Person

Acting

May 15, 1961

The Bronx, New York, USA

Melle Mel

Also known as: Grandmaster Melle Mel · Melvin Glover

Biography

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

5.1

Movie

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989

6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975

7.7

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013

6.9

Movie

Beat Street

1984

8.6

The Grammys

1959

7.4

Movie

Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown

2008

5.4

Movie

Who's the Man?

1993

7.8

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

6.7

Movie

Sample This

2013

7.0

Movie

The Show

1995

6.0

The Word

1990

7.0

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

2023

Filmography(22)

22 titles across Movies & TV

Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip Hop

10.0

Movie

Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip Hop

2024

7.0

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

2023

Movie

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop

2017

5.7

Movie

Hustlers Convention

2015

6.7

Movie

Sample This

2013

7.7

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013

2.0

Movie

The Trouble with Cali

2012

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

7.0

Movie

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

2011

7.4

Movie

Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown

2008

7.7

Movie

The Man Whose Arms Exploded

2005

8.5

Movie

Word: A Hip-Hop Film

2002

7.0

The Hip Hop Years

1999

7.5

Movie

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

1995

7.0

Movie

The Show

1995

5.4

Movie

Who's the Man?

1993

6.0

The Word

1990

5.1

Movie

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989

9.5

Movie

The Making of Sun City

1985

7.8

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

6.9

Movie

Beat Street

1984

6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975

8.6

The Grammys

1959