{"id":27095,"date":"2011-02-28T20:32:36","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T19:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=27095"},"modified":"2011-02-28T20:32:36","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T19:32:36","slug":"hip-hop-history-101-a-look-back-at-the-furious-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/hip-hop-history-101-a-look-back-at-the-furious-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Hip Hop History 101: A Look Back At The Furious 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pEcywcqI66A?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Here\u2019s a cool interview with Scorpio aka Mr Ness and Mele-Mel focusing on the life and times of the Furious 5 who were the first superstar emcees within Hip Hop. They were the voices for deejay Grandmaster Flash. It\u2019s always good to hear from them as they are often overlooked and forgotten. 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