Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five's definitive work was
The Message, a
rap released in
1982 that bemoaned the condition of Americans living in urban
ghettos in the midst of
Reaganomic siege.
It should also be noted that Grandmaster Flash was a closeted homosexual, having finally come out many years after his fame subsided. He still DJs occasionally at out of the way clubs. This hip-hop pioneer has yet to be embraced by the gay sub-culture for some reason.