Legendary MC Shy D created a mashup featuring the Furious 5 which has social media reminiscing on the genius of the group.

Using the acapella of "We Rap More Mellow," a song that the Furious 5 recorded in 1979 under the name The Younger Generation, Shy D has breathed new life into a forgotten routine. The lyrics from "We Rap More Mellow" were also used in 1979's "Superappin," the first song actually credited to Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5. "Superappin" also contained pieces of the "Flash To The Beat" routine which the reunited group recently performed at the Grammy Hip-Hop 50th anniversary performance.

Shy D, a Bronx native who gained success in the mid 1980's with Miami Bass inspired music on Luke Skywalker Records, explained to Rock The Bells how his mashup came about.

"I used the stems on Serato DJ to make the acapella, then the beat is from 'Big Throw Down' but I redid it on my SP12," he said. "Then I put 'Good Times' by Chic in there also. It took me three hours to put it together."

In 2004, Grandmaster Flash spoke to The Foundation about "We Rap More Mellow."

"That was something that the guys made during a time when they had separated from me," he explained.

Group member Kid Creole added, "The guy who put it out was Terry Lewis, not the guy thats down with Jimmy Jam. He didn't think that our name was marketable. He was shady, so he just released it and tried to get money from the record company so that fell through, but we didn't let it affect us we just moved on to Bobby Robinson at Enjoy Records, and we released "Superappin'."

The magic of the group and what made them such a standout in rap's infancy is on full display on "We Rap More Mellow," "Superappin," and Shy D's mix. There's a line where the MCs say, "To prove to you all we're second to none, we gonna make five MC's sound like one." That was truly the genius of those recordings and routines. Splitting phrases among the MCs and seamlessly passing the mic between each member without interruption or flaw made the Furious 5 one of the most celebrated first generation rap crews.

Listen to Shy D's mashup above and the original "We Rap More Mellow" below.