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Title: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - New York New York
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1983, Hip-Hop, Old-School Hip-Hop, Bronx, New York 7/26
Matrix #: SH457
Condition: VG+, sounds great (TC) | Members: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (N/A)
Cultural Facts:
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Media Narrative: Instead of presenting New York as glamorous, the song delivers a stark street-level portrait of poverty, crime, mental illness, police brutality, and survival.
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Recording Story: Melle Mel wrote the track with Duke Bootee and Sugar Hill founder Sylvia Robinson, continuing the socially conscious storytelling heard on “The Message.”
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Production Style: The original 12-inch paired the full seven-minute vocal performance with an equally long instrumental version, giving DJs room to extend and reshape the groove.
