EXCLUSIVE: Melle Mel: 'The Message" was the Single Most Important Song in Hip Hop History

Part 5: Melle Mel on His Song 'NY, NY' Used by Snoop & C-N-N During East West War
Part 3: Melle Mel: Everyone Knew about Afrika Bambaataa Accusations
Part 1: Melle Mel on Growing Up in "War Zone" Bronx, Start of the Crack Era

--------

In this clip, Melle Mel talks about why 'The Message" was the Single Most Important Song in Hip Hop History. Along with that, the legendary rapper spoke about the song going platinum in less than a month, and the audiences that were exposed to the record. Melle Mel then noted how the song was the first hip hop record to get inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Watch the full interview ad-free now as a VladTV Youtube Member: https://youtu.be/EGff31B82io