Trivia / Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

• Follow the Leader and Genre Popularizer: Together with The Sugar Hill Gang, Afrika Bambaataa and Kurtis Blow they are seen as pioneers who popularized hip-hop and influenced all socially conscious rap acts after them.
• Referenced by...:
  • The Furious Five in Kung Fu Panda are a shout-out to them.
  • A fictionalized version of Grandmaster Flash appears in The Get Down.
• Two-Hit Wonder: They are best known for "The Message" and "White Lines (Don't Do It)".

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