The Message in Bloomington, MN

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
merged the Afrocentric consciousness expressed by such early rappers as
Gil Scott-Heron
and
the Last Poets
with b-boy production to create
"The Message,"
an all-time
rap
anthem. It was the focal point of this LP, which also included
"It's Nasty"
"Scorpio,"
two other strong cuts that might have been winners on their own. Unfortunately, rather than a starting point, this album proved to be their ultimate peak. ~ Ron Wynn