Grandmaster Melle Mel and Scorpio Promotional Portrait
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Scorpio
Visual image
Melle Mel
Datec. 1985
Mediumpaper (fiber product)
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 8 × 10 in. (20.32 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1998.827.294
Text EntriesGrandmaster Flash and The Furious 5 expanded the culture of Hip-Hop across the globe with their rapping and DJing skills. Making their debut as a group that performed for local parties in the Bronx then the world, the Furious 5 included Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler, b. 1958), Melle Mel (Melvin Glover, b.1961), his brother, The Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover, b.1960), Keef Cowboy (Robert Keith Wiggins, b. 1960-1989), Mr. Ness a.k.a. Scorpio (Eddie Morris, b. 1960), and Rahiem (Guy Williams, b.1963) from the Funky 4+1 more. The group is widely regarded as one of the greatest Hip-Hop groups of all time and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 as the first Hip-Hop group. With hits like, “Freedom”, “Birthday Party” and “The Message”, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five stood out as a unique group due to their ability to finish each other’s rhymes, mixing melodies and harmonies while also being able to keep the crowd hyped and engaged.
Black and white promotional landscape photo of Scorpio and Grandmaster Melle Mel.
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Scorpio
Date: c. 1984
Medium: leather
Object number: 1998.827.83
Scorpio
Date: c.1985
Medium: leather
Object number: 2002.472.1a
Scorpio
Date: c. 1985
Medium: leather
Object number: 2002.472.1b
Melle Mel
Date: c. 1986
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 1999.733.261
Grandmaster Flash
Date: 1984
Medium: ink; paper (fiber product)
Object number: 2002.396.39
Melle Mel
Date: 1983
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 1998.797.16.A,.B
Melle Mel
Date: c.1985
Medium: leather
Object number: 1998.827.1
Grandmaster Flash
Date: c.1985
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1999.733.7
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Date: 1988
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1997.522.32
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Date: c. 1986
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1997.522.67
Grandmaster Flash
Date: c. 1986
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1999.793.1
Grandmaster Slice
Date: c. 1991
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1998.827.295
