“Larry’s Dance Theme” by Grandmaster Flash

Hip hop and rap music have always been about the latest and greatest, especially in the early days. Relevancy is deemed not by decades or years, but by months or even weeks. Grandmaster Flash, who is considered a pioneer of Hip Hop, was one such casualty.

​After the Furious Five broke up, Flash signed with Elektra records. It was his first time working for a major label and the pressure was on. With the help of Rahiem, The Kidd Creole, and producer Gavin Christopher, Flash and crew felt they had a smash record, and it might have been, if released a couple of years earlier, before artists like Run-DMC and Just Ice helped usher in the “golden age.”

“Larry’s Dance Theme” was one of my favorites from that record. It’s an old school electro track and their tribute to breakdancers. This extended vocal version is the B side from their 12 inch single “Girls Love The Way He Spins” and is a fond memory of mine.