Message II (Survival) (Vocal) / Message II (Survival) (Instrumental)
Performing artist
Melle Mel
Performing artist
Duke Bootee
Date1982
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HW): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.274 × 31.274 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number2001.337.29.A,.B
Text Entries“Message II (Survival) (Vocal) / Message II (Survival) (Instrumental)” is a two-track vinyl released in 1982 by Melle Mel & Duke Bootee. Released under Sugar Hill Records. this vinyl was produced by Joey Robinson Jr. and Sylvia Inc..
Melle Mel (Melvin Glover, b. 1961) was one of the original MCs in Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler) and the Furious Five, alongside his brother, The Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover), Scorpio aka Mr. Ness (Eddie Morris), Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams), and Cowboy aka Keith Keith (Keith Wiggins). The group was one of the first Hip-Hop crews to gain national attention with songs like “The Message” (1982) and “White Lines” (1983) featuring Melle Mel.
Sugar Hill is written in cursive red, blue, and yellow striped colored font. There is a blue skyline of a city in the middle of the cover over a light blue background.
CopyrightThis work is issued under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. For more information, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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