PART 2. The jaunt into Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's The Message continues as the lads explore an urban hell-scape that is regrettably perennially and universally familiar... there is about half the song to go. Will the lads finally be pushed over the edge? and most importantly, will the sad sad tale of THE MESSAGE make it into the Lyrical Time Capsule?

For that interview quote near the tail end, head here: https://damienlove.com/writing/rap-moves-on-the-making-of-the-message-by-grandmaster-flash-and-the-furious-five-an-oral-history/