Melle Mel

Glover began performing in the late 1970s. He may have been the first rapper to call himself MC (master of ceremonies). Other Furious Five members included his brother Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover), Scorpio (Eddie Morris), Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams) and Cowboy (Keith Wiggins). While a member of the group, Cowboy created the term hip-hop while teasing a friend who had just joined the US Army, by scat singing the words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five began recording for Enjoy Records and released "Superrappin'" in 1979. and was directed by then-unknown film student Spike Lee. The record was falsely credited to "Grandmaster + Melle Mel" by Sugar Hill Records, In 2025, Mel and Scorpio toured with the Sugar Hill Gang. In August 2025, Melle Mel and Scorpio announced they are producing a screenplay titled "The Message," which will detail their personal journeys and the rise of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. The film is being produced through their company, Furious 5 Entertainment, with a targeted 2026 release. Melle Mel's 2026 tour schedule includes a headlining performance at the Soultown festival in the United Kingdom in September 2026. == Discography ==

Studio albums Group albums Collaborative albums Compilations Singles • 1979 "We Rap More Mellow" (as The Younger Generation) • 1979 "Flash to the Beat" (as Flash and the Furious 5) • 1979 "Superrappin'" (as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) • 1980 "Freedom" (as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) • 1980 "The Birthday Party" (as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) • 1981 "Showdown" (as The Furious Five Meets The Sugarhill Gang) • 1981 "It's Nasty (Genius of Love)" (as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) • 1981 "Scorpio" (as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) • 1981 "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" (as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) • 1982 "The Message" (as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) • 1982 "Message II (Survival)" (as Melle Mel & Duke Bootee) • 1983 "New York New York" (as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) • 1983 "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" (as Grandmaster & Melle Mel / Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five / Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel) • 1984 "Continuous White Lines" (remix – as Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) • 1984 "Jesse" (as Grandmaster Melle Mel) • 1984 "Beat Street Breakdown" a.k.a. "Beat Street" (as Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) • 1984 "Step Off" (as Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) • 1984 "We Don't Work for Free" (as Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) • 1984 "World War III" (as Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five / Grandmaster Melle Mel) • 1985 "King Of the Streets" (as Grandmaster Melle Mel) • 1985 "Pump Me Up" (as Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five) • 1985 "Vice" (as Grandmaster Melle Mel) • 1985 "The Mega-Melle Mix" (as Melle Mel) • 1988 "Gold" (as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) • 1988 "Magic Carpet Ride" (as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) • 1994 "Sun Don't Shine in the Hood" (Split 12" single with "Da Original" as The Furious Five) • 1995 "The Message 95" (Remix – as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) • 1997 "The Message" (Remix – as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) • 1997 "Mama" (as Grandmaster Mele-Mel & Scorpio) • 1997 "Mr. Big Stuff" (as Grandmaster Mele-Mel & Scorpio) • 2003 "Where Ya At?" (as Melle Mel) • 2007 "M-3" (as Grandmaster Mele Mel) • 2011 "Markus Schulz Presents Dakota feat. Grandmaster Mele Mel & Scorpio" – Sleepwalkers • 2014 "Don't Shoot" (as Grandmaster Melle Mel) • 2016 "Some Kind of Sorry" (as Grandmaster's Furious Five Ft. Mele Mel & Scorpio) Collaborations • 1984 "I Feel for You" by Chaka Khan • 1986 "MC Story" by MC Chill and Emanon (The Baby Beatbox) • 1986 "Susie" by Emanon • 1986/87 "Who Do You Think You're Funkin' With" — collaborating with Afrika Bambaataa • 1988 "R U Tuff Enuff" remix by Rebbie Jackson • 1989 "What's the Matter with Your World?" (with Van Silk) • 1995 "White Lines (Don't Do It)" by Duran Duran • 1996 "What Order" (with Keith LeBlanc) • 2005 "RSVP" (with Nikkole) • 2008 "Hip Hop Fantasy" by Chutzpah – for the track Bizness. • 2009 "Electro Soul Satisfaction" — collaborating with Mic Murphy of The System • 2010 "The Movies (2010) [feat. Melle Mel]" by Young Jimmy • 2015 "Vamp Bikers" with Grandmaster Melle Mel, Caz Grand Puba and Grand Wizard Theodore Directed by Eric Spade Rivas == Awards and nominations ==

On September 13, 2025, Melle Mel was one of the primary honorees at the inaugural Hip-Hop Ambassadors Honors and Awards Ceremony held in the Bronx, receiving a Medal of Honor for his role as an architect of the culture. ==References==