Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Kings of the Streets - The Definitive Anthology (2010)

Influential American Hip Hop group consisting of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. Composed of one DJ (the Grandmaster) and five rappers (Melle Mel, his brother the Kid Creole, Cowboy, Mr. Ness aka Scorpio, and Rahiem), the group's use of turntablism, break-beat deejaying, choreographed stage routines and lyricism was a significant force in the early development of Hip-Hop music. The group rose to fame in the early 1980s with their first successful single "Freedom" and later on with their magnum opus "The Message", which is often cited as among the most influential Hip Hop songs. However, in 1983, relations between Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel became strained and the group disbanded. A reunion was organized in 1987, and it released a new album. Afterward, the sextet disbanded permanently. Overall, the group was active for five years and released two studio albums. In 2007, it became the first Hip Hop group ever to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

"If Flash didn't invent the DJ techniques that dominated the decades since his early '80s breakthrough, he certainly introduced them to the pop mainstream..."

Tracklist:
1.01 - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash On the Wheels of Steel (Extended Mix) (7:06)
1.02 - Grandmaster Flash - The Message (7:09)
1.03 - Melle Mel, Grandmaster Flash - White Lines (Don't Do It) (Long Version) (7:37)
1.04 - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Freedom (8:17)
1.05 - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - It's Nasty (Genius of Love) (7:51)
1.06 - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Birthday Party (8:19)
1.07 - Melle Mel, Scorpio, Cowboy, The Furious Five - Step Off (Extended Mix) (7:24)
1.08 - Melle Mel, Grandmaster Flash, The Furious Five - New York, New York (Extended Mix) (7:20)
1.09 - The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel - Beat Street (7:05)
1.10 - Grandmaster Flash - Flash to the Beat (Pts. 1 & 2) (10:50)
2.01 - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Super Rappin' No.1 (12:01)
2.02 - The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle-Mel - Pump Me Up (4:41)
2.03 - The Sugarhill Gang, The Furious Five - Showdown (5:40)
2.04 - Grandmaster Flash, The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle-Mel - Jesse (6:09)
2.05 - The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel - We Don't Work for Free (5:00)
2.06 - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - She's Fresh (4:55)
2.07 - The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel - Internationally Known (6:50)
2.08 - Grandmaster Melle Mel - King of the Streets (5:12)
2.09 - The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel - Freestyle (4:45)
2.10 - The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel - World War III (8:51)