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* DrugsAreBad: "White Lines (Don't Do It)" is an anti cocain song.

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* DrugsAreBad: "White Lines (Don't Do It)" is an anti cocain anti-cocaine song.

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Albums by the band that have their own page:

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* ''On The Strength'' (1988)

Albums by Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious Five:

* ''Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five'' (1984)
* ''Piano'' (1989)

Albums by Grandmaster Flash:

* ''They Said It Couldn't Be Done'' (1985)
* ''The Source'' (1986)
* ''Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang'' (1987)
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Despite being huge during the early 1980s the band faded away halfway the decade. Grandmaster claimed his label didn't pay their royalties and tensions in the band caused a split. Grandmaster Flash, Kid Creole and Rahiem continued as ''Grandmaster Flash'', while Melle Mel, Cowboy and Scorpio went on as ''Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five''. They briefly reunited in 1987 for a charity concert. Band member Cowboy died of a cocaine overdose in 1989. A definitive reunion came about in 1994, but they never managed to return to the charts again. Their musical contributions haven't been forgotten, though. In 2002 they became the first rap act to have one of their songs, ''The Message'' inducted in the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry and in 2007 they were the first hip hop artists to be honored into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Scorpio, and Raheim all continue to make music and perform, but The Kidd Creole was charged with second-degree murder in 2017 and has been in prison ever since awaiting trial.

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Despite being huge during the early 1980s the band faded away halfway the decade. Grandmaster claimed his label didn't pay their royalties and tensions in the band caused a split. Grandmaster Flash, Kid Creole and Rahiem continued as ''Grandmaster Flash'', while Melle Mel, Cowboy and Scorpio went on as ''Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five''. They briefly reunited in 1987 for a charity concert. Band member Cowboy died of a cocaine overdose in 1989. A definitive reunion came about in 1994, but they never managed to return to the charts again. Their musical contributions haven't been forgotten, though. In 2002 they became the first rap act to have one of their songs, ''The Message'' inducted in the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry and in 2007 they were the first hip hop artists to be honored into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Scorpio, and Raheim all continue to make music and perform, but The Kidd Creole was charged with second-degree murder in 2017 and has been was convicted of manslaughter in prison ever since awaiting trial.
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