{"id":338,"date":"2020-06-20T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/06\/20\/grandmaster-flash-the-message-still-provides-accurate-social-commentary-38-years-later\/"},"modified":"2020-06-20T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T15:00:00","slug":"grandmaster-flash-the-message-still-provides-accurate-social-commentary-38-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/06\/20\/grandmaster-flash-the-message-still-provides-accurate-social-commentary-38-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandmaster Flash’s “The Message” Still Provides Accurate Social Commentary 38 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At some point in our lives, we have all heard the classic hip hop refrain from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, \u201cDon’t push me \u2018cause I\u2019m close to the edge.\u201d However, despite the funky bass line and infectious hook, \u201cThe Message\u201d was written to give insight on the life of a young Grandmaster Melle Mel, who grew up in the Bronx<\/a> during the \u201960s and \u201870s, following the wake of the Civil Rights movement, an incredibly trying time for the impoverished black community. \u201cThe Message” has a place in history that is more than a reminder of the true roots of hip-hop, but rather a landmark of socially conscious rap. \u201cThe Message\u201d was one of the first commercially successful rap songs providing heavy social commentary. At the time of its release, it stood out among other party tracks that were the hip-hop<\/a> market at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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