Like their classic song “It’s Nasty” things between Grand Master Flash and Scorpio just got nasty!
Scorpio from the legendary group “The Furious Five” has decided to speak out and tell the truth on Grand Master Flash’s business savvy ethics. The group dates back to the 80’s where they released the most influential rap song “The Message” becoming the first rap group to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. In this past disagreements lead to the group parting ways but it looks like the main culprit that caused the break up was Grand Master Flash from the words of Scorpio.
Scorpio says Flash has taken advantage of his name being the most known in the group even though he did not contribute to any tracks. In a interview with “Yaheard” Scorpio goes into the explanation of what happened,
“The biggest mistake the Furious Five made was to leave his name before ours. Being young kids we thought, we started as a group lets end like that. We didn’t know that ultimately it would turn around where he would use the brand that we all helped build against us. We were still performing but Melle Mel brought it to our attention. Flash understood branding in our group before us. So once he understood after all these records we put out and ours and people were starting to say Grand Master Flash and not the Furious Five but was associating it with our group that’s when he started his shit”.
Looks like Flash affected the Furious Five’s rapping livelihood. According to Scorpio they still have problems booking shows if Flash’s name is not on the bill. Scorpio continues to say,
“They want to book us,but it’s harder for them to sell The Furious Five. But when you put the Furious Five next to Grand Master Flash that’s like, Oh shit I’d love to book that. Yo I want that, it comes alive. Flash says ‘I wonder why you’re having problems getting booked?’ I’m like, ‘Flash, why the problem? Everyone thinks Grand Master Flash, the name is you?’ When he didn’t have anything to do with the records. He wants to keep all of it to himself. The reason we’re coming out with it now you know is because we had hopes that maybe one day he would wake up and say, ‘Let’s do these world tours, lets do what Mick Jagger and them do.”
Every group has behind the scenes issues but this is one that separated a very influential group. Scorpio wants the truth out so we doubt this will be the last we will hear from him.
