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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five\u2019s classic single \u201cThe Message\u201d will be the first Hip-Hop recording to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
\n\u201cThe Message\u201d is one of 25 records selected by the Recording Academy\u2019s strict governing body, which reviewed each record for its cultural impact and historical significance.
\nAdditionally, to even be considered, the record in question must be at least 25 years old.
\n\u201cThe Recording Academy is dedicated to celebrating a wide variety of great music and sound through the decades,\u201d said Neil Portnow, President\/CEO of The Recording Academy. \u201cWe are especially honored to welcome this year\u2019s selection of some of the most influential recordings of the last century. Marked by both cultural and historical significance, these works truly have influenced and inspired audiences for generations, and we are thrilled to induct them into our growing catalog of outstanding recordings.\u201d
\nThe Message was also the title of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five\u2019s debut release for Sugarhill Records.
\nUpon its release the group consisted of Grandmaster Melle Mel, Scorpio, Kid Creole, Cowboy, Rahiem and Grandmaster Flash.
\nIn addition to Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five\u2019s \u201cThe Message,\u201d a number of other historical American recordings were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as well.
\nDr. Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s 1963 \u201cI Have A Dream\u201d speech, Cole Porter\u2019s \u201cAnything Goes,\u201d the Rolling Stones\u2019 album Exile On Main St and recordings by Mahalia Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Bill Cosby, Leroy Carr and Gene Autrey were also inducted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n