Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five are bona fide Hip Hop pioneers. Formed in 1978 by Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, The Kidd Creole, Keef Cowboy, Scorpio and Rahiem in the South Bronx, the innovative group achieved mainstream success with the 1982 song “The Message,” a roughly six-minute deep dive into the poverty and socio-political issues they were witnessing in their community at the time.

Nearly four decades after the eponymous song was released, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five are being honored with the 2021 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. On Thursday (December 10), Rahiem posted an Instagram post announcing the news.

“I just learned Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 will be receiving the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2021 Grammys,” the post reads. In a statement to HipHopDX, Rahiem added, “I didn’t know the Grammys knew we existed, but it’s very nice we weren’t forgotten and it’s a tremendous honor. It’s still sinking in though, so when the feeling finally hits me, a celebration of some sort will commence [laughs].”

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