The Furious Five
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The Furious Five were a pioneering hip hop group from the South Bronx best known for their work with Grandmaster Flash and their influential socially conscious track "The Message."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Furious Five canonical | 3 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
hip hop group
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musical group ⓘ |
| activeEndTime | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| activeStartTime | late 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Grandmaster Flash
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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | old-school hip hop ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
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rap ⓘ |
| hasPart | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
conscious hip hop
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socially conscious rap ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | South Bronx, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Cowboy
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Kidd Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ Melle Mel NERFINISHED ⓘ Rahiem NERFINISHED ⓘ Scorpio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped popularize recorded hip hop beyond New York City
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pioneered socially conscious themes in hip hop lyrics ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | "The Message" widely cited as one of the greatest hip hop songs of all time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSongTheme | urban life and social issues ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Freedom
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New York New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Superrappin' NERFINISHED ⓘ The Message NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | South Bronx, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sugar Hill Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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