At first, there was no message. Rap was all bluff and bluster. Party stuff, straight up. Hip hop, you don't stop. Throw your hands in the air, and wave 'em like you just don't care. Somebody scream.

LOS ANGELES -- The 1982 hit "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was named the greatest hip hop song of all time Wednesday, in the first such list by Rolling Stone magazine to ...

Librarian of Congress James H. Billington demurred yesterday when asked if he is a particular fan of "The Message," a 1982 rap hit by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. But he assured an audience ...

Music icons Alicia Keys and Grandmaster Flash soon will be recognized by the Black American Music Association for their creativity and contributions to the music world and Black culture. The ...

Grandmaster Flash helped invent hip hop, DJing, and scratching as we know it, and his group the Furious Five’s 1982 single “The Message” helped inspire a style of politically conscious rap music that ...