n was a histoficnigilt fo. music history For h'p'hop, it was the rasibanier of majnsteamacc€ptabil& Thec€tols ot ONCEUPON mp rusc we€ ooinq lo be PcognizFdbv he sar insb_ tdion thai hond€d rcck ions ChuckB$v, Uttle Bichad, ATIMEII\ Bnrce Sp.nssteen,the Bollins Stones,and FlavQhad6 _]F-]E The Rock dcl Boll Hallof Fanteindlctitr ceremonytaks placedery ,€ar at lhe pch Waldod-AstoriaHotel in Nw B(DGIE YorkOty for music historybuffs as well as old ock rans with sali-dd-pepper haiq ihis is the niglrt Music dilics DOWNBRONX a$C €cod industry hea\ryweightstrm out in dtovs to dre rcck legendsthat inspiredaE Grandmaster Flash and dle Furious F-il-e celebralethe cree|s ot musicwe all *now and love. hPIn hin-h^n oet Dron. 8Lnthe 2007award €Rfdy was difieent. This v6 the iirst ys that a rap grcup would be inductedinto lhe hallof fame.Rockfans and musiccritics wee livid Tweniv- seveny€E after "Rappels Delighf' shookihe v!o'id, te genrestill wsnt €specied 6 a legilimateform ot musc, "l've head of Gtrdmaster Flash,"scoffed one iraterar on_ line,"but who in the hellare the Fuious Five?And whv on *nh arclhey beinginducied into he Bock dd Boll Hallof Fameahead of IMS?" Last yeat the grcup that practicallyinvented 6 'ap we now know it was iornally inducled into the 2007 Rock ard Boll Hall of Fme, alongside lock greats B.E.M.,Patti Smnh,Van Halen,4d tl€ Ronett6 This is a larye step ior a c€w that mdy have called ihe gGat- est rap g|oup to ever grace the stase or wax Their story starts in 1975,when il realrywas just abo'n dre mutc
waxpoetics lon l,!@d4 Li$ Hrqlvlid\rd fths alhi\tic.o Lr41 ers nielle Mel and Creole Nere laFrg dorvn the ibundaron IF]EGEI\EIC ODE for rap rs F€ looq'it today Eackin 2005,on a $!.n d4 in Oltland, Califomia,I hd Accodirg to Kool I Ierct slddedr upbeat, mockjls rec- rhe opporruniq ro sir and int.rlicw thc nan s'ho rvrorc the olectjon, "They $e.e saying,'Yes, ,\€s. J all, to dr bed, y !U. genetic code ior whlr {r clll hip hoF to.ht: Kool DJ Herc. a kcc! oD,\/all, md ya don't $op ' llu b..L in Hdc\ d4_. it didnt harc a mmcr it {€s $hat t r\,tel dd Crcol-born llelvin aDd DaDly Glo!d-!t $€s:jusr a ncishborhoodrhing. fiom the Sourh &onx, d area i\at was once desoibed .s After lnbning to rh. f.unding fathd rcminisceDccabout a \!r zone. It \!as hde q'herc rhe,v*ere born and raised his Limesas dre Rsr breakbelr DJ proscniror, I rcaliz.d sonc- drcm rnd sn odref gendemen s'ho Nould IiI out dre group thnrs: Klol Herc is ro hip hoF ihaL Alexand- Grahan Bell .i - f" h d ln" r |o \ F- e.-i e t o p ri - 'd ' " is to 1he telephone.Yes.he is the Bur whlt hip hoF ftom hiF hop pioncers to 200? Rock ud RoI Hall of Fane lvas n\er lnd rvhat ir is noN.re t$o-eator diferenr ihings. indrLctccs$as long and hanl. Then sory sdc nr i\e srim! One hundred tears ,gq you .or .ln1ha\r laid Bcll or steet of ihe South &or, q'here rhe,! were a! fans of an !n luliln eenLlenan n.ned Gnglielmo Marco.i ro ha\c Frc- mazingly imo\€tir€ local DJ. dicrcd fie wi.eiessphone, fic ccll pho.c, L\c BhckBcrr! or dy other nodem de\ice. Kool He.c hinself will rcll tou 1. a heafibeat, I had no idea i\ll L\is {ould become a blll,on GMI\DMASTER
Withi\atinDind,hvor eedsohething:ifColrel.aR.ck CRUSI]ES]F]E (L""l Hd r' MC) r" ,r I p a li'rl' f" " d1 ni (f . .1 o.rrh nle -!\.e\no.irrod3J.rh. MPETTOI\ rerl ItC spiflin luic lor l,vric,on be.! virn r .onrinlor$ dos'? "fts $oup has neld befl just about frve !eo!le, ,\r1hur ''nb. Hdc,'I lsked hin as I scarchednt head and "Disco Bs" Harryard saysro me $bne lookine out his w'n sedched for dre right s!.ds. 1 m curious .boul sotue&ing. dolv and smoking r cigrreftc.V'hat he is rcfennrs ro is nhefact Who iaasihe nNposo! thatyou saw$! ds{e kioN iLloday? thn, apln lrom thc 6\c MCs (Melle Mel, Scorpio, Ratnem. At dr momeDr. . Ndm smne eNeloped Kool He.c s Creole, and the hE Kd$ "Cowboy" Wissint and dre DJ. street-hardenedface He looked out the wndolL lnd &.o$ Gnndmasd Fhs!, irde \!erc adally t]lo olhef gl]Is who the stleet at Ijke r\4ennt. dnost as il he Nas looking b..L !r wcrc a pdi of n\e crcw Flash's a$isEnts Disco Bee aDd EZ dlt dar', dd. in r quiet voi.e, he sard, lt was ltlelle ,\tel- Mikc. "I go bacLrvi! himro i\e besimrins," Beesals. "\bu ask Melle Mel aDd Kid Crsle lley were ar a boiing gtn on lround, lnronc rhat knoNs ibe t|trth {iil tell rou i\at orisiml- 'bo eror \prh d turd oJJ;... Iy ir was Grandmasler Flash,Disco Bcc, md $eThrce IlCs. '0'e.i "."," ' $ns dre lar place that I sedr Bis Pur alnr ar " On rhis da!. Bee is a bn turstufcd. Thc impad of dre II a qdet nnd almosr sombef rcice. he recJled the events, blnd's inducdon i.ro rh€ Rock and R.ll Hall of Fame codd somenmesritine a pause to look dorm ai his batde scrned linallr mm the pagc f.r a group thn runy minsteam medu huds "The, {Es nl dre nnddle of a boxi4 ring $iln dese oudcB harc ie.orcd orc ilrc la$ nrcnq r€ds! ihus senemt- bis Afros. Kid Creole. as linle as he is, ndd one too. Has! lvas ing some srioN osh for a gcncmtion of agnrg hip-hopDe$ behind ihan cftrin . \!hdr I saN drm, I jusLsnned, 'ca!s I $ho neve. gor inc chrncc ro sc. lny rc.l Bcnue for n\e mu- Lncw wherc ihey sot it ftoDr They sot it hom me And they sic the]'ve gi1'd most of fieir lives ro ]rl.ficr rdding ro drc locrv rhat drcy got n ftoDr me I iusnt mad Melle saw snuldon is llar conributions ol Disc. Bee and EZ Milc ^lel 'he mc in the crcsd md just nodded at me I laqhed to rnyseli hlve Fa.ticlllt gone unackroivledged. 'Fl,sh didrl inrcnt Ir mu$\r bes oDelel of a moment. anr oI rhis bt hinsell" B€e sayst me. "That shit [a tbree- llansnrs abole rhe dint lit Brm $as a thick cloud of mln rumuble .ouinE Lharhc did .nsage at dre\'1l1 Hip snoke. a pxnsdt mirnue ofcigaFttes and reetq laced nth Ho! Hono6 wifi l.zzr Jell and Kd Crpri is the sametlnns ,r'Ee d'\ (oedd. he"d b p!,r L" (J"/.br lhal me,him, md Mike did bacLin rh. daf' d ar'. fi'tireUCi ol ..do lrd-.ri. o,-he. Disco tsee goesback ro Irlash's initial sLagesar a school minds. In tlc rcd light hazc. numuded b_! stick-up kids, ydd caled 63 Pdk. tsee, as iiiends like to call hin, $ould gangstcrs.rnd hrpdacrivc b-boys, Kool Herc got to se dre !e thee widr do1her loung mln nmed Cordee O, whosc 6rsi stcps .f his crcatio! bkins on a neN dimension. asblorh- oldd broder Ms !-bsh! pdlner, ",Ue!. Gene" I -ivingslon.
10.1 WaXpOetiCS pdties and studied then shn, he connLNes qtension of a ioke that you and Scor! snned some lctB ro .I of Hdc's us; back. Ib $hidr he responds: 'l do mv thhg. I'm nor soma "\ve studied rncir fomat iust lke peoFlevould la6 studv our colmer on n\at I gor nr husde. ihaas how we studied Herc There re a bunch of sroris $cre rhai say rhat Creole gor on tusr, and I sot on a monrh go1 on dre mi. for Flssn Toda,v.ar forty iivc ]ears of aep,Mele I1€l is nor tadv or someding like i\ar l!!dj no, we o:lgl'm. m ooi'or Inft Rock and ,'e p.o J n re \o roo .od"\ thd \h"a ra Frotu rhc \€r] irsr ime dDt saN Coke l! '( _l-im ^lel rLL his prime. He's probably one of rhc fov tupprs alitt 1hese Timry oD the dic. he sals dur rhlmins became fr* dals Nho actualY waks it like he lalks it He\ a mms dm consming obse$ion ibr him. "I knew flom draL rcrv.'' hc tls n d c--u-e Lhd d e r' mca il \njonc {n t in time I held ihe mi. that dns is s'hat I should be doing," 'lL_ ' self-coDlidencc could boftow a cup or $t lion him, or, rL fte. He said !s nuch on l1is\erv 6rst reconl, "Supenalpin' ": rhe Hy least, cornd late notes. Even when lt3 at hs mo$ boasthrl, he's beine sh.cre. "I dade a wa! tbr mc io do lvhar E1€r since I trlked a1nt verr'tust !!rq', somebodrl I do dd tor drdn Ioder mppe$l ro do whd thev do \('ren I felt I could mtle mYself heut from the r€fv start, yorLsee Mellc Mel, I want Feople10 know thal lou',re seeng a It was somethin' in dt o .-o-re..\lCBld! .eC\'d l} l,r'sing T could seenyself at the Io! of n\e chars, 'c.J "a( conndenceof a \lFsdiDg legcnd like Ric Flair. W/hm hc s not Rappin' on $e mic, making col.L,cold cas\ jock for ne .iled D] Fhsh. in fic nn or onstasedlncing in sotue dub, he\ touring ihe \Ynh a spinnni yorns countrj promonns his nlsr solo alb@ rided rttzrcl* Signins autognpls. for rne md old, gold ln the larc '70s, Ilel sas knosn on n\e sreers !s "Flaslis V/cadns lig iime siltq and solid MC." He was n\e ce ral \oice for xhebadde$ DJ rhe rorld N& name on r,rc radio, hrd e\d knomr at tna! nme h maq" $a!s, thev comple And iD d1emaguiDes. menrcd edch or,rcr: I{el {as at the ldy pimacle ar \!hat he l\lt picMe ot a Tv sceen did, and Flash $as unstolpablc It hadnl alvavs bed rhc case qruld'\c all of that rculd 1ha! liel \ras rhc bes MC, droxgh I'lanv people, vho re- No one euessedbacL dren $ar .onpetrlvenes, membd rhd ftom then dlys s rheThree MCs, tclll {'hen come io pass. It can be arsled $at Melt m Mel's older brci\d, Ddry GL€ cFole), rEs n\e besr of dre egq and nw der€rmimtion weF key inged'drts Flrus inr dns rio In qlicll ftshion, Mel tcls me quire confidenllt') "Th,i\ n\e band at the top of i\e hea! EldvoDe imdliei1d dlaD dt rcst slbjcctile, rho Fts better $an who Creole was good) bnr he afiic1eagEs drll Nlcl $as fd nore compelrive cm he bodv nsnt better than me." ofthe Croup.'Ib this dar',he belielcs i\at nor onlv defeal ant In rhe r\,lorisonia sstion of the Bror\ irhere thev $cq' slam dy oFponenl in a mesdnrg ring but cd srill up, fiere q'de mony dedsling IlCs !\aL got on fie fic ior r,prc o" ace o rrJt' c \' Flrsh in 1976. In fact, according ro IGii Anltne courd 9.1 ,\,1"i\ 'c tuppers as di' on inc mic liir llash back then." Lolebug Sidski lus ru.le tently citc MeIe l\lel as a prime influflce. Busb claims ofbehg inc tusr person to ralk o rhc mic Nhile Fli\h verse as Kd N Plsy, Big Daddt Kane, Halmd, (] Rap hdve tll $as cuttins. Bui n is rhe lare Keidr Cot'bov drat nanv re- Rhrtu$,'Ibo Slsrq Rakim, and Lool decades His memb* as being Fltsh s i$r rcal IlC pmned his mme over the past tlt! and a !a]f \var Vhilc Co\rboy, Lolebug Srarsll .!d otnds q'{e dong lr'ical pro$'6s is urarched railh sonss lile '\{/orld ol ihe their .hing wilh llash iD the pdln dre Glolq hothers $erc m," Slep Of," tsear Slreet Brelldoiu, "King and h i ar trork preparing ro uke thcn Deielbofhood b, srom Sdeet, "Ncq'Yo& New York, The Trui\," "SuF ''r\,le and Crcole scre in the house e\ey dav pncticing Dd !nd.' Hc stood out in m ercepnoml! ialented sroup d V _or the\" ocg uir Nowadar , itt a hard ask to ger rhe band nbat cha'rged p. b r'rC ou roJi " C o\er the we did s'dlthitg roge!\er \ve used to lisren ro Kool }I r' np music to reunile. So mlch has happened 'uD and $em. They uscd ro say Lhinesline, 'And ves, I'alf i\e r-d . oac ab F(. or €16 dd , 11,b.rd ,elirt. ror be ooo-l .red,' rd soud rhat rou he!r...'The] $de aNtavssavng lesl '. '3 before yall. \Ve really liked tha! so we used it So $c trould rakc death Bu! bdore the grouP was Iull of minosil! rou.s, n\at and lmstheD it, and sal i1 1o i\e beat. So it $ould be, the records md movies, Gnlmy .\!dds. rodd {ith sftings of grcupics, and .ftjcal ',\ yes, ycs, r'al, to lnc beat, y'dl, freak 6e!k, r'all ' \ne \€ni lons nighrs "
waxpoetics roe tmhnrdr Daid corlo^lidrd ofh Nrrirqrc.o Im4s clain. nr his he!d. Ilele Mel $as Flaslis bigges tan "Ladicsand senllem.n,rhe soundlhat yo! h*r is a dcl icause to rour cr.Ya h$t n. fcar, ltash is lere The dis.o drm of$e Dreanna.hinc, dre D!.lh \radd of dre slid. tad_ e., no mm nr the $!rld .us staiBhrc. .r grcater dran \cN York's nxmber one .r creatof. l hafs how I'telle l4cl $oul.l olen nanr a sho\' witn Fhsh blck in thc da-t "Hc's ihe one $ar mlrte rne lv{.n. gci nr the slneii' Bus! tseerells me of r\4elleMcl. Busy is one of ihe sroupl biggcsi f.ns sd hinself a hrp hop doned \ ho h bcsi lqrolv! iot his xppe.ran.. in the mo\ie It'?A S4/t atd his rcco.d Sntu,lc He renenbcs ho\r 1heguy $ar he was so much a tan ol s'as possibl! an e\er bigrtr ftn of C}indma*er Flashr "I u\.d to seehim Nalk lrolnd in a sk} btue'Irshtt ihal said'Pro Keds'N.{ on thebotom ofrhe logolhat said Pro Keds,'hc sr-ole'lrlash fan. He $as x Flash lar,\id hc *oie dre shr.l so much rlr!1 $ais the $2y l knc\! \'ho he \r!s It F?s sk! blle $in\ e'hire l.tc$j I ll neld foreet ir I slrll hrc slapsnoLsio rhis dly of Mcl in !\at shi.l llile] q hd llonique [dre cone dianl s,id to dreBishop Don'IlasiC luani'lf]on Ne!. rhr sreen sun again lrorhe fu.Lcrl'You kroLl s'hai I\n sd:in') 'ff ,\ou ser rhat'Irshnl onc more time, m.thcdlc*er, I ll buv r-ou r joinr ny morherluckin' sclt EZ Mite rcndnbers rhen Mel ir$ cam. aroxml |hef deq, lo gel .n $e mic: Mel stnted t! geLon irre mic \!nh Flash. b{ause lFlash] Nas fie bcr. ft Nas lilash drat pu1 hr on. Ilel and iI of them folloNed HNh e!$ra1'l!rc''1'hcr Foe llns ol $e run iusL1iLc cro ]!ne else v'he$er it Ms on l!p. or on record, Mel vas us! alv r]re lecd roice. Wi1ll !n tlmost tue !.d bdmrone de ]nur', hed conrct liles about Flash so conlin.nrsl-r dul pcople rhoughr $ar n was l'lash on the mrc 'Gnndrasler Fhsh is Nilling lnd ablei he\ rhc kins of $e cus on t$! untables. Hc's the gtuid grdrd, dre nastcr man. He! so Diceon thc slice,he dont nccd no !.id Hc rocks:15s ud 33sj he .oclc bors, me., \ometr, dd lotrDs ladies] ]F]ESVEI\gItI Nor mdy lcoplc today renembcr Sr"hiu Robinson as a sing er. She is probably one ol ]!c nrr Black fendes ro nnd suc cessas a sonc{drd dd p..duco. BuL,{ilnout a doubl rhc biese$ liritrer iD hq cap n illft she is the 6r$ Black l!r,1. recording rrir to orD her o$n independent rccord conpanr Nlany Feoplc cau her a genils There isnt a rhng about t cord Foduction drat SFia Robinso! doesnl k.o\r On a r e csr rerln of bc srDdicatedsho$ So,/ 7idt, a flashbxck seg meDr highliglrted old bougc of Sr"hia lion I 9tl "AId no$ from the Jn,rl Tdd history booL. this is Stl\ia," Don Come- oder spoB dound i\e ciry drlL tuding a rcc.fd didrit nute lius said .s he inmduced hef sil\ his tademrk smooth-as senseLo mc !r drc nme. Tbrl when shc got i\e thee suys rcFet bassloice.The clmcra or b a sceDehoh |ne dnBnt 6om New Jesey lnd cl srened them the Slgar Hill Gans pas.$hde a dancedoor tull ofteeMgersrith Aircs lnd bcll and released rnc nrs comrercially succesni'l nF rccor4 bonoms $\ayed to rhe s ty soruds of u erod. dfco bear. "Rappd! Delicht "Thc RobnrsoDs label ws lnc lirs inde- Osr.s,- $rdine o o\crsized ju zy ) ello\' lpplejack clF and pendenr .ecord companr in lhe $orld 10 Fle in scnous cash bis hoop edrjngs, Sylvi! RobinsoD modned lnd stis!*cd liom a brand nci! s\'le of mrsic, Nhich. nuch likc rcck and betweeDsensully.hargcd ldses "vhat }olr lriends all say rcI, wolld lare. hr\c a plofoud imp.d on lopllar cultue. is nne, bur i cant conpctc \ridr dris pillor lalk ofminc." AId ro thi.h shellnosr sold the sons to Al GreeD.ln 1973, rhc sons"PiloN'Iitk '\rcs not o.ly a topren smashht on fie TEGENDSN radiq but it $.s also a hjl in discos, bedrcoms. ar in &e f/lTl--) blc16eatsofcrs puked in &1L phces a[ o\dAmenc! Ihe rF tTl-t( sons "Pilloiv'lllh" resufeacd a cded n\at dated back ro ihe Br 1981,Sllvia R.6inson'schoke hold on the np indusdy 1950sq hen S!vi!, aslafi ofnrc R&B duo llickey and S!lv1a, \!!s conFlere She signed rll ofrhe ro! groups in rhc c'N to busr onto rhe chdts wiLh rhe smashsols Inle Is Sl.lnge. coDlrxctFironclad contlacs, at i\at+o rllat.o onc conld Along i\e iaa!, she eaole and pr.dlccd for Bo Diddle], compereNith her sGbleofacrs.The bestcre$ on herrosrd Fas Ike a.d Tina Ture, dre Monenrs, Sh ey md Conpdy. Gmndmaster !]lsh and rhe Frrious Five.The! rde lhe .cal rhe N/hrtuur. Brcn\er ro tsrorher, md mDy odre.s SyL!1a hnss of mp back 1hen And thcr $se dr arqanl buncL roo knc\! a hit $hen she heard one Whcth.r it Ms rhe MolrelLs Cold Crush BroLherl DJ'Ibrcy'Ibne remember a nlght F singing $e R&B classic "l.ir on a Ttro Yhy Steea or a.h..dr..p f ^ !''"D. 1..d.\.,s. Brorhef ro Brorher colding Grl Sc.tlIercD! "The Borde," pio slert aI nighr looki.g !t himsef nr dre tuiror." Mmv rhc ladr loeN her stul'L'tb lop rhings off. she nDd ho hls sroups hom that rine rcncnber rhe Fx.ious Fitt as bcrg band, Joe Robnson. n lougn, no nonsensc)gmf| kind of 8uy, dre rypes of guys rvho se.e r little too full of theoselves. made rhc dtimare coup d eur in Lnerccor.{ bjz nr l9t5 b,v Kooi I Ierc reno1be$ Melle I4c1 as beins oDe of lhe onl,Y bu,ling rhe Chcss/Checler cdalog. .ncs sho troxld o.cNnrnab c.mc out Dd play Nith hm ,d\i.-.A or-.-i d rhr \.-c ei wnpeu'o By puchasina the Che$jchcckd pnblishin8 crta ar rhar tnrc sould'lc bec. shocked to leun 1h!1 Lhe band l g+ .ouc oor. n -.' ued ond L ody lradiced maybe once a wcek" accordnrg to Rlhrem. earl! rhlthm dd blu$ hd rocL and mll hstor! dt "We didrir realy pFaicc rhar mrch. lecluse trlel tnd Robinsons inritcd rhe jealous $,-ath of Vhitc rccod men. Crcolc didnt set ,loDg. E{dy rimc $r For d get logern*, g"v - nr e it ndu faned. theyt into il, dd one of i\an, usulIy l.(. "'dstaor rr2 waxpoetics .hr'. stil has lons, flo\riDs, sir:aisht han, ds $e! !s Donslo! s.oup szs Lhechlnce to lolr fie vorld sonc ofdcn had ynes) ud a roice like a da'elinB salesmdr Bu1i1 h d1e1J1.", D$'d beeDoutside oi \esYort belbrer ihcy srrc in asc .f bos lcggcd. decp-loiced Keirh Co* bor $ho many rcrcre. He dre sielrrs drd souds of dniererl llaces and haling fans r hld onc of L\e bes oices erd heard on a nic. Deishborhoodsthat {ere simildr 1o lheir oM "I'11ncitr foF Thc m.s Npcrb exmple of CoNbo,! at his best is ai the get this tnne o! tour in St.1'homas," sals Dis.o Bee "Mc cnd of $c rccor.l "Freedon " As rhe r.pe \'.s tudnrs out, and Cos'bo! Nre dre only ones rho rvore up carlli it qrs tlcre Nur moF rhynes to so. so dre loundiDs norber oi Lhe eisht o cbck in lhe ftonjng, md ererlone chc $as aslecp. Furi.us Filc ended dre song iD a cl.ssic sir:*Fcomef sa_le CoNbo, said, Yo Bee,lefs go our.'\\re s 6e likc $o litdc kids with nngd snaps and all. He qasnl the besl lricnt n1 dle {ndr a new nn€ntion 1 meh, ae {ere Lharhappti lit strc g.o!F, bu it Ms hh roicc lnd nos'ihat foreld sealedrhe mlking a.orurd s'heq dl of. sudrlen,re turned a comer and endingof rhcsong as ! chsic. s'cfc iikej'Oh srap. Iou seerh.t? ft s?s a buDch ol bNlhers Once rhey got on Sugaf Llill and dren records sErted sel- phliDs bil nr a pdk qirh Do shoes on. \Ve joined in rvilh ing, fi.y rcni qq ord dre top as faf as egoss€nt. ,\nd x,hy ihem After a q'hile, Co\rboJ looked at me arlj said, Yo Bee, not?Tncr buc.l drc count]' ivfth soDreof the bigsest acls ol ron soma tale _\ou shoesol1? l sdid, Hell no.' He s!i4'I{c the '80sr Evclyn "Chanplgne King, i\e Gap Band,Jo.nje11, either.'The erouDd was ioo tu.kn lt( for lhlr shn " rhe Cl.sh, ihc S O S. Ban.L and nanl oi\e$ The baDd Nas "W! reallr liked rourine rlr coun|]y," Rahie s.,rs."Onc roy.ll} on the steel. In Hollt\o.d. hcr hxng ou and putied of rhc rhings rhnt seprated trs frcm a lot of lhese ca6 to rith Eddie Mu.ph!.Their siagc sholv q?s in demnDd.Nisht dry h rc didnt jus kro$ ou hood. \re Nere in e\try hood,' dter nighl, thet bu.ed Lhcsond iikc prosc\dzc$ of a neq' M.llc Ilcl sals admandrr "A lot of n\ese dudes loday de Iaitb. l hey rvere sFedi.g rhe *ud of $c sospcl ihai Kool block nig$s, bccauseall dre! kno$ is n\eir block. Eut $hen Herc had .ralrcd tn rctus bcforc and Nere Ekins it to pl,ces \!c came ro 1oi1!, \re q€nr nno e\€ry hood &d hlng our and asune{Fe.icdasA b!.Pcoplci!rUid.leAmerica]radleref gotrokro$drepeople.'Rahidna$ees: ,\s soonas se d ger sed or dlemed rhfi cighr cqs \!idr ilo tumtables ud a ser oJIdrcpl e, Ne rl be liLe, AI .isht. tuke us to g{ some lbod,' of nicroFhnes colld do so mu.h {ith so litdc. nrcl wde rdi, r u.ie L dr\ood.L..o Ld onJeer. \rdnny receired in mosl Flaces,bDr in odrcr fiq tr'dc met ciLt. \'e didnl .afc \tcrcj *c F€nt to rhe hood.$t loved go \ridr slone snencedd indilTqence.Vrhxr rhq {crc doing Nas ing ro l]lodda. Atlama Ms a good cit, for us. xDd \re loved so nuch d 1lrenL INn antrhing anlonc had ci.r {ihcscd. hanging oft rhfc A11old I^nsiana Netr' Ode{rs, Ldke ''li/e {e, e lhling f Bond's l.rcmationil one nisht. I ll Chancs, Shic\cport se sot pleD\' of love there. never lbrger this." Rahien says* hc rccallsdrc sho*i "\vhen "Vjhar did I'or lole about LoxGiorai l ask. Hill. Silh usedro dt$ rd"o O 1- we llrst snrled rolii.esith Srgar '-h - tor "l'.r<.1.\"1. us. She picked out dese \d!eL slrrs \!lrh rhincsr.ncs-$r I dunq mrn, rhlt shn qzs likc cncLj rhar shit \us addi.1ive. hared drose sxits. Anr.var., here * !.e !1 Bond\ Inrsnr rioDal. ope ns tar dre punk rock group rhe Cl4h, Thosc $hite bo,vs rhar c.me out [to hear the Chshl, vou 1oo!r! ]HEFUR OUS FIVE n\e! lvanled Lo sllnr d*Dce and shii lite ihar So Fhsh is .ui therc tus! dodg his Lhing, and I grre* he rvcni:rss, :rs!, M | /t\oo one loo many dmes. lnd lhe .ro$d srartcd gctlng rcsdcss. Tr \1./f Nt./ / \tK f \tK \ltll, $€ get out rhere lnd surt doing our thing. cnd, attff a *!ile.I dnmo . h seenedlike eler]bodr wen(1o lalre a lI 1982, GraDdmasterFlash atul the l"urious LJiE s,r on top (l,e brel dd l-e"d Io nr r - ..5 iun Grd d a 1r r of dre np music nrdustr! liie a bis 800 Lon eleFhtni. Brt The nert drnrs e€ lo$!, tre sere sehng hiL rviln ill kinds oi dre {orld of tunI was rhe domiDnm of ! shil r.lkin', *tcd shit. I remenrber sonebodt th.e{ an orangc at S.orpio, and snokiD', cocaiDesDiliD, sex c€ze4 nultftalcntcd sinsef. n hir him deld in the b!Us.lr *!s thaLbd. A.d sc had 10 solsrriter, rnd lroducer rded Rict Janes. go drruueh rr tlvrce,because \re flaled 1\'o sho$s nhri night. Decked lul in leadtr dd high heelboo$,Jtncs had ody But F€ sot o\€r it, lecause\re rvde being paid $16,500 $o rcil friends: . splitf and a s!i1d. \\rith recotdings liLc d' El \Xtre . r'fthdr rd3... < \Y eb)ir "Ilary Jue." "Bustni Ollr. Si.ldnrs on i\e lnp," "Cold ' drat place looked lilre someonesho lhre$ sonrerling !1 us." Bloodd;,,d C pi|ov Brbt. FJI lfl. va \ Lnp Bad sho\rs aside, $nat makiLu records ailorded lhe of frhh. His songsqdeDl jusr alout sex dd drlgs, ihough q?s he i16n1 no punk $ey ere a comon rhane. He olso lined to wite tunes thar rhis a sNd looknu brcad too; I meaq gct the inck out of encded his ghetto upbri.gnrs: "Pl.M P the S.I.I1 P" ivrs ! abour his He smcked her and !aid,'Now shit,lhis dgga is 1br led ' " song he recordcd widl $e Fuious l-nt for the albm Co'J my dresins rooml'I was like,'Oh peAonaliry md talent mde a sdlous Bldd,.i. His albms lveni piatinum, and he plavedio sold{ur Pljct's cha.ismarc But drde is tnother memorv sEdims all o\d L\e world. People {'ho kneN hjm have sad nnpr$ion oDde Frrious Fi\e. for Mel: we wodd he r,trathe$ asone ofde hardest-$orki.e musicims ther"hld evcr of Ricl i\at really sdds olr "\vhd sase weanng a mer. Fo.4 had ashe $orLed, n\ougb he prned 6 fl lurder' oNlaE!, Rick woLnd be on rhe side of the vttchi4 us, silendv uking me al notes "People need 1o go back iD Ueir manory bants 5d rc- hood o\cr lris head, member,inUre'7osa'80s,befotPrinceandl\lichaell&k He eally imted to helF us to be better lerformers r.u was over)$hen "Rict sor, Ricklames ws hol," Itne Mel wanb ro rdind u "He Rdhien reels ! night aftd fie goins to be in Ne{ YorLi lvls n\e tu$ nodeDddy Black rock $d Mren he valked caled tue whm he knew he Nas on n\c set of S!,_ oui onstasesd said, Fne it upi sq!'bodv in the place w$ and told nc to neet him at NBC studios to surprise Eddie Ii liiing then $'ecd up He sts a lale.red dude.' Mcl cites ihe ,rd,, rvrgrr iJ"., because he vmted bnl\dalr it w6 mq Ric\ Smokcl song "DelA \bi' {nich JamcsMole and prodlced for'Itens Nas Smokc] Robinson\ lviurlht, snd a lot of odr_ I,Ia.ie. as beine his fdvorirc Rick Jmes record "Slick Ri'k RobiDso.,Jamie Lee Cutis, Eddie cB q'ho aI s'cnt out LoStudio 54. ldslanes ilts somdines callcdl ws basicalv lil In nhesong "The Mesage," Dlhe Bootee and llelle Mel pained rair lrricalpic res ofthe sufern€ ofghetto deel- e . huddled.ogerifl .n be I rm o L ( neclR rc pron e of Amedca. Fo. $e ttsl time on $€x since Lhe days oI fie I4t Poen lnd Gil Sco$ Hdon, nh* sas a record on dr rdi rh4 rL|\ ."poed Lhe\14u.rc!hob.c oep.r"bon eddepL oIllletuer cI dr Lheod Re'eao d.\ 'o 116 WaXpOeliCS