny or two on the stylus cartridge just to listen to it. Good times.

This has been stuck in my head since 1984 and I've never gotten tired of it.

Still fresh today.

I am getting old haha. Grandmaster and his Five wil never die!!!!!!!

This has been my joint since I taped it off Red Alert show on Friday night back in 84-85. never knew about video till now. Dope yo.

Hip hop was hip hop back then it has alot of lyrics it was a meaning im a true 80's baby I'm 37 it's always a classic always gonna be i hate that real hip hop is unfortunately went away R.I.P. real hip hop 😥😥😥😥😥

Melle Mel 2023 ..

The king of hip-hop , this rappin stills putting 2021 rappers to sleep

MELE MELE IS THE G.O.A.T.........best voice in HIP HOP...rhymes all make sense

Along the way many great mc's came around and still going strong but Melle Mel is absolutely awesome. His voice and rhymes are so powerful. He is like the Prince of rap, smooth, killer, sexy, vicious, technique. They took hip hop to another (international) level

52 and this still fye!

RIP Cowboy.

Mel is the first word in rocking the mic, energy, words, lessons, rhymes on rhymes; Chuck D, PE super dope; KRS ONE and BDP; Rakim and Nas. The best!

Grandmaster Melle And The Furious 5 MC's were so ahead of their time way way back then Especially Melle with his dope rhyemes!!!🎶🎶🎶😎😎😎

Keef Cowboy was literally the dopest rapper ever, that energy is unmatched.

Melle Mel, Father of Emcees ! Bow Down 👑

One of the coolest tracks ever

Melle Mel is the Greatest Rap Artist to have ever!

I like this no swearing. You can hear every lyric.

Grandmaster Flash will ALWAYS reign as King.

A fight for power, a nuclear shower A people shout out in the darkest hour Sights unseen and voices unheard And finally the bomb gets the last word -Melle Mel

Imagine a rap battle against the old Skool rappers vs today's so called rappers

Writer pioneer. He created something people wanted to hear.. rap music...history. learn it. Know it

Hands down, one of the best songs ever.

This was the 1st HipHop joint I heard at age 12. It made me dream to be an MC.. Last year at age 43 I released my 18th vinyl Hiphop record..The inspiration started right here.

Damn!!!....Melle Mel is that dude, spittn MADD bars with a stupid flow, lets not forget this 84...

Mel has a style that flows and carries you away.

Long live the King Melle Mel!!! Rest in peace Cowboy!!!

i was 11 years old when this track came out just getting into the break dance routine remember those ghetto blasters with the twin cassette players and the graphic equalizer and not to forget the stereo base woofers dammm

These lyrics are a national treasure and should part of any curriculm that teaches poetry and American literature.

living in a post covid world - this tune just gets better

I grew up listening to music like this. I'm 16.

Big tune for me when I was 12. First rap record I ever bought, used to rap it in the classroom.

I’m not gonna live. I’m 36. The first time I heard this was the other day. They killed this song yo!! That last Mel verse was crazy. Cowboy did his thing but that last verse 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Old school rap is the most intelligent music I have heard in my life. And it makes a lot of sense everything else tries to make a lot of dollars but you know where the OG is

My two favorite rap songs of all time Melle Mel step off and Jimmy Spicer super rhymes classic

That's the guy that brought rap to the attention of the mainstream. He's the one that got the ball rolling.

Legendary flow!

When Hip Hop was real ... still got my 45 of this.

Looking smooth is hell sitting on that Harley.....this song still gives me goosebumps when I hear it...

7 minutes of smooth rhymes. Slept on this dude for 30 years it seems.. better late than never!

this is raw man, never heard it, melle mel is the grandmaster of rap. cowboy sounded like 2chains just then...

This, "The Message", and "Beat Street Breakdown". If you listen to the words, they are still talking about NOW!

How could anyone thumb down this.???

Mel is such a lyrical BEAST!

this is real hip hop

Classic👑 melle Mel best mc ever👊 hands down,RIP cowboy 🤘

There is something to be said about an MC that paves the way.. Mel, Caz, Whip, DLB.. Greatest to ever do it! And then you looked in the sky and you started to cuss But then you prayed to God that you could be like us Then God was great and God was true And he tried to show you how to be like you