Chaka Khan & Melle Mel Make National Recording Registry With Historic Collaboration

Chaka Khan's 1984 collaboration with Melle Mel just earned a spot in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.
AllHipHop

Melle Mel Says Eminem Wouldn’t Be On Any Top Rappers List If He Was Black

Melle Mel of the Furious Five explained why he doesn’t consider Eminem to be a Top 5 rapper in Hip-Hop’s 50-year history. Hip-Hop legend Melle Mel scoffed at Eminem being ranked as one of the best ...
Uproxx

Melle Mel Tried To Come At Eminem With A New Diss Track, But It’s Getting Burned To An Absolute Crisp Online

There’s been a bit of beef between Eminem and Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five this year. In March, Mel claimed a lot of the praise Eminem receives is because he’s white. Last week, ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Grandmaster Melle Mel Denies Domestic Violence Accusation

Grandmaster Melle Mel was arrested in Los Angeles earlier this week after an alleged domestic violence incident took place in an area hotel. The Hip-Hop pioneer has since gone public after the arrest, ...
Uproxx

Melle Mel Thinks Eminem Is Only Considered As A Top Five Rapper On A Recent List Because He’s White

During a new interview with Art Of Dialogue, Grandmaster Melle Mel (the lead vocalist of Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five) shared his personal thoughts about Eminem making the top five of ...
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Melle Mel Says No One Wants to Rap Like Kendrick Lamar and Eminem

Melle Mel doesn't believe Kendrick Lamar nor Eminem have the influence to be top ranked rappers. On March 4, The Art of Dialogue YouTube channel aired a clip of its multi-part interview with the rap ...
Complex

Fat Joe, Kevin Gates, 50 Cent Defend Eminem After Melle Mel Criticism

Fat Joe, Kevin Gates and others have come to Eminem’s defense after Melle Mel claimed his minted status in rap was merely because of his skin color. Melle Mel made the comments on a recent episode of ...
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50 Cent Fires Back at Melle Mel for Saying Eminem Is a Huge Success Because Em’s White

50 Cent has come to the defense of Eminem following Melle Mel's comments that Eminem is only considered to be a top five rapper because he is White. In an Instagram post on Sunday (March 5), 50 Cent ...
New York Daily News

Grandmaster Melle-Mel and Grandmaster Caz describe plans to build hip hop museum

These old-school legends are still advocating for the grand art they helped shape. Grandmasters Melle-Mel and Grandmaster Caz are working to develop a hip hop hall, an institution to celebrate the ...
EURweb

Old School Rapper Melle Mel Arrested – Charged with Felony Domestic Violence | Watch Victim’s Video

*Melle Mel is a name that today’s youngstas who love hip-hop might not recognize. Well, for the record, he’s a pioneer of the genre. He came to fame as the lead rapper of Grandmaster Flash and the ...
Black Enterprise

Melle Mel Charged With Felony Domestic Violence After Honoring Hip Hop At BET Awards

Rap pioneer Melle Mel of the legendary Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was arrested hours after his BET Awards performance for alleged domestic violence. A woman by the name of Jori Jordon took ...