It's like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep on going longer.
Don't push me, cause I'm close to the edge, I'm trying not to lose my head.
My name is Raheem from the group Grandmaster Flash in the Furious Five.
My government name is Guy Williams, but when you google me, you'll see it's my face.
I ain't shade, but pardon me.
I'm traveling in Cognito.
I sing, I rap, I play a few instruments.
We made American music history by becoming the first rap group to get inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as of March 12, 2007.
Our group, Grandmaster Flash, we originated in the Bronx.
We kind of like grew up together a little bit.
I was the last member to join the group and I was actually the person from the group to
change the name of the group from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Four to Grandmaster
Flash and the Furious Five.
I'm the youngest member of the group, the most handsome.
We had our biggest hit songs really in the 80s, but right now there's a resurgence of
old school music and so my group is touring.
I'm not working with them at the moment, I'm working on a TV series for Netflix called
The Get Down and starring Jaden Smith, Will Smith's son and you're going to be seeing
my face on The Get Down as well.
You get more of a feel of what New York City is like when you visit the Bronx or Brooklyn
or Harlem.
You know what, sometimes the only time I act like a typical New Yorker is when I'm driving.
I think it has more to do with my upbringing, the way I was raised.
My mother was very laid back, calm, very intelligent and I tried to handle things more with diplomacy
as opposed to, you have to really provoke me in order for the New Yorker to come out.
Sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going London.
