Hit Story: the podcast that tells the tales of tasty tunes. The goal of this podcast is to give you context for the songs that you already love and hopefully the songs will become even MORE MEANINGFUL to you. Hosted by former CBC Radio host Tim Tamashiro. This edition of Hit Story is all about… the song that progressed Rap from party music to a social platform… by holding a mirror up to life in poverty. This is the Hit Story of The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.