Ticket to ride, white line highway tell all your friends, they can go my way pay your toll, sell your soul pound for pound costs more than gold the longer you stay, the more you pay my white lines go a long way either up your nose or through your vein with nothin to gain except killin your brain freeze. Ticket to ride white line highway tell all your friends, they can go my way pay your toll, sell your soul pound for pound costs more than gold the longer you stay the more you pay my white lines go a long way either up your nose or through your vein. Later in the conversation, melle mel reiterated scorpios argument that grandmaster flash doesnt wish to work with the furious five. The group went on to produce the antidrug song white lines dont dont do it. Discover all grandmaster melle mels music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. While this collaboration did not exist in reality, it is retained as it is the most common crediting of the track white lines dont do it. Born joseph saddler, flash grew up in the bronx and, along with kool herc and afrika bambaataa, became an integral part of the late1970searly80s new york city rap community. Robinson passed away last month and is a legend in her own right. The consummate legend and his partnerinrhyme scorpio have waged a war of sorts on grandmaster flash, another one of. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. White lines dont do it is a classic song by melle mel that is credited to grandmaster flash and the furious five. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest grandmaster melle mel interviews. Grandmaster flash and melle mel midi files backing tracks. Video upload powered by white lines dont do it long version grandmaster flash, melle mel.
An unofficial music video starred upandcoming actor laurence fishburne 3 and was directed by thenunknown film student spike lee. While the song plays like a party anthem, its actually an antidrug. Grandmaster melle mel news, music performances and show. White lines dont dont do it is a song by melle mel, released as a 12 in 1983 on sugar hill records. The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug smuggling, is one of melle mel s signature tracks. Rappers cowboy and scorpio left with melle mel although mel s brother the. Grandmaster melle mel lyrics, songs, and albums genius. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Melle mel and the furious five white lines 12 vinyl single.
The bassline is taken from a performance of the sugar hill house band featuring bassist doug wimbish covering cavern, a single by new york city band liquid liquid. The bassline is taken from a performance of the sugar hill house band featuring bassist doug wimbish covering cavern, a single by new york city. A key member of grandmaster flashs furious five, melle mel recorded two of raps greatest standards, 1982s the message and white lines dont do it. Browse 6 lyrics and 27 grandmaster melle mel albums. Except for a few compilations during the late 90s, flash was relatively quiet until 2002, when a pair of mix albums appeared. The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug smuggling, is one of melle mels signature tracks. Lyrical leader of the original furious five and founder of a splinter version of the group during the mid80s, melle mel wrote many of the legendary raps featured on grandmaster flash tracks.
A key member of grandmaster flashs furious five, and a beloved icon from raps formative years. Find grandmaster melle mel song information on allmusic. He may be the first rapper to call himself mc master of ceremonies. White lines dont dont do it is a song by grandmaster melle mel, released as a 12 in 1983 on sugar hill records. Beatport is the worlds largest electronic music store for djs. Check out white lines by grandmaster melle mel on amazon music. Oct 23, 2011 it was written by melle mel and sylvia robinson. White lines dont do it long version, white lines dont do it, new york new york, step off extended mix, message.
Music profile for grandmaster melle mel, born 15 may 1962. A 1995 cover version of white lines featuring performances from grandmaster flash and melle mel was released as the second single from the duran duran covers album thank you. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. White lines download on itunes white lines play on spotify white lines play on youtube white lines. Subsequent releases by mel appeared under a variety of names, and the battle for top billing between him and flash led to the group splitting in two in 1984, with. Its over now by 112 sampled grandmaster melle mel s white lines dont dont do it. White lines dont do it long version, white lines dont do it, new york new york, step off extended mix, message ii, biography. Grandmaster and melle mel white lines dont dont do it. Grandmaster melle mel music, videos, stats, and photos. Grandmaster melle mel white lines dont do it lyrics. Ticket to ride, white line highway tell all your friends, they can go my way pay your toll, sell your soul pound for pound costs more than gold the longer you stay, the more you pay my white lines go a long way either up your nose or through your vein. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from grandmaster melle mel.
Tellin your body to come along, but white lines blow away blow. For this album, melle mel kept the group name the furious five although the lineup changed and used the title grandmaster. Grandmaster melle mel samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. The adventures of grandmaster flash on the wheels of steel album. White lines dont dont do it is a hiphopfunk song by grandmaster melle mel, released as a 12 in 1983 on sugar hill records. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
Born melvin glover, he and his brother nate aka kidd creole not the caribbean dancepopster of the same name joined up with cowboy keith wiggins in 1978 to form the three mcs, with. Dont shoot, 25 cents ep, hip hop anniversary europe tour, top tracks. Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five wikipedia. White lines by grandmaster melle mel on amazon music. Subsequent releases by mel appeared under a variety of names, and the battle for top billing between him and flash led to the group splitting in two in. In reality the track was composed entirely by melle mel, and gm flash had left sugar hill records in the previous year see wikipedia however his name was retained on the crediting for marketing purposes. Quite possibly the most influential and innovative figure in rap music, grandmaster flash pioneered the turntable techniques that eventually became standard in the rapidly growing genre.
Grandmaster flash and melle mel white lines dont dont do it. White lines dont do it ep by grandmaster flash, melle mel. Jul 29, 2019 ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white lines vision dreams of passion blowin through my mind and all the while i think of you high fry a very strange reaction for us to unwind the more i see, the more i do something like a phenomenon baby. Grandmaster and melle mel white lines dont dont do. Ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white lines vision dreams of passion blowin through my mind and all the while i think of you high fry a very strange reaction for us to unwind the more i see, the more i do something like a phenomenon baby. A year later, flash and melle mel also appeared on duran durans cover of white lines. Mel became known as grandmaster melle mel and the leader of the furious five. Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five white lines 12 vinyl single product details. The official adventures of grandmaster flash on strut and essential mix. Ooh white, white ooh white, white ooh white, white. Nothing makes something play in my computer better than downloading it. Late in 1983, sugar hill released melle mel s white lines dont dont do it, variously described as antidrugs or prodrugs, though the death of one of mel s friends, a drug dealer, a few weeks before release caused him to add the parentheses.
White lines dont do it long version by grandmaster. Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five was released in 1984 by sugarhill records after the split between grandmaster flash and melle mel. Get all the lyrics to songs by grandmaster melle mel and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Ticket to ride white line highway tell all your friends, they can go my way pay your toll, sell your soul pound for pound costs more than gold the longer you stay the more you pay my white lines go a long way either up your nose or through your vein with nothin to gain except killin your brain freeze. More of the best 1996 the bridge concept of a culture bonus track version 2009 grandmaster flash. Grandmaster melle mel samples, covers and remixes whosampled. Rappers cowboy and scorpio left with melle mel although mels brother the. A key member of grandmaster flashs furious five, melle mel recorded two of raps greatest standards, 1982s the message. Long version play on apple music white lines long version download on itunes white lines long version play on spotify white lines long. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Melle mel discusses feud with grandmaster flash hiphopdx. Download grandmaster flash and melle mel midi file backing tracks grandmaster flash and melle mel hits of the 1990s midi karaoke backing tracks include white lines. Complete list of grandmaster melle mel music featured in tv shows and movies. Its over now by 112 sampled grandmaster melle mels white lines dont dont do it.
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