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Melle Mel

Biography

Melle Mel, born Melvin Glover, is an American hip hop recording artist who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

Known For

69%

Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Comedy · News

78%

Series

MTV Video Music Awards

1984 · Documentary

60%

Series

The Word

1990 · Talk

77%

Series

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013 · Documentary

51%

Movie

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989 · Comedy · Crime

70%

Series

The Hip Hop Years

1999 · Documentary

69%

Movie

Beat Street

1984 · Drama · Music

70%

Series

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

2023 · Documentary

54%

Movie

Who's the Man?

1993 · Drama · Action

57%

Movie

Hustlers Convention

2015 · Music · Documentary

75%

Movie

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

1995 · Documentary

70%

Movie

The Show

1995 · Documentary

95%

Movie

The Making of Sun City

1985 · Documentary · Music

70%

Movie

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

2011 · Documentary · Music

Full Filmography(21)

Sample ThisSelf

Film

2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownTV

2011Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack GenerationSelfFilm

2008Russell Peters: Red, White and BrownHimselfFilm

2005The Man Whose Arms ExplodedFilm

2002Word: A Hip-Hop FilmFilm

1999The Hip Hop YearsSelf · 1 episodesTV

1995The ShowSelfFilm

1995Rap: Looking for the Perfect BeatFilm

1993Who's the Man?DelroyFilm

1990The WordTV

1989Police Academy 6: City Under SiegeRap Man #1Film

1985The Making of Sun CitySelfFilm

1984Beat StreetGrandmaster Melle MelFilm

1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf · 1 episodesTV

1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest · 1 episodesTV

1959The GrammysSelf · 1 episodesTV