The New Message Promotional Portrait
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Melle Mel
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Scorpio
Date1992
Mediumpaper (fiber product)
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 8 × 10 in. (20.32 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1998.827.520
Text EntriesThe New Message is a track released in 1992 by Melle Mel and Scorpio . The song was produced by Nikolaj Steen on Imago records.
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.
Black and white landscape image of three men posing on a street corner.
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