It's Been 25 Years Since "Rapper's Delight" Was the First Rap Record Ever Made

[musicradio77]

As you probably know, last month was the 25th anniversary of hip-hop's first big hit "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang. It was originally sampled as the song "Good Times" by Chic. I used to have the record of that when I was a kid. If you like to see the history of rap's first record "Rapper's Delight", go to this site here. Here is a picture of hip-hop's first hit.

[AKA]

Originally posted by Full House
It's Been 25 Years Since "Rapper's Delight" Was the First Rap Record Ever Made

Unless time machines have been invented and I didn't hear about it, wouldn't "Rapper's Delight" still be the first rap record ever made?

[MissZero]

I looooooove that song

[musicradio77]

Originally posted by AKA
Unless time machines have been invented and I didn't hear about it, wouldn't "Rapper's Delight" still be the first rap record ever made?

Yes indeed! "Rapper's Delight" was the first rap record ever made 25 years ago. Here is an example:

I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie
To the hip hip hop, a you don't stop rock it
To the bang bang boogie, say up jump the boogie
To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
Now what you hear is not a test--I'm rappin' to the beat
And me, the groove, and my friends are try to move your feet
See I am Wonder Mike and I like to say hello
To the black, to the white, the red and the brown, the purple and yellow
But first I goota bang bang the boogie to the boogie
Say up jump the boogie to the bang bang boogie
Let's rock, you don't stop
Rock the riddle that make your body rock
Well so far you've heard my voice but I brought to friends along
And next on the mike is my man Hank
Come on, Hank sing that song (check it out)

[Cactus Jack]

Shouldve been the last rap record too Love that song, and if it wast he only rap song thatd be great!

[Kay Scarpetta]

I LOVE that song. I'm big into old school rap.. Beastie Boys, Run DMC, etc.

[isiahthomas]

I like Rapper's Delight song also. Big Bank Hank who was in Sugarhill Gang had his lyrics written by Grandmaster Caz of Cold Crush Brothers & Grandmaster Caz said he was never paid by Big Bank Hank for writing his lyrics. There's a rap documentary out right now called Beef 2 that talks about rappers beefin with each other. Grandmaster Caz dissed Big Bank Hank on the documentary saying f**k Hank. I don't like it when a rapper doesn't write their own lyrics. How are u gonna be a rapper & u don't write your own rhymes? Def Squad which consists of Redman, Erick Sermon, Keith Murray did a remake of Rapper's Delight song 6 yrs ago on their El Nino cd. Did ya'll know that rap music started in the mid 70's? I didn't know that. I always thought Kurtis Blow was the first rapper cause i grew up on rap in the early 80's. DJ Kool Herc is the one who started rap music. He's from Bronx, New York. First rap records i ever got when i was a kid was Run DMC's King Of Rock album & Whodini's Back In Black album. Both of those albums are classics. I miss the old days of rap music in the 80's cause rappers weren't cursin back then & rappers weren't gettin killed. The songs were fun back then. Now rap music is about violence now & rappers disliking each other. Remember LL Cool J's I Can't Live Without My Radio, Rock The Bells, Dear Yvette, I'm Bad songs? I miss those days. UTFO's Roxanne Roxanne song, Fat Boys, Beastie Boys first album, Eric B & Rakim, EPMD, Slick Rick & Doug E Fresh's The Show & La Di Da Di songs, Krush Groove movie, Breakin movies, Beat Street movie, Afrika Bambattaa's Planet Rock song. That's when hip hop was all about fun & breakdancers breakdancin on a cardboard with the boombox & spraying graffiti on the wall. Those were the good old days.