Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Breaks: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five D
You don't get more foundational than this: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five took hip-hop from the block party to sharp social commentary. "The Message" is the track that proved rap could report the street instead of just celebrating the party, and "White Lines (Don't Do It)" is its darker cocaine-era flip — both still cut deep. This compilation reaches wide: the electro-funk of "Scorpio," the drive of "Freedom," and above all "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel," the cut-and-scratch showcase that laid the groundwork for turntablism. There's also a dub rework of "The Message" by Greg Wilson & Ché Wilson for the curious DJ. New vinyl, previews on the product page — essential listening to understand where everything else came from.
- Label : BMG
- Genre: Hip-Hop
- Format: 12"
- Color: PICTURE DISC
- Ref: 409996427073
- Edition: Picture Disc, Limited Edition
Price: €35 — Out of stock
Tracklist
- 1 — The Message (Greg Wilson & Ché Wilson Dub Mix)
- 2 — White Lines (Don't Do It)
- 3 — Scorpio
- 4 — New York New York (Original 7" Edit)
- 5 — The Message
- 6 — It's Nasty (Genius of Love)
- 7 — Freedom
- 8 — The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
Available from: 30/10/2026
