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After the formation of the Furious 5, Flash also worked with rapper Kurtis Blow doing parties in Queens.
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Ness/Scorpio (Eddie Morris) and Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams). The 3 emcees worked with Flash, who went on to bring in Mr. Melle Mel and The Kidd Creole were the first rappers to call themselves "MCs" (Masters of Ceremonies). He then worked the "hip hop" cadence into part of his performance this evolved into the term "Hip Hop" (which embodied the then subculture's or "street culture's" essence) that was later adopted by the industry. Army, Cowboy began scat singing the words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of the marching drill. While using this "scat routine" at a party (at "The Black Door") for a friend who had just joined the U.S. Army cadence) that the cultures early detractors used to label the music, thus the term "hip hoppers" (meant as an insult) was used by the disco set to describe the culture, later whittled down to hip hop. Cowboy through his use of a "scat routine" (borrowed from a U.S. The trio called themselves the Three MC's who are the first emcee group as it relates to rap as we know it today. Flash then recruited his friend Cowboy, Melle Mel and The Kidd Creole. Flash practiced while Grand Wizzard Theodore watched until Flash enabled Theodore the opportunity to hone his craft. Prior to the formation of the Furious Five, Grandmaster Flash worked with the "L Brothers" which consisted of "Mean Gene" Livingston, Claudio Livingston and Grand Wizzard Theodore. History Formation and early years (1976-1979)
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ID Number: HHCBA_00123_001 Collection Number: 8092 File Name: HHCBA_00123_001.jpg Cite As: Adler Hip Hop Archive, #8092. Title: Bio: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Collection: Adler Hip Hop Archive Creator: Sugar Hill Records