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Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five

David A. Keeps, Smash Hits, 11 October 1984

They're from New York. They're the most famous rapping crew in the world. Their single 'White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)' has been in the UK charts for one whole year. They've changed the name of the group about as often as they've changed the members and David Keeps can tell you why.

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