Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five

Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five was released in 1984 by Sugarhill Records after the split between Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel. For this album, Melle Mel kept the group name 'the Furious Five' (although the line-up had changed) and used the title 'Grandmaster'. Rappers Cowboy and Scorpio left with Melle Mel although Mel's brother Kidd Creole (N. Glover) and Rahiem remained with Flash. New rappers King Lou, Kami Kaze, and Tommy Gunn joined, as did Flash's best friend E. Z. Mike as DJ. In some territories outside the US, the album had the title Work Party. The album saw its first reissue on CD in 2005 by Collectors' Choice Music (CCM-582-2).

Track listing "Hustlers Convention" – 6:14 "Yesterday" – 4:55 "At the Party" – 3:40 "White Lines (New Re-mix)" – 4:29 "We Don't Work For Free" – 4:07 "The Truth" – 5:06 "World War III" – 8:11 "Can't Keep Running Away" – 4:34 "The New Adventures of Grandmaster" – 5:39

Personnel Melle Mel – Vocals Scorpio – Vocals Cowboy – Vocals Tommy Gunn – Vocals Kami Kaze – Vocals King Lou – Vocals Clayton Savage – Vocals Grandmaster E. Z. Mike – Spinner

Musicians Horn section – Sammy Lowe Bass – Doug Wimbish Guitars – Bernard Alexander...