Melle Mel
Melle Mel (actually: Melvin Glover , born May 15, 1961 in the Bronx , New York City ) is an American hip-hop musician.
Career
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Melle Mel became famous as a member of the group Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five . In their best-known title The Message, he raps alongside frontman Grandmaster Flash . After Flash left, he became a front-line figure himself and called himself Grandmaster Melle Mel . The group made an appearance in the film Beat Street . From 1984 he worked with other artists, for example rapping Chaka Khan's worldwide chart hit I Feel for You . In 1988 another album was released by the reunited group around Grandmaster Flash called On the Strength . In 1989 he was involved in Quincy Jones ' album Back on the Block . Melle Mel's debut album Muscles was only released in 2007, but it missed the charts.
Web links
- Melle Mel at Discogs (English)
- Melle Mel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Melle Mel at laut.de
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Melle Mel |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Glover, Melvin (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hip hop musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx , New York |