Put simply, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five were innovators. Sonically, their new techniques and equipment expanded the sound of hip-hop. Lyrically, their masterpiece “The Message” exposed the dirty underside of a landscape known for partying—and no one saw it coming. More on rockhall.com...
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Books from the Library's collection can be found here. See examples below.
The Rap Year Book: The Most Importand Rap Song From Every Year Since 1978, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed by 
The Vibe History of Hip Hop by 
33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs from Billie Holiday to Green Day by 
The Anthology of Rap by Commercial video from the Library's collection can be found here. See examples below.
Wild Style by Commercial audio from the Library's collection can be found here. See examples below.
The Best of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & the Furious Five : Message from Beat Street. by 
Greatest Messages by 
Back to the Old School : Adventures On the Wheels of Steel by 
The Message by 
Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang by 
The Source by 
They Said It Couldn't Be Done by Listed below are notable collections and items from the Rock Hall's Archives. You can find more by searching our catalog here.
Free articles are available on Rock's Backpages through the Free on RBP link. The articles below may require you to be on-site at the Library & Archives in order to read them.
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