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Melle Mel

Melle Mel is an American rap artist, best known for his music with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. He was one of the first rappers to term himself an MC. His brother Kidd Creole was also in the Furious Five. They released the single 'Superappin' in 1979. In 1982 Mel wrote many of the lyrics on the early rap classic, 'The Message', one of the first rap songs to include socially aware lyrics. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five had further success with 'New York New York' and 'The Message II: Survival'. But with Melle Mel unhappy about sharing credits on songs with Su...