Flako, born Corey demonde Spearman is one of the greatest examples of the American dream. Having a hard life being raised by his grandmother due to his mother passing away at an early age has Helped him develop the discipline to do what ever he wants to do in life and focus on that dream.

His first eye opener was when he had the chance to join the marching band in junior high school. That Experience made him realize that music was something he wanted to do fulltime in life. After graduating high school flako decided to pursue a musical career behind the scenes as a producer and engineer, creating beats and Studio recording from time to time. Working with several local artist in the local Houston area also helped him gain The experience needed for him to later find himself as an artist. March 20th 2005 he made up his mind to go full fledged As an artist, with funds being low, he took his skills as a producer and created his own beats and recorded himself.

After recording many different type and styles of songs he knew there was something still missing, so he went to the Only place that clears his mind, the club. There he watched what make people move and keeps there attention, he took that And ran to the studio with it which gave him the style he has today. Flakos music consist of nothing but club banging Music. “My goal in music is to give the people an album that they can listen to all the way thru, I don’t believe in album Fillers”. With that in mind, he has created and still in the process of finishing an album that makes u want to move from Start to finish. His first single entitled YEP is soaring through the night life as we speak and headed to the top. For the rest Its all history in the making.

From left, Scorpio, Melle Mel, Kidd Creole and Raheim of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five pose in the press room following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during ceremonies in New York on Monday, March 12, 2007.(Fashion Wire Daily/Grant Lamos IV)

This crew is full of firsts. These Bronx cats were among the first to mix harmonizing with Emceeing. They were the first to put dance moves like the Motown acts in their stage show . Flash was the first to put scratching and mixing onto record in ‘81 with “Adventures on the wheels of steel”. They were the first to put social commentary in Hip Hop with Melle Mel’s last verse in “Superrappin” (12 min. Version) , and again with the Message in ‘82. The Furious 5 are Mele Mel , Kid Creole ( Mels Brother) , Keith Cowboy(R.I.P) , Mr Ness ( aka Scorpio) and Rahiem. Originally it was just Flash as the dj,then Cowboy joined and acted as a crowd motivator ; he was a master at getting the crowd amped by using call and response tactics ( say ho…..all the ladies say owwww….). The crew was called Flash & The Three Emcees (Mele Mel , Creole & Cowboy).

By ‘ 78 Mr.Ness joined,and it was Flash & The Furious 4 ,then Rahiem left the Funky 4 and joined making it the legendary Furious 5 . Flash was also the first Dj to be endorsed by an electronics company – Gemini produced the ” Flashformer ” Scratching mixer in 1988 . In ‘ 79 the crew signed with Enjoy records and dropped the classic “Superrappin” . Actually they had a song earlier in ‘ 79 called ” We Rap more Mellow” on Brass records , when they used the name The Younger Generation. Although both classics ; neither got the airplay and attention of Sugarhill Gangs “Rappers Delight” which dropped the same year. In 1980 they signed with Sugarhill records and dropped “Freedom” , which is one of their best works ; and used the same break as Crash Crews “Hi Powered Rap”. ‘ 81 gave us “Birthday Party” and the classic “Adventures on the wheels “. This record was extremely important because it was the first record to have scratching and cutting on it….it gave people outside of New York their first taste of scratching , and changed the way Hip hop records were made !! ‘82 gave us ” Its Nasty ” which lifted Tom Tom Clubs “Genius Of Love” – Instant classic .

1982 was a critical year for the group. Duke Bootee…(a member of the house band that played on most Sugarhill records releases) collaborated with Mele Mel on the crews smash ” The Message ” . This gritty tale of the inner city in the Reagan era was the predecessor to todays so called reality rap. Mele Mel who was the front man for the group used an old verse from ” Super Rappin ” and along with Duke added 4 or 5 new verses. No other Furious 5 members performed on the song ( except the arrest skit at the end). This caused much understood division in the group , and eventually led to a break up. Before the breakup came the Message Lp, Message 2 & New York,New York ( with Duke again ) and ” White Lines “.

In 1983 Flash took Creole and Raheim with him to Elektra records , added a few more Mcs and a dancer and named the group Grandmaster Flash . They had success with ” Girls Love the Way He Spins ” ,” Larry’s Dance Theme ” , “Style ” and ” You Know What Time It is ” . Mele Mel took Scorpio and Cowboy , stayed on Sugarhill records , and added some outlandish dancers etc . They scored big with ” Step Off ” , ” Beat St. Breakdown ” , “Pump Me Up ” and ” Internationally Known ” . Mels click was the better faction , but neither rekindled the magic of the original group. In 1989 the original group recorded the single ” Gold ” and dropped the lp ” On the strength” .

Neither got the airplay or attention it deserved . The original line up minus Flash got together and recorded the ” Piano” lp in ‘ 89 also . In 1990 Cowboy died from complications of the AIDS virus. Mele Mel continues to make music with Quincy Jones , and dropped ” Right Now ” in ‘ 97 with Scorpio.Mel also dropped an Lp in 2001 with West coast rapper Rondo. Mele Mel performed on JayQuan’s single”5 Mics” with Grandmaster Caz in 2004. Flash was music director for the Chris Rock show . Flash also dropped 2 mix cds in 2001 . Rahiem had a song on the Juice soundtrack in the early 90s , and is now working on material with his son . In 2004 GMF & F5 became the first ever rap act to be elected for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame…..GMF & F5 the best to ever do it….. no doubt.

Raised in the church KJ Hines has always been connected to music. Young Austin, Texas rapper KJ Hines is focused, talented, and dedicated to his musical dream.

At the age of 12 KJ began to play in a Christian band. He also played piano at his church with his father playing percussion. He later focused his attention to other activities that interested him. He was heavily involved in martial arts as well as skateboarding. When he was 15 he self produced a CD called “Success” with a young singer. By the time he turned 16 the group had split up and KJ had new dreams of being a solo artist. In the same year KJ opened up a show for Houston rapper Lil Flip. This was his first time to perform for a large crowd, but it wouldn’t be his last. From that point on KJ began to network and soon met rapper Mike Jones. After being told that he may have a chance to work with Mike Jones on his mix-tape “Ice Age the Takeover” KJ was soon let down by the news that he would not be involved. This disappointment only made him stronger and more driven. He later met Tim Baily through a family member who helped him produce the song “Daily Grind” and helped produce his first professional album titled “Capitol City”. 

When he was 17 the song “Capitol City” was played on the radio for the first time and later that year shot a video for it. Baby Boy da Prince heard the song “Captiol City” and was interested in the young rapper. He was gracious enough to invite KJ to be in his music video “The way I live”. He also went on tour with him.

When KJ was 18 he returned home and was slightly discouraged that he had not been signed yet. Making “trendy” songs and following the mainstream style of rap KJ was slowly losing hope.

When he was 19 he returned to his “musical roots” and began to make music he loved and appreciated. He met his band members and people were drawn into his new found style and sound. Now at the age of 20 KJ is still performing throughout the city and state and working on a new album titled “It’s my Time”.