before Grandmaster Flash, there was Liquid Liquid

[IcyPeas]

... About a week later, new artist “Grandmaster Flash" debuted a track called ‘White Lines". Thus began the world's first “Sampling Law" battle.

[jpak]

1. Holy Cow

I had no idea

[cayugafalls]

2. Truly a shame too. Put 99 records out of business.

Sugar Hill, rather than paying up and signing over the rights as ordered, declared bankruptcy and closed up.

Truly a sick beat.

[IcyPeas]

3. I have a great pair of earrings from 99 Records

[cayugafalls]

4. I bet they are nice.

Thanks for the musical history lesson!

[Docreed2003]

5. Very Cool story

It's also interesting that although Grandmaster Flash had his name on "White Lines", he didn't actually have anything to do with the making of the album. He had left Sugar Hill the year before and the album was all Melle Mel. They slap Grandmaster's name on it to sell more records