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Melle Mel Says Eminem Wouldn’t Be On Any Top Rappers List If He Was Black

Melle Mel of the Furious Five explained why he doesn’t consider Eminem to be a Top 5 rapper in Hip-Hop’s 50-year history. Hip-Hop legend Melle Mel scoffed at Eminem being ranked as one of the best ...
AllHipHop

Hip-Hop Pioneer Melle Mel Professes His Innocence In Domestic Violence Case

As reported by Rolling Stone, the pioneering rapper was arrested on Monday (June 26) but bonded out just hours later. Jordon told police he struck her in the eye but then in a Facebook video, admitted ...
Uproxx

Melle Mel Tried To Come At Eminem With A New Diss Track, But It’s Getting Burned To An Absolute Crisp Online

There’s been a bit of beef between Eminem and Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five this year. In March, Mel claimed a lot of the praise Eminem receives is because he’s white. Last week, ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Grandmaster Melle Mel Denies Domestic Violence Accusation

Grandmaster Melle Mel was arrested in Los Angeles earlier this week after an alleged domestic violence incident took place in an area hotel. The Hip-Hop pioneer has since gone public after the arrest, ...
Uproxx

Melle Mel Thinks Eminem Is Only Considered As A Top Five Rapper On A Recent List Because He’s White

During a new interview with Art Of Dialogue, Grandmaster Melle Mel (the lead vocalist of Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five) shared his personal thoughts about Eminem making the top five of ...
Okayplayer

Rappers Are Divided Over Recent Melle Mel Comments

The V-103 host made the announcement amid aggravated battery charges, and just days after his former cohost filed a federal defamation suit against Big Tigger's estranged wife. 16 hours ago “Obviously ...
xxlmag

50 Cent Fires Back at Melle Mel for Saying Eminem Is a Huge Success Because Em’s White

50 Cent has come to the defense of Eminem following Melle Mel's comments that Eminem is only considered to be a top five rapper because he is White. In an Instagram post on Sunday (March 5), 50 Cent ...
Okayplayer

Melle Mel Just Wants His Due

For longtime hip-hop fans, this is par for the course from a founder of the genre. Mel has dogged younger rappers for decades, from Run-DMC to Public Enemy. It was only last year when Melle Mel told ...
The Source Magazine

Melle Mel Says Ja Rule Tried Too Hard To Copy 50 Cent: ‘That’s the Destruction of the Whole Game’

Clips from Melle Mel’s recent interview on the Art Of Dialogue podcast have been released and have brought a lot of attention to the legendary rapper. First for saying that Eminem wouldn’t be a ...
Los Angeles Times

Hip-hop pioneer Melle Mel arrested on suspicion of domestic violence

Hip-hop pioneer Melle Mel was arrested Monday on suspicion of domestic violence in downtown Los Angeles where he had attended the 2023 BET Awards. Los Angeles Police Department officers took Melle Mel ...
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Melle Mel Thinks Eminem Is Only Considered a Top Five Rapper Because Em’s White

Melle Mel isn't as impressed with Eminem as the folks who made up Billboard and Vibe's Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All-Time list. And the hip-hop pioneer thinks Em is only considered a top five rapper ...