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It appears to be bogus. Someone emailed the warehouse and they said the track isn't listed on it. I noted that "Let's Party" and Mr. Lee's Radio Mix of "Ring My Bell" might not be listed and that they'd have to pop the CD in to see if it has 14 tracks instead or two. I'm not sure they'll actually take the initiative, but it appears that the song isn't legit.

BMG TO RELEASE JANET JACKSON’S FIRST NEW ALBUM IN SEVEN YEARS THIS FALL 2015 THRU HER OWN RHYTHM NATION RECORDS NEW YORK/BERLIN, 3 JUNE 2015 – BMG is proud to announce that it will release the first album in seven years from Janet Jackson, icon, music artist, B.E.T honored, award-winning songwriter, producer, singer, Oscar and Golden Globe nominee and winner of the NAACP Best Supporting Actor award, publisher, dancer, businessperson, philanthropist and one of biggest-selling artists in popular music history. The worldwide partnership with Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation will see the release in Fall 2015 of her first as-yet-untitled album and a commitment to pursue the full range of options within the broader Bertelsmann group of which BMG is part. With Rhythm Nation Janet Jackson becomes arguably the first female African-American recording artist to form her own record label. At Rhythm Nation Janet plans to offer a home to both new and established recording artists. The partnership with BMG makes Janet Jackson the biggest worldwide superstar yet to quit the traditional record label system for a so-called artist services deal, designed to put artists in the driving seat. Unlike a traditional record deal, under an artist services deal the artist retains ownership of their recordings and full oversight of all costs and revenues. With sales of over 160 million records worldwide, Janet Jackson stands as one of the best-selling artists of all time as well as one of the most awarded with a string of hits that have left an indelible impression on pop culture. Her lengthy string of hits has powerfully influenced popular music, leaving an indelible impression on pop culture and opening doors through which other top artists have followed, many acknowledging her impact on their musical perceptions. Ms. Jackson’s May 16 announcement of an upcoming new album and a world tour via #ConversationsInACafe sent fans into a social media frenzy. BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch said, “Janet is not just a supreme artist, she is a unique cultural force whose work resonates around the world. It is an honor that she has chosen BMG to release her long-awaited new album. We look forward to collaborating with her across every platform.” Janet commented, “Thank you to the talented team at BMG, my new artistic home. The opportunity to be creative in music and every form of entertainment has great potential here.” Jon Cohen, EVP of Recorded Music at BMG Chrysalis US said, “Janet is a cultural icon and pop star like no other. The release of her long-awaited new album will undoubtedly be one of the musical highlights of 2015. It is an honor to work with her.” Janet began her career at the age of seven when she first performed with her family at the MGM in Las Vegas. The worldwide breakthrough came with her third album Control in 1986, her legendary collaboration with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis which created the musical fusion of pop, R&B, soul, dance, jazz, rock and rap which defines her unique sound. Control won four American Music Awards out of twelve nominations and was nominated for an Album of the Year at the Grammys. Next came Rhythm Nation 1814, a socially-conscious album critiquing injustice, illiteracy, crime, drugs, and racial intolerance, which last year celebrated its 25th anniversary. It remains the only album yet to have launched number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in three separate calendar years 1993’s janet sent her career into the stratosphere and brought the worldwide smash ‘That’s The Way Love Goes’. From 1995’s Design Of A Decade retrospective through studio albums The Velvet Rope, All For You and Discipline, Janet has continued to thrill and inspire her fans worldwide. Janet Jackson is one of very few music artists to have also achieved a successful acting career. Initially known as a young TV star, her first three films opened at number one at the box office with her next two big screen projects opening in the top three. Janet’s music has also made an impact in the film world when the artist received an Academy Award Nomination in the Best Music, Original Song category. Zach Katz, Chief Creative Officer, BMG Chrysalis US, said: “Janet’s list of achievements and accomplishments is truly staggering. She is a global artist whose career has touched on virtually every area of popular culture. Her new album will undoubtedly have a significant impact. We look forward to collaborating with her and Rhythm Nation to nurture a new generation of artists.” Venus Brown, for BMG Chrysalis US added: “As die-hard fans of her work and of the musical jewels that Janet Jackson has bestowed upon the world, we are beyond thrilled that she has chosen BMG to be her new partner. Her music and her video and concert styling, particularly Rhythm Nation 1814, changed the course of pop music.” The agreement with Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation Records is the latest high-profile milestone for the new BMG, just six-and-a-half years since its launch. Key to the BMG approach is a commitment to transparency and fairness to artists, typified by its Artist Services deals. Over the past year BMG has released albums by the likes of alt-J, The Smashing Pumpkins, Anastacia, Backstreet Boys, Nena, Bryan Ferry, You Me At Six and The Charlatans. Janet Jackson is represented by William Morris Endeavor, Sterling Winters Company, attorneys Tom Hoberman and Don Steele, and JDJ Entertainment. About BMG BMG is an international company focused on the management of music publishing and recording rights. BMG’s services cover the entire range of rights administration, development, and exploitation, placing the needs of songwriters and artists at the heart of its business model. Since its launch in 2008, BMG has established a presence in eight core music markets and now represents the rights to around 2.5 million songs and recordings, including the catalogues of Chrysalis, Bug, Virgin, Mute, Sanctuary, Primary Wave and Talpa Music, as well as many prominent artists and songwriters attracted by its service-orientated model. BMG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of international media company Bertelsmann, whose group interests embrace broadcasting and TV production (RTL Group), books (Penguin Random House) and magazines (Gruner + Jahr), media services (Arvato) and print (BePrinters). In the United States of America and Scandinavia the company trades under the name BMG Chrysalis, in Benelux under the name BMG Talpa Music. www.bmg.com

The Geto Boys Are Reuniting For a New Tour and Possible AlbumJun 1st, '15 • by Dan Rys It's been more than a decade since the Geto Boys released their last group album, 2005's The Foundation, and years since they graced the same stage. The decade since has been an up and down one for the Houston trio, to say the least; both Willie D and Bushwick Bill spent time in prison on various charges (Bill was nearly deported in 2010), while Scarface has dealt with family issues surrounding his son last year. But things haven't been all negative, either: Scarface just released a memoir and all three MCs have continued releasing solo material. But now the pioneering rap group is getting back together. Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill announced a month-long tour that will take them around the country beginning June 7 in the nation's capital and wrapping up on the 4th of July in Cincinnati. So far that's the extent of the reunion, but it may not be the end: according to Willie D, the group is on board to craft another album, with logistics so far being the only delay. "We know that we want to do a record but it's a situation where right now we're at the point of getting the paperwork done right so everybody's on the same page," the MC told XXL in a phone conversation last week. "Once we get the paperwork done then we can do it." The Geto Boys have always balanced the rawness of their gangsta rap with a socially conscious morality in their music, with songs like "The World Is A Ghetto," "Crooked Officer" and "Six Feet Deep" among their best-known work. Two years ago, Willie D and Scarface linked again for the song "Hoodiez," with an accompanying video dedicated to Trayvon Martin. Now that the trio is back together, the social unrest in the world, but particularly in the U.S. over the past decade, has reinvigorated them. Ahead of the opening of the Geto Boys' tour, Willie D spoke to XXL about the reasons for reuniting, the possibility of crowd-funding an album and why he feels the group needs to speak on the police brutality that has come up again and again in this country. —Dan Rys http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2015/06/geto-boys-reuniting-new-tour-interview/

I'm surprised you found that, Brakes! I haven't spent proper time searching yet, but searched for a moment I've been on Underground Hip-Hop's mailing list for years. I'm really skeptical. The wikipedia listing said it was only on vinyl and cassette and that listing was for a CD. Also, it lists DJ Jazzy Jeff as the producer of every song, when he didn't produce "Summertime" and "A Dog Is A Dog." It also says the album was released on Sony rather than Jive. It also isn't listed as an import or anything like that (which would likely be priced much higher). The only thing that makes it look like it wasn't completely copied form wikipedia is that "Let's Party" is listed as the last track instead of the second to last. I went ahead and ordered it; it's the only way to find out if it exists. If I end up out $14 less rich because of it, so be it, but they have a 30 day return policy. In the special instructions box, I told them to make sure "Let's Party" is on the album, and that if it wasn't, to just refund me and not ship it out. Hopefully the song does exist and hopefully it's on this album and we'll all have a piece of rare JJ+FP from the 1-9-9-1!! I'll let you all know how it goes.

The person who entered that is a douche bag.

I'm hyped, I'm gonna see BriaMarie perform this Thursday at her album release party. BRIAMARIE - For The DJ Freshman (2015)

I already have two Homebase cassettes; one with the Mr. Lee Remix of "Ring My Bell", and the original release without it. The only reason the bonus track would be there was if it were exclusive to a specific retailer, which wasn't as common was it became in the 2000's, or if it were an import release. I'm still confused why it won't only be on the vinyl and cassette release, but not the CD version. Jim, I believe Tim knows a little bit about what happened to Jazz Fresh or El Sid. I remember us talking about it a few years ago. it would be dope to hear another piece of this album if it actually exists.

I've already done a little bit of research and digging and I can't find anything. That wikipedia entry is the ONLY thing I can find that references. The title seems a little vague and generic compared to the other songs. It'll be a wonderful project for the Summertime. :)

I've never heard anything about this song. Granted, I haven't dug and researched for new music in recent years since I have almost everything that exists, I'm skeptical. The only real thing that gives me hope that it exists is that it's listed as a bonus track. Possibly and exclusive or import release. I just don't see why they wouldn't put it on CD (since it's labeled for cassette and vinyl only). Later pressings of Homebase had the Mr. Lee Remix of "Ring My Bell" on both cassette and CD. How dope would it be to hear a piece of Homebase for the first time in 2015?!?!?!

This is great news! I'm hoping I can catch the show in Columbia. Now they need to patching things up with Jazzy. http://www.centrictv.com/entertainment/music/articles/2015/05/21/floetry-announces-reunion-tour.html?cid=social_20150522_46301926&adbid=601855161988841472&adbpl=tw&adbpr=16631904 Floetry Announces Reunion TourMarsha Ambrosius and Natalie Stewart are set to hit the road this summer Justin Dwayne Joseph POSTED: 05/21/2015 03:24 PM EDTNeo-soul duo Floetry has reunited and is set to hit the road this summer with a 20-city tour. Ten years after splitting up, Marsha Ambrosius (AKA "The Songstress) and Natalie Stewart (AKA "The Floacist) have buried the hachet (things didn't end well) and are reuniting for one of soul music's most wanted reunions. The two ladies will kick things off on June 16 in Cleveland, Ohio; and will make stops in a slew of other cities including Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, New York City, and New Orleans in July for the annual ESSENCE Festival. The Grammy Award-nominated duo's last project was 2005's Flo'Ology. Since then both ladies have forged ahead with solo projects. Ambrosius has released two albums including her Billboard R&B album chart-topping 2011 debut Late Nights & Early Mornings. While Stewart has released three. Her latest was Rise of the Phoenix Mermaid released last year. Floetry Reunion Tour dates 6/16 - Cleveland, OH 6/17 - Cleveland, OH 6/18 - Columbus, OH 6/19 - St. Louis, MO 6/20 - Detroit, MI 6/21 - Chicago, IL 6/23 - Denver, CO 6/25 - San Francisco, CA 6/26 - Tacoma, WA 6/28 - Phoenix, AZ 7/1 - San Antonio, TX 7/5 - ESSENCE Festival – New Orleans, LA 7/8 - Birmingham, AL 7/9 - Louisville, KY 7/10 - Charlotte, NC 7/12 - Durham, NC 7/17 - Philadelphia, PA 7/18 - Newark, NJ 7/19 - New York, NY 8/8 - Spirit Festival – Columbia, MD

New Camp Lo! I was recently revisiting them. I'll have to peep this new album. That LSC album definitely takes me back to high school. ....I wouldn't call myself a Lil' Mama fan, but between her acting in the TLC movie, her appearance on MC Lyte's track, and now this...I'm starting to like her. The chorus is annoying, but her rhymes are pretty good...especially their delivery. The video and choreography is dope. There's an overload of 90's references musically and visually. TLC, Mary J. Blige, Doug E. Fresh featuring Lil' Vicious, and Madonna to name the obvious ones. LIL' MAMA - Sausage (2015)

JUSTIN BIEBER - Catching Feelings Believe (2012) Haters gonna hate, I don't care. I've always loved this song. Eff Bill Clinton! LOL

I've never seen this one that was used in this Word Up! magazine poster.

I can't lie, with only primarily two people contributing to this thread, it's pretty boring. LECRAE - Hang On Church Clothes Vol. (2013)

SILK - Now That I've Lost You (self-titled) (1996)

Is my computer drunk, or have all those pictures I posted gone from this thread?

Tim, I tend to listen to lots or R&B in the Spring time. I'm right there with you. It's amazing how R&B used to be chart topping genre and now the "charts" are supporting processed dance and pop versions of R&B with weak singers. It sucks because so many R&B acts are still active, but going the indie route. COLOR ME BADD + BOOTSY COLLINS- Slow Motion C.M.B. (1991)

TLC - My Life Fanmail (1999)

MADONNA - Joan of Arc Rebel Heart (2015)

DIGITAL UNDERGROUND - Doowutchyalike (The Just Throw That Break Beat Up Up Under There Remix) Doowutchyalike / Packet Man (Cassette Maxi Single) (1990) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq6j6Da1iPs

This video from old school legend Daddy-O (Stetsasonic) puts things in perspective a bit. https://vimeo.com/128089895

Layzie Bone Saves Wyoming Man's Lifeby Christopher Harris posted Tuesday May 19, 2015 at 02:00PM PDT | "I genuinely care about people," Layzie Bone says. Prior to performing in Riverton, Wyoming on Saturday (May 16), Layzie Bone encountered an erratic driver on the highway. The driver had driven off the road and his vehicle was spinning out of control when Layzie and several members of his crew approached the car. The Bone thugs-n-harmony rapper says the driver was delirious at the time, and wasn't able to recognize who anybody was. Layzie found out the 24-year-old driver was a diabetic and a Bone thugs-n-harmony fan. He aided the driver – who was in a diabetic shock – with chocolate and fruits to increase his blood sugar. After the incident, Layzie and his entourage made it to their show at Eagles Hall. He spoke to KTwo News about his act. "I'm not doing this interview to be like no hero," Layzie said. "I'm not that person. I genuinely care about people... When I see negative things that happen as a blessing, I make it into music." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGr9nEH-3BQ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.33916/title.layzie-bone-saves-wyoming-mans-life

Reading this is disappointing. I think most Hip-Hop heads always questioned Flash's exact role in the group. They are all pioneers and had their role in Hip-Hop history. It's shame they can't get it together. Seeing all of the remaining members would be amazing and would only help all of their careers. Even if they don't reunite as a group, it'd be nice to know that they are at peace as men. Anything is possible, I suppose.

Grand Master Fraud? Did A Hip Hop Pioneer Fake It To Make It?May 13, 2015 Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five are most famous for their monumental Hip Hop classic “The Message”. Despite his name being on the record, Grand Master Flash doesn’t scratch, produce or rap on the record. As for any of the classic records you will ever hear with Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five, there are no contributions from Grand Master Flash. When the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, Grand Master Flash was inducted with them. If you were in New York City in the mid 70’s you might know Grand Master Flash as a DJ, and The Furious Five as rappers, but for most of us who grew up listening to Hip Hop on the radio, or on MTV and not in the underground clubs of the Bronx, Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five are one entity. Like Kool and The Gang right? The guy rapping is Grand Master Flash right? He’s the one in the front right? Nothing is further from the truth. It sounds confusing. You have to understand at the beginning of Hip Hop the DJ played a vital role with Hip Hop being mainly in the clubs. Once Hip Hop switched over to being on wax, the focus became the rapper. Its very hard to market an album of all scratching. Its very easy to market an album with the seasoned voices of Melle Mel and Scorpio, and thats exactly what Sugar Hill Records did. The trouble is, with no internet, and very few music videos the public believed that Grand Master Flash must’ve put this all together. He must’ve made all the music, I mean his name is on the record. Records like “The Message” have allowed Grand Master Flash to be critically acclaimed and placed into the upper echelon of Hip Hop royalty. Promoters want to book Grand Master Flash, the guy who made “The Message”. He just forgot to tell you that it was never his record at all. Yaheard.com recently spoke with Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Furious Five original member Scorpio, who still performs with Melle Mel and keeps good relations with the rest of The Furious Five, minus Grand Master Flash. He tells a story of extortion, fraud and betrayal. He tells the story of a public eager to embrace Hip Hop and looking for Hip Hop heroes to believe in. A story of a man who knew the truth, but decided to push that to the side for money and fame. Scorpio and Melle Mel refer to Grand Master Flash as “the Milli Vanilli of rap” Yaheard: Why do you call Grand Master Flash The Milli Vanilli of Hip Hop? Scorpio: From “Supper Rappin”, from “Freedom”, to “It’s Nasty” to “Beat Street”… To every record we ever made. The Message was the most critically acclaimed record but it’s been everything. He’s not on any of them, that’s why we came with the Milli Vanilli thing Yaheard: So during this time when the Message came out what was your relationship with Grand Master Flash? Were you friends? Was there no relationship and he’s just a name on a record? Scorpio: At that time we were a group, but the biggest mistake the Furious Five made was to leave his name before ours. Being young kids we thought “we started as a group lets end like that”. We didn’t know that ultimately it would turn around where he would use the brand that we all helped build against us. We were still performing but Melle Mel brought it to our attention. Flash understood branding in our group before us. So once he understood after all of these records we put out and tours and people were starting to say Grand Master Flash and not the Furious Five but was associating it with our group thats when he started his ****. Yaheard: Growing up outside of New York we assumed Melle Mel was Grand Master Flash because he was in the front rapping. Scorpio: Of course absolutely most of the public still thinks that! The reason we are speaking on it now is because HE knows that. If you Google alert Grand Master Flash for two weeks anything that comes up is going to have something to with Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five. So people look at him like He’s Gladys Knight and we’re the Pips. Yaheard: Now obviously Grand Master Flash is a pioneering DJ with talent. What would his incentive be to have his legacy tied with The Furious Five and their songs even though he didn’t contribute to them? Scorpio: At the end of the day by having that name that we all helped build it gives him a clear path to all of the money without cutting in or bringing in fellas along who actually helped build the name. He claims that he wants his own legacy, and even though he’s out doing DJ gigs, its off of the name Grand Master Flash. But when was the first time you heard the name Grand Master Flash? Did you hear someone cutting on a turntable or did you hear the record? He’s trying to act like it was Grand Master Flash over here, and The Furious Five here and even though we came out with the record people knew it was two different things. Are you out your f**** mind? Once we crossed the George Washington Bridge and started recording in Jersey and it became the record industry his name became associated with our voices. Yaheard: So you’re all inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame correct? Scorpio: Of course because the name of the group is Grand Master Flash And The Furious Five. Yaheard: Now with all members having such a legacy in Hip Hop, even if you had a so called “beef” obviously its not going to be like the kind of beef like The Game and 50 Cent have because you have a bigger cause then just beefing when it comes to Hip Hop, but is this a dialog you have with Grand Master Flash? Is it get me out of the room with this dude? Are both sides willing to converse? Scorpio: The very last conversation that me, Melle Mel, and Flash had we had on the phone. First of all just to clear the record up. The Furious Five has ALWAYS wanted to work together. It’s Grand Master Flash that has a problem with working with The Furious Five, because he wants to keep all of the legacy and the money to himself. Last time me, Melle Mel, and Flash were on the phone we were talking about the same thing we were like ayo man we’ve been doing some things and the Furious Five is having a problems with getting different dates which is understandable because promoters being confused they want the “Marquee” name. They want to book us, but its harder for them to sell The Furious Five. But when you put The Furious Five next to Grand Master Flash thats like “oh ****” I’d love to book that”. “Yo I want that”. It comes alive. Flash says “I wonder why you’re having problems getting booked?” I’m like Flash why the problem? Everyone thinks Grand Master Flash, the name is you? When he didn’t have anything to do with the records. He wants to keep all of it to himself. The reason we’re coming out with it now you know is because we had hopes that maybe one day he would wake up and say “let’s do these world tours lets do what Mick Jagger and them do. Even then they don’t get along, lets go out there and be professional. It’s just something the world would want to see. The world would love to see the reunion of the Furious Five! Yaheard: Do you think Grand Master Flash can do anything independently that can be bigger then the legacy of Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five? Scorpio: This is what’s important. There’s enough astute people out there who know the answer to that. Of course we are upset. This dude is running away with, not saying he’s not entitled to nothing but if you know that most of your fame came from being with us and you didn’t cut on any of the records, you didn’t produce on any of the records, you didn’t rap or sing on any of the records, come on you have to show the cats more respect than that. You cant look at them like you’re the master plan, you’re going around telling the earth you put the Furious Five together making it seem like he had a formula. It wasn’t no formula. Flash had nothing to do with putting our group together. When I came in the group he definitely wasn’t the one to say. It was all up to Duke, Mell, Creole and Cowboy. Then we got Rahiem in the group. He’s got the world thinking he put this together. “I got Melle Mell for his lyrics, I got Scorpio because he was the fly dude”. Not the truth. Flash had a lot of records out on his own after us, none of them did well. He got mad at Mel for using the name Grand Master. He stole his name from Grand Master Flowers. That’s where Grand Master Flash got his name from, but then HE got mad. One thing that came out in the court was when he wanted to leave he wanted to use the name Grand Master so no one can use it. But the judge says “look if they want to use Grand Master too it’s not a name it’s a title.” Like a Grand Master just mastered something like a grand master chess champ, it’s a title you can’t trademark that. Then for his album he gets Grand Master Caz, but was going at Mel for the name Grand Master. So much money comes to the table too. If he can’t take it and manipulate it for himself he deads it. Yaheard: Can you give me an example? Scorpio: Here’s a true story. Do you remember when Rakim had that big campaign with Hennessy? Where they had the posters, the billboards all around the country? They wanted to do us, the original Grand Master Flash And The Furious Five. And all that was, was just taking a picture for all the print adds and they were going to give us a half million dollars, just for the picture just to do the campaign. They didn’t know us personally but they knew Chubb Rock. Chubb Rock says he will get in contact with us. So the day Chubb finds out, Flash happens to walk into the club that day. Chubb sees Flash like “Yo, such and such is looking for you and told him about it and Flash calls and tries to get the **** for himself says “right now i’m not doing nothing with the fellas” you know trying to get the **** for him. Deads the whole deal just like that. Got hundreds of those stories! Yaheard: So they gave Flash the deal? Scorpio: No, no. They wanted all of us, he didn’t want none of us to have it so he deaded the whole deal. I got hundreds of deals like that. This aint about us hating. It’s just most of the whole planet really thinks that he was the marquee through this. It was really Mel’s voice and his hook. He’s doing like 300 shows a year and they’re thinking were the Pips. There’s a new radio station going across the country “Boom” they do different things. One of their ads is this, “is the station where you can hear Kurtis Blow, where you can hear Grandmaster Flash?” Do you think they are saying hear him cut? They’re talking about our music and our records. I’ve been trying to keep peace with this dude for years. Every year just hoping we can all get together and he just deads it. He says “I don’t see myself playing behind any emcees anymore”. So we do a show now and we stand behind you while we perform now? Well okay let’s do it then, but if he were to do it now he wants us to get up there and stand behind him. He told me that! So now The Furious Five we have some shows coming up now in June in Texas and we were just advertising Grand Masters Furious Five because if we don’t attach that it’s just a harder sell, but then you get the “Message” playing in the background you say, “okay now I know who you’re talking about.” He called the radio station and threatened to sue them. He called the headliner and tried to get us kicked off of the tour, and this is just a month ago! However when you go onto the internet and look when he gets the the high part and goes into overdrive he plays “The Message”. It doesn’t seem we’re going to be getting together so why not tell the truth? Yaheard: Tell me about signing with Sugar Hill. Scorpio: The day when we were signing to Sugar Hill Records Sylvia Robinson pulled me and Mel out of the studio and they was like “Fellas listen I know you know this guy this and that why don’t y’all put your name The Furious Five first, this and that, do y’all really need him?” They tried to kick him out right then and there! We were like, “nah, this and this that, this is our boy and you know we’re from the Bronx.” Yaheard: So you’re not thinking about intellectual property rights? Scorpio: Exactly but as man HE knows. If you look at every interview that he does he won’t even say our name. The first thing he will do is say “I won’t say nothing about old school. I’m not talking about The Furious Five”. When he got the Lifetime Achievement Award for B.E.T me and Melle Mel were going to go to the show just to go to the show and sit in the audience and this and that. I called and said we want to come to the show and he calls and says “I don’t want them in the building”. We couldn’t even get a ticket, and then the other year when they honored Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaata and Flash. Bam, even though he wasn’t rocking with Soul Sonic Force at the time he said “I’d like to thank my emcees”. Flash gets up there he doesn’t mention one thing about any of us, not Mel, the late great Cowboy. Like in his head he’s thinking he really did this ****. Yaheard: Didn’t Cowboy invent the term Hip Hop? Scorpio: You don’t have to believe me, it’s documented fact! When we got the VH1 honor so they wanted us for the show. So they call Flash. It took me, Melle Mel, and Mickey Bentson to get in the car, go to VH1 and say “listen we are being honored if he doesn’t want to perform we need to perform. We are going to perform all of our classics. When he finds out we’re going to perform we get a call three days later like, “great news guys, he said he’s going to perform”. He was going to get exposed then, because we were going to do all the records and they were going to sound exactly the same without him being there. When you look on the awards show we’re sitting on one side and he’s sitting on the whole other side. He wouldn’t sit with us. I’m feeling real good we’re getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I’m expressing my dreams. I’m like it would be great for the original Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five to get back together. He calls like, “Will you tell Scorpio to please stop saying he wishes the Furious Five would get back together.” I’m like yo this is my mother****** dream.. This is my dream! They’re interviewing me for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! How you going to tell someone about their dream?! This dude is so arrogant. People don’t know how arrogant this dude is. It’s not just us. So many things he gets all the credit for. Melle Mel and Scorpio are willing to sit down face to face with Grand Master Flash in any forum, to discuss these events, public or private. Yaheard.com offers this same platform to Grand Master Flash in regards to anything related to Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five. To the reader we ask you this. Are Hip Hop artist held to a higher standard of integrity than other genres of music with Hip Hop being a culture and way of life? Not just for people in the Bronx in the mid 70’s and a few Hip Hop dinosaurs preserving the culture but for human beings, of all races? Yes, the person in Japan who designed your Toyota knows “The Message”. Rolling Stone calls it the greatest Hip Hop song of all time. Are pioneers exempt from the rules that they helped create just because a Bentley is the new Def O.J? Does Cowboy’s estate get royalties for the term “Hip Hop”? We doubt it. http://yaheard.com/grand-master-fraud-did-a-hip-hop-pioneer-fake-it-to-make-it/