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Freedom

First released 1980English5 recordingson 40 releasesISWC T-010.246.899-4, T-906.831.492-1

Written by

Sylvia RobinsonWriterKeith Cowboy WigginsWriterMelvin GloverWriter

Recordings

PerformanceBy
FreedomGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five5:07
FreedomGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five3:50
FreedomGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five8:16
FreedomGrandmaster Flash and the Furious 58:03
Freedom (instrumental)Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 58:13

On these albums

Freedom
FreedomGrandmaster Flash and the Furious 5 · 1980
The Great Rap Hits
The Great Rap HitsVarious Artists · 1980
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious FiveGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five · 1983
Greatest Messages
Greatest MessagesGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five · 1984
Hip Hop Heritage, Volume 1
Hip Hop Heritage, Volume 1Various Artists · 1989
The Greatest Hits
The Greatest HitsGrandmaster Flash, The Furious Five & Grandmaster Melle Mel · 1990
Sugar Hill Story, Volume Two
Sugar Hill Story, Volume TwoVarious Artists · 1991
The Sugar Hill Story: Old School Rap – To the Beat Y’all
The Sugar Hill Story: Old School Rap – To the Beat Y’allVarious Artists · 1992
Grandmasters of Rap
Grandmasters of RapVarious Artists · 1993
Message From Beat Street: The Best of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five
Message From Beat Street: The Best of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious FiveGrandmaster Flash · 1994
White Lines & Other Messages
White Lines & Other MessagesGrandmaster Flash · 1994
Best of Old School Rappers
Best of Old School RappersGrandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five · 1994
The Sugar Hill Records Story
The Sugar Hill Records StoryVarious Artists · 1997
Grandmaster Flash v’s The Sugarhill Gang
Grandmaster Flash v’s The Sugarhill GangGrandmaster Flash v’s The Sugarhill Gang · 1997
Adventures on the Wheels of Steel
Adventures on the Wheels of SteelGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five · 1999
Hits
HitsGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five · 1999
Sugarhill Club Classics II
Sugarhill Club Classics IIVarious Artists · 2000
The Greatest Hits
The Greatest HitsThe Sugarhill Gang vs. Grandmaster Flash · 2000
Afrika Bambaataa Presents Eastside
Afrika Bambaataa Presents EastsideAfrika Bambaataa · 2003
Essential Cuts
Essential CutsGrandmaster Flash · 2005
The Message: The Story of Sugar Hill Records
The Message: The Story of Sugar Hill RecordsVarious Artists · 2005
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 5 (1979-1991)
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials, Volume 5 (1979-1991)Various Artists · 2005
The Roots of Rap: The Best in Old School Hip-Hop Rap & Breaks
The Roots of Rap: The Best in Old School Hip-Hop Rap & BreaksVarious Artists · 2005
Sugar Hill Records: The Definitive Groove Collection
Sugar Hill Records: The Definitive Groove CollectionVarious Artists · 2006
The Definitive Groove Collection
The Definitive Groove CollectionGrandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five · 2006
The Essential Grandmaster Flash
The Essential Grandmaster FlashGrandmaster Flash · 2007
Kings of the Streets: The Definitive Anthology
Kings of the Streets: The Definitive AnthologyGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five · 2010
A Complete Introduction to Sugar Hill Records
A Complete Introduction to Sugar Hill RecordsVarious Artists · 2010
Original Rap & Hip-Hop Classics: Back to Old Skool
Original Rap & Hip-Hop Classics: Back to Old SkoolVarious Artists · 2019
Sugar Hill Adventures: The Collection
Sugar Hill Adventures: The CollectionGrandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five · 2022
Freedom / Superappin’ – EP
Freedom / Superappin’ – EPGrandmaster Flash & The Furious Five · 2026

Source: MusicBrainz work 64eca0c0-4689-4888-b20b-d3e72f937b13 (CC0).