Grandmaster Flash "The Message" 1982 (Reelin' In The Years Archives)

This live version of "The Message" by one of rap earliest pioneers is from a rare European TV appearance. Our library contains footage spanning the entire history of rap, featuring Ice T's first national TV appearance, Sugarhill Gang, Run DMC, Public Enemy, OutKast, The Roots, Black Eyed Peas, Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Snoop Dog, Akon, Eminem and Jay-Z.

Reelin' In The Years Productions houses the world's largest library of music footage, containing over 20,000 hours of material covering nearly every genre from the last 60 years. We have live concerts, TV appearances, interviews, in-studio segments, b-roll and more. In addition to music we have thousands of hours of interviews with the most recognizable celebrities, comedians, politicians, athletes, artists and authors of the 20th Century. If you need footage for your film, documentary, TV show, commercial, museum exhibit or presentation, we are your one-stop shop. Visit our online database at http://www.reelinintheyears.com to explore our archive, but please email us as we are constantly adding new material to the archive. We do not supply material to fans or collectors under any circumstance, so please do not contact us if that is your intention.