Stage name used by Anthony "Ness" Cornelius on the original 1979 Sugar Hill Records recordings of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five. Cornelius later went by Scorpio. The Mr. Ness/Scorpio credit appears on early classics including "The Message" (1982) and "Superrappin'" (1979).
Not to be confused with Mike Ness of Social Distortion. The Furious Five was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 2007.
