He was one of the original five rappers in the group, which formed. Later in the conversation, melle mel reiterated scorpios argument that grandmaster flash doesnt wish to work with the furious five anymore, despite not admitting that publicly. Directed in 1983 by a film student named spike lee, starring a very young laurence larry fishburne. Melle mel was born on may 15, 1961 in new york city, new york, usa as melvin glover. Ticket to ride white line highway tell all your friends, they can go my way pay your toll, sell your soul pound for pound costs more than gold the longer you stay the more you pay my white lines go a long way either up your nose or through your vein. Grandmaster melle mel white lines dont do it lyrics. White lines dont dont do it is a hiphopfunk song by grandmaster melle mel, released as a 12 in 1983 on sugar hill records. May 22, 2015 later in the conversation, melle mel reiterated scorpios argument that grandmaster flash doesnt wish to work with the furious five anymore, despite not admitting that publicly. A1white lines dont dont do it arranged by reggie griffin engineer, mixed by e. Browse 6 lyrics and 27 grandmaster melle mel albums.
White lines dont dont do it is a song by melle mel, released as a 12 in 1983 on sugar hill records. Rappers cowboy and scorpio left with melle mel although mel s brother the. White lines dont do it long version by grandmaster. The bassline is taken from a performance of the sugar hill house band featuring bassist doug wimbish covering cavern, a single by new york city band liquid liquid. Ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white lines vision dreams of passion blowin through my mind and all the while i think of you high fry a very strange reaction for us to unwind the more i see, the more i do something like a phenomenon baby tellin your body to come along, but white lines blow away blow. Apr 18, 2017 musician melle mel talks about his start in hip hop, performing, and the music business. After the furious five, he released several albums as grandmaster melle mel. Thorngren writtenby melvin glover, sylvia robinson 7. Grandmaster melle mel and duke bootee sampled grandmaster flash and the furious fives superappin. Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five grandmaster. Anyway, look up zombie nation on your illegal downloader of choice to find it 0 0. Grandmaster melle mel samples, covers and remixes whosampled. White lines, a song by grandmaster melle mel on spotify.
The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug smuggling, is one of melle mel s signature tracks. Jul 29, 2019 ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white lines vision dreams of passion blowin through my mind and all the while i think of you high fry a very strange reaction for us to unwind the more i see, the more i do something like a phenomenon baby. He went on to start collaborating with rappers, eventually forming the group grandmaster flash and the furious five along with rappers melle mel. Grandmaster melle mel and duke bootee contains a sample of another track. Grandmaster melle mel samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five wikipedia. The bsides track the truth is also available exclusively on this 12inch. While the song plays like a party anthem, its actually an antidrug. My beatport lets you follow your favorite djs and labels so you can find out when they release new tracks. Late in 1983, sugar hill released melle mels white lines dont dont do it, variously described as antidrugs or prodrugs, though the death of one of mels friends, a drug dealer, a few weeks before release caused him to add the parentheses.
Grandmaster flash was not involved with this single. Rappers cowboy and scorpio left with melle mel although mels brother the. Mel subscribed to a channel 5 days ago kevin tv channel. Late in 1983, sugar hill released melle mel s white lines dont dont do it, variously described as antidrugs or prodrugs, though the death of one of mel s friends, a drug dealer, a few weeks before release caused him to add the parentheses. Rapper known for being part of grandmaster flash and the furious five, one of the genres seminal groups. Discover all grandmaster melle mel s music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Chuck d of public enemy and his mentor, hip hop originator melle mel, tell matt hall about a new documentary that charts the rise of rap as a respected art form. For this album, melle mel kept the group name the furious five although the lineup changed and used the title grandmaster. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Ticket to ride white line highway tell all your friends, they can go my way pay your toll, sell your soul pound for pound costs more than gold the longer you stay the more you pay my white lines go a long way either up your nose or through your vein with nothin to gain except killin your brain freeze.
Discover lyrics and videos from melle mel on shazam. White lines dont do it is a classic song by melle mel that is credited to grandmaster flash and the furious five. Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five white lines 12 vinyl single. The message by grandmaster flash and the furious five feat. Dont stop me now by queen white lines dont do it by grandmaster flash, melle mel and the furious five hip hop, be. Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five was released in 1984 by sugarhill records after the split between grandmaster flash and melle mel. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie tv and celebrity content. Mar 07, 2017 during an episode of the first family of hip hop, melle mel shades jay z and eminem, calling hov a white businessman. What is the song playing while shaun is riding the bus.
Its like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how i keep from goin under its like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how i keep from goin under first verse broken glass everywhere people pissin on the stairs, you know they just dont care i cant take the smell, cant take the noise got no money to move out, i guess i got no choice rats in the front room, roaches in the back junkies. Jan 31, 2006 grandmaster flash and melle mel white lines video. Theyre known for the singles the message and white lines dont dont do it. Grandmaster melle mel white lines lyrics letssingit. The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug smuggling, is one of melle mels signature tracks. Beat street, the king of the beat you see him rockin that beat from across the street and huhhuh, beat street is a lesson, too. Melle mel discusses feud with grandmaster flash hiphopdx. White lines dont do it long version by grandmaster flash. White lines re recorded remastered grandmaster flash mp3. World war three was a oneoff singles released by sugar hill records, available only on 12inch single. White lines re recorded remastered grandmaster flash mp3 11.
Listen to both tracks on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. White lines dont do it white lines is a song by melle mel, released as a 12 in on sugar hill records. Tellin your body to come along, but white lines blow away blow. Grandmaster flash and melle mel white lines dont dont do it 3. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. White lines dont dont do it by grandmaster melle mel 1983 the mexican by babe ruth 1972 blow your head by fred wesley and the j. Ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white lines vision dreams of passion blowin through my mind and all the while i think of you high fry a very strange reaction for us to unwind the more i see, the more i do something like a phenomenon baby. Pipe line pure as the driven snow, connected to my mind and now im havin fun baby. Musician melle mel talks about his start in hip hop, performing, and the music business. This subject has been on my heart lately so i wanted to share. White lines visions, dreams of passion blowing through my mind and all the while i think of you high price a very strange. During an episode of the first family of hip hop, melle mel shades jay z and eminem, calling hov a white businessman. The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug. The video has been added to your member zone favourites.
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