Musician Dictionary

Grandmaster Melle Mel

American rapper from New York · Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel

DescriptionAmerican rapper from New York
Source: Wikidata
BornSources disagree: 1961-05-15 (MusicBrainz) · 1962-05-15 (Wikidata)
BirthplaceThe Bronx The Bronx
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationsinger rapper songwriter musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsvoice
Source: Wikidata
Genreship-hop
Source: Wikidata
Member ofGrandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five Afrika & The Zulu Kings Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Legends of Hip Hop Time Zone Listen Up Zulu Nation The Furious Five Hip-Hop Against Apartheid Artists United Against Apartheid The Younger Generation Die Hard (2) Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata

Also known as

Clover Glover Glover jr. Glover, M. Grand Master Melle Mel Grandmaster & Melle Mel Grandmaster Mele-Mel Grandmaster Melle Mel Grandmaster and Melle Mel M Glover M-Glover M. Clover M. Gliver M. Glover M. Glover JR M. Glovert M. Grover M.Glover Mel Glover Mele Mel Mele-Mel Melle Mel Melle/Glover Melvin "Melle Mel" Glover Melvin Glove Melvin Glover Mglover N. Glover

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Identifiers

mbid: faaf4f84-7751-4613-9903-32c9d6a49741 · wikidata: Q64549 · isni: 000000009485308X, 0000000129437837, 000000005933636X · ipi: 00143058003 · discogs: 115934, 19701, 20593, 77180, 6282954 · spotify: 0AWhixY9hX7LEPyPMjh4O0

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