Melle Mel
Acting·May 15, 1961 — 65 years old·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
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989·5.1
Saturday Night Live
1975·6.9
Beat Street
1984·6.8
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013·7.7
The Grammys
1959·8.6
Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown
2008·7.4
Who's the Man?
1993·5.3
Sample This
2013·6.7
MTV Video Music Awards
1984·7.8
The Show
1995·6.7
The Word
1990·6.0
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023·7.0
Filmography · 21
2024Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip HopHimself2023Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the WorldTVSelf2017From Scratch: The Birth of Hip HopSelf2015Hustlers ConventionSelf2013Sample ThisSelf2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownTV2011Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack GenerationSelf2008Russell Peters: Red, White and BrownHimself2005The Man Whose Arms Exploded2002Word: A Hip-Hop Film1999The Hip Hop YearsTVSelf1995Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat1995The ShowSelf1993Who's the Man?Delroy1990The WordTV1989Police Academy 6: City Under SiegeRap Man #11985The Making of Sun CitySelf1984MTV Video Music AwardsTVSelf1984Beat StreetGrandmaster Melle Mel1975Saturday Night LiveTVSelf - Musical Guest1959The GrammysTVSelf