Melle Mel

Acting • 1961-05-15 • The Bronx, New York, USA

Melle Mel, born Melvin Glover, is an American hip hop recording artist who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

Known For

7.7

The Man Whose Arms Exploded

2005

8.5

Word: A Hip-Hop Film

2002

6.9

Beat Street

1984

7.5

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

1995

5.1

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989

5.5

Who's the Man?

1993

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Filmography

2024
Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip HopFilm
Himself
★ 10.0
2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the WorldTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 7.0
2017
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip HopFilm
Self
2015
Hustlers ConventionFilm
Self
★ 5.7
2013
Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownTV
★ 7.7
2013
Sample ThisFilm
Self
★ 6.7
2012
The Trouble with CaliFilm
Himself
★ 2.0
2011
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack GenerationFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2008
Russell Peters: Red, White and BrownFilm
Himself
★ 7.4
2005
The Man Whose Arms ExplodedFilm
★ 7.7
2002
Word: A Hip-Hop FilmFilm
★ 8.5
1999
The Hip Hop YearsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1995
The ShowFilm
Self
★ 7.2
1995
Rap: Looking for the Perfect BeatFilm
★ 7.5
1993
Who's the Man?Film
Delroy
★ 5.5
1990
The WordTV
★ 6.0
1989
Police Academy 6: City Under SiegeFilm
Rap Man #1
★ 5.1
1985
The Making of Sun CityFilm
Self
★ 9.5
1984
MTV Video Music AwardsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1984
Beat StreetFilm
Grandmaster Melle Mel
★ 6.9
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self - Musical Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1959
The GrammysTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.6