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Written by Sylvia Robinson, also Empire State of Mind, Part II (Broken Down) (Alicia Keys), Back in Time (Pitbull) and Rapper’s Delight (The Sugarhill Gang)
Released on Sugar Hill Records, also The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel, Scorpio and Apache (The Sugarhill Gang)
Produced by Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, also White Lines (Don’t Do It) (Grandmaster Melle Mel), New York, New York and Message II (Survival) (Grandmaster Melle Mel)
Part of The Message, also The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel, Scorpio and New York, New York
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Sylvia Robinson wrote 5 of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s top 10 songs
Clifton “Jiggs” Chase produced 3 of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s top 10 songs
Sylvia Robinson wrote 53 songs on fono
Clifton “Jiggs” Chase wrote 15 songs on fono
Credits
All 10 credits
- Written by
- Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, Duke Bootee, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Sylvia Robinson
- Produced by
- Clifton “Jiggs” Chase and Duke Bootee
- Performed by
- Duke Bootee and Grandmaster Melle Mel
- Part of
- The Message
- Released on
- Sugar Hill Records
- Written by
- Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, Duke Bootee, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Sylvia Robinson
- Produced by
- Clifton “Jiggs” Chase and Duke Bootee
- Performed by
- Duke Bootee and Grandmaster Melle Mel
- Part of
- The Message
- Released on
- Sugar Hill Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Sylvia Robinson
Same producer: Clifton “Jiggs” Chase
Same writer: Clifton “Jiggs” Chase
Same writer: Sylvia Robinson
Same producer: Clifton “Jiggs” Chase
Same writer: Clifton “Jiggs” Chase
Same label: Sugar Hill Records
Same writer: Sylvia Robinson
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Message was performed by Duke Bootee
The Message was performed by Duke Bootee
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Message was performed by Grandmaster Melle Mel
The Message was performed by Grandmaster Melle Mel
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Message was produced by Clifton “Jiggs” Chase
The Message was produced by Clifton “Jiggs” Chase
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Message was produced by Duke Bootee
5MusicBrainz The Message was written by Clifton “Jiggs” Chase
The Message was written by Clifton “Jiggs” Chase
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Message was written by Duke Bootee
7MusicBrainz The Message was written by Grandmaster Melle Mel
The Message was written by Grandmaster Melle Mel
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Message was written by Sylvia Robinson
The Message was written by Sylvia Robinson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The Message is part of the release The Message
The Message is part of the release The Message
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Sugar Hill Records is the label of the song The Message
Sugar Hill Records is the label of the song The Message
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz The Message was released on 1982-07-01