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Summer of 1982: "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Summer of 1982: "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Aug 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Summer of '82 Part 2: "The Message" was the first hip-hop single to really hit hard, and it has some surprising origins and influences (including a double dose of Talking Heads side projects).You can hear "The Message," a few songs that influenced it, and a playlist of songs by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sHrZvnr4pZJvEf0kuuSKv?si=1110d8cfd6144eae
Released:
Aug 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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