In fact, every hip-hop fan, if he / she dares to do so, should go to the Bronx, New York, to personally thank the older generation for the hip-hop culture. With luck, you will meet someone who has ever been in the company of Grandmaster Flash, the pioneer of DJ-ing (read: hip-hop music). With his group The Furious Five he belongs to the list of people who invented this music genre. Rapper Melle Mel,
… who was part of The Furious Five, is known for the lines' Don't push me, cause I'm close to the edge. I'm trying not to lose my head ', which appeared in their big hit The Message from 1982. The legendary DJ, also known as' the first DJ to make the turntable an instrument', releases his eleventh record in 2009 . On this album we meet more old acquaintances, including Big Daddy Kane, Grandmaster Caz and KRS-One. Q-Tip, Snoop Dogg and Busta Rhymes will also pay their respects. The CD may not be quite what we had hoped for it, but Flash easily reaches the level of its colleagues with its productions. (GL)more
