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rapper's delight--disco or rap? basically rap over a huge disco hit for chic
so is it rap or disco, or a hybrid of both? the crowd looks disco-ey | |
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umm im gonna say both... because one they were using a disco record and 2 this wasnt the 1st rap record.sooooo | |
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IAintTheOne said: umm im gonna say both... because one they were using a disco record and 2 this wasnt the 1st rap record.sooooo
Really? What was the first rap record then? | |
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anc282 said: IAintTheOne said: umm im gonna say both... because one they were using a disco record and 2 this wasnt the 1st rap record.sooooo
Really? What was the first rap record then? King Tim III fatback band 2nd was Superappin by Flash and the furious 5 | |
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Interesting.....a lot of folks tend to think that it was actually this that was the first rap record.
Guess not, huh. | |
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IAintTheOne said: anc282 said: Really? What was the first rap record then? King Tim III fatback band 2nd was Superappin by Flash and the furious 5 | |
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I say it's a rap song. Yeah, "Good Times" was a disco hit, but that bass line is pure funk. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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IAintTheOne said: anc282 said: Really? What was the first rap record then? King Tim III fatback band 2nd was Superappin by Flash and the furious 5 WORD!!!!! WORD!!!!! WORD!!!!! And given that Big Bank Hank "jacked" Grandmaster Caz' rhyme book, I've GOTTA give it 2 the Fatback Band!!!!! BUT- Because fatback Band was a (AHEM) band, Sugarhill Gang gets the glory..... | |
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What about "The Last Poets" ? Didn't they alreay rap on records during the early or mid-70's ? Also noticed this recently : Release description : "Mega rare and highly sought-after early female rap tune on the original first Paul Winley-label with the deep groove, which is rumoured to be the very first rap record ever. A disco-rap on the A-side & a jazzy funktrack on the flipside with discobeats, a strong bassline, percussion, piano, horns, strings and female rap.Produced by Ann Winley Productions. Original first press with the deep groove on the label that spins at 45 rpm. Rarely seen for sale this one and very tough to come across these days. Very collectable even among soul and funk collectors." http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eB...0151551116 | |
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And one which Tanya "Sweet Tee" Winley released later, around 1980 :
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... by the looks of things, nobody is really sure exactly what the first ever rap song was | |
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anc282 said: ... by the looks of things, nobody is really sure exactly what the first ever rap song was
it was fatback trust me. on vinyl? yes. | |
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IAintTheOne said: anc282 said: ... by the looks of things, nobody is really sure exactly what the first ever rap song was
it was fatback trust me. on vinyl? yes. Yeah man, but that other article says that "Rhymin and Rappin" was the first one, which is why I was kinda | |
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anc282 said: IAintTheOne said: it was fatback trust me. on vinyl? yes. Yeah man, but that other article says that "Rhymin and Rappin" was the first one, which is why I was kinda its wrong trust me | |
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IAintTheOne said: anc282 said: Yeah man, but that other article says that "Rhymin and Rappin" was the first one, which is why I was kinda its wrong trust me I'm interested to read more of that then, because i bumped into this scan which print says 1978 : www.hhv.de/index.php?acti...startSeite Anyone has access to exact recording and release-dates ? | |
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Shango said: IAintTheOne said: its wrong trust me I'm interested to read more of that then, because i bumped into this scan which print says 1978 : www.hhv.de/index.php?acti...startSeite Anyone has access to exact recording and release-dates ? it was 79 and ended up on Super disco brakes vol.3 [Edited 2/18/09 4:55am] [Edited 2/18/09 4:56am] | |
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IAintTheOne said: it was 79 and ended up on Super disco brakes vol.3 Cool, thanks for clearing that up. So i guess it might be a releasedate-rumour that spreaded around ? | |
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Shango said: IAintTheOne said: it was 79 and ended up on Super disco brakes vol.3 Cool, thanks for clearing that up. So i guess it might be a releasedate-rumour that spreaded around ? yeah every cat tried to claim the 1st rap record. but ya gotta give true respect to cats like Heron Last poets Melvin van Peebles Nikki Giovanni. its all about the spoken word. that brought hip hop culture to its birth [Edited 2/18/09 5:05am] | |
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IAintTheOne said: anc282 said: Yeah man, but that other article says that "Rhymin and Rappin" was the first one, which is why I was kinda its wrong trust me This is hard because alot of DJ's made record in this time before Sugar Hill and Grandmaster ...Soul Sonic Force...which broke big time... When Did Reggae Become Rap By D. George Published Apr 24, 2004 When did Jamaican dance hall reggae become rap? Are we not putting the carriage before the horse? Contrary to what many may say Rap can trace its origins directly from Jamaican Dub Reggae & Jamaican style toasting. It is a fact that isn’t talked about by many in the main stream media but many of the early pioneers (DJ Herc) and newer rappers (Busta Rhymes, Notorious B.I.G and Redman) in the American rap era are Jamaican immigrants or children of Jamaican immigrants in NY. One does not have to look very far to see the relationship between the two as we now see rap and dancehall reggae merging. This would not be possible if there were not the similarities as the child is now beginning to return to the parent. Jamaican dejaying came out of a form a rhyming and talking over music called “Toasting”. Rapping began as a variation on the toasting Jamaican sound systems (Mobile Discotheques) have been toasting since the early 50’s, 60’s and 70's. Jamaican toasting was developed at blues dances which were free dances mainly in Jamaican ghettos where sound systems battled each other playing American R& B, Jamaican Ska and Rock Steady. Popular dance venues included Foresters Hall, Twary Crescent (Duke, Sir Cox Sound, King Edwards, Mighty Bell), & Central Road. Surprisingly some of the earliest signs of toasting can be found in songs by folk historian and entertainer the Honorable Dr. Louise Bennett-Coverley fondly known to many as "Miss Lou". The sound systems had a Deejay whose primary responsibility was to play the records and then there was the MC who was responsible for setting the mood with the crowd by “toasting”. Record producers used to leave one side of a new 45 with just the instruments or “rhythm” which was called “the version of the song”. These versions are where many of MCs of the sound systems in Jamaica would do a rhyme or toast to entertain the audience. MC’s would battle each other (just like rappers did) to see who could do the best rhyme or toast. They would cover topics ranging from what people were wearing at the dance, to culture, politics and commentary. Like the early beginning of its predecessor rap; most of it was good natured and humorous. The rhyme started with phrases like 'wuk it up man’. Ewart 'U-Roy' Beckford, King Sporty, Dennis Alcapone, Scotty, Prince Buster, Sir Coxsone, Duke Reid are all early leaders in toasting in Jamaica. They would be followed later by deejays like Big Youth, Jah Stitch and I Roy. They were followed by Yellowman, Charlie Chaplin and General Echo. Duke Reid was one of Jamaica’s most popular early DJ’s. He was known to wear outrageous costumes. His most popular costume was a dark cloak where he hid his cowboy holster and guns. You could also hear “toasting” on the radio during 1958- 1959 on the Treasure Isles time Radio Program with King Sporty. Many of the artists involved in the birth of rap in New York were either Jamaican or have Jamaican parentage. The seeds were planted for rap music when Jamaican Clive 'Kool Herc’ Campbell migrated to the Bronx NY 1967 at age 13. He put together a sound system patterned off what he saw growing up in Jamaica and started to draw crowds to his dances. Influenced by the Jamaican style of toasting he used this technique on American R&B, funk, disco, soul and funk. During the song’s 30-40 sec instrumental break he would “toast”. He realized he needed a way to extend the instrumental break so he started to experiment with 2 turntables. He was the first to use two turntables techniques to extend the break by playing the same record. This allowed more 'toasting' which like its Jamaican counterpart encouraged people to dance. He pioneered “breaks” in songs. He recruited dancers as a part of his MC dance team. These dancers would be featured mainly during the breaks and would later be called break-dancers. Campbell was just one of the many Jamaicans who influence rap directly. Today we have Beenie man, Elephant man and Sean Paul who are now influencing Rap. Without a doubt Jamaican deejay style was the foundation for American rap music and needs to be recognized as such. A few Sources: Evolution of Rap by Steven Hager, The Rough Guide to Reggae by Steve Barrow, Cut N Mix by Dick Hebdige, The Tennors (Rock Steady/Reggae group), Derrick Morgan (King of Ska). [Edited 2/18/09 5:18am] Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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IAintTheOne said: yeah every cat tried to claim the 1st rap record. but ya gotta give true respect to cats like Heron Last poets Melvin van Peebles Nikki Giovanni. its all about the spoken word. that brought hip hop culture to its birth Ride on ! And i also dig that vintage font/lay-out of those early releases. So, for example, Parliament's rhyme in "Chocolate City" is also somewhat in the same category of those pioneer cats which you mentioned ? | |
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LondonStyle said: IAintTheOne said: its wrong trust me This is hard because alot of DJ's made record in this time before Sugar Hill and Grandmaster ...Soul Sonic Force...which broke big time... When Did Reggae Become Rap By D. George Published Apr 24, 2004... Thanks for posting that | |
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LondonStyle said: IAintTheOne said: its wrong trust me This is hard because alot of DJ's made record in this time before Sugar Hill and Grandmaster ...Soul Sonic Force...which broke big time... When Did Reggae Become Rap By D. George Published Apr 24, 2004 When did Jamaican dance hall reggae become rap? Are we not putting the carriage before the horse? Contrary to what many may say Rap can trace its origins directly from Jamaican Dub Reggae & Jamaican style toasting. It is a fact that isn’t talked about by many in the main stream media but many of the early pioneers (DJ Herc) and newer rappers (Busta Rhymes, Notorious B.I.G and Redman) in the American rap era are Jamaican immigrants or children of Jamaican immigrants in NY. One does not have to look very far to see the relationship between the two as we now see rap and dancehall reggae merging. This would not be possible if there were not the similarities as the child is now beginning to return to the parent. Jamaican dejaying came out of a form a rhyming and talking over music called “Toasting”. Rapping began as a variation on the toasting Jamaican sound systems (Mobile Discotheques) have been toasting since the early 50’s, 60’s and 70's. Jamaican toasting was developed at blues dances which were free dances mainly in Jamaican ghettos where sound systems battled each other playing American R& B, Jamaican Ska and Rock Steady. Popular dance venues included Foresters Hall, Twary Crescent (Duke, Sir Cox Sound, King Edwards, Mighty Bell), & Central Road. Surprisingly some of the earliest signs of toasting can be found in songs by folk historian and entertainer the Honorable Dr. Louise Bennett-Coverley fondly known to many as "Miss Lou". The sound systems had a Deejay whose primary responsibility was to play the records and then there was the MC who was responsible for setting the mood with the crowd by “toasting”. Record producers used to leave one side of a new 45 with just the instruments or “rhythm” which was called “the version of the song”. These versions are where many of MCs of the sound systems in Jamaica would do a rhyme or toast to entertain the audience. MC’s would battle each other (just like rappers did) to see who could do the best rhyme or toast. They would cover topics ranging from what people were wearing at the dance, to culture, politics and commentary. Like the early beginning of its predecessor rap; most of it was good natured and humorous. The rhyme started with phrases like 'wuk it up man’. Ewart 'U-Roy' Beckford, King Sporty, Dennis Alcapone, Scotty, Prince Buster, Sir Coxsone, Duke Reid are all early leaders in toasting in Jamaica. They would be followed later by deejays like Big Youth, Jah Stitch and I Roy. They were followed by Yellowman, Charlie Chaplin and General Echo. Duke Reid was one of Jamaica’s most popular early DJ’s. He was known to wear outrageous costumes. His most popular costume was a dark cloak where he hid his cowboy holster and guns. You could also hear “toasting” on the radio during 1958- 1959 on the Treasure Isles time Radio Program with King Sporty. Many of the artists involved in the birth of rap in New York were either Jamaican or have Jamaican parentage. The seeds were planted for rap music when Jamaican Clive 'Kool Herc’ Campbell migrated to the Bronx NY 1967 at age 13. He put together a sound system patterned off what he saw growing up in Jamaica and started to draw crowds to his dances. Influenced by the Jamaican style of toasting he used this technique on American R&B, funk, disco, soul and funk. During the song’s 30-40 sec instrumental break he would “toast”. He realized he needed a way to extend the instrumental break so he started to experiment with 2 turntables. He was the first to use two turntables techniques to extend the break by playing the same record. This allowed more 'toasting' which like its Jamaican counterpart encouraged people to dance. He pioneered “breaks” in songs. He recruited dancers as a part of his MC dance team. These dancers would be featured mainly during the breaks and would later be called break-dancers. Campbell was just one of the many Jamaicans who influence rap directly. Today we have Beenie man, Elephant man and Sean Paul who are now influencing Rap. Without a doubt Jamaican deejay style was the foundation for American rap music and needs to be recognized as such. A few Sources: Evolution of Rap by Steven Hager, The Rough Guide to Reggae by Steve Barrow, Cut N Mix by Dick Hebdige, The Tennors (Rock Steady/Reggae group), Derrick Morgan (King of Ska). [Edited 2/18/09 5:18am] yes you are correct. Being someone who has seen Kool herc live every weekend. back in the BX. But this is not what we were discussing. | |
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Fury said: basically rap over a huge disco hit for chic
so is it rap or disco, or a hybrid of both? the crowd looks disco-ey Here's my take on it. It is a rap record, simply because it sticks to the original formula of what rap was, back in the day. A D.J. would play the instrumental of a record and your M.C. would rap over it. This is what was done with "Rapper's Delight". The instrumental version of "Good Times" was played while the 3MC's rapped over it. "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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shorttrini said: Fury said: basically rap over a huge disco hit for chic
so is it rap or disco, or a hybrid of both? the crowd looks disco-ey Here's my take on it. It is a rap record, simply because it sticks to the original formula of what rap was, back in the day. A D.J. would play the instrumental of a record and your M.C. would rap over it. This is what was done with "Rapper's Delight". The instrumental version of "Good Times" was played while the 3MC's rapped over it. there was never an instrumental. It was replayed by the house band, you should know that | |
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shorttrini said: Fury said: basically rap over a huge disco hit for chic
so is it rap or disco, or a hybrid of both? the crowd looks disco-ey Here's my take on it. It is a rap record, simply because it sticks to the original formula of what rap was, back in the day. A D.J. would play the instrumental of a record and your M.C. would rap over it. This is what was done with "Rapper's Delight". The instrumental version of "Good Times" was played while the 3MC's rapped over it. Good point but could you say "Rappers Delight" is Hip-Hop and Not Rap or Disco because of the music and lyrics...? and the first real Rap record from the US would be "The Message" Grandmaster Flash & F5 because of the lyric and subject matter it's a bit harder Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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LondonStyle said: shorttrini said: Here's my take on it. It is a rap record, simply because it sticks to the original formula of what rap was, back in the day. A D.J. would play the instrumental of a record and your M.C. would rap over it. This is what was done with "Rapper's Delight". The instrumental version of "Good Times" was played while the 3MC's rapped over it. Good point but could you say "Rappers Delight" is Hip-Hop and Not Rap or Disco because of the music and lyrics...? and the first real Rap record from the US would be "The Message" Grandmaster Flash & F5 because of the lyric and subject matter it's a bit harder The lyrical content has nothing to do with it being a rap record. One could rap about bills or the Smurfs as long as you are saying those lyrics over a beat, it would be rap. "The Message", would be considered "socially conscious", rap. "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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shorttrini said: LondonStyle said: Good point but could you say "Rappers Delight" is Hip-Hop and Not Rap or Disco because of the music and lyrics...? and the first real Rap record from the US would be "The Message" Grandmaster Flash & F5 because of the lyric and subject matter it's a bit harder The lyrical content has nothing to do with it being a rap record. One could rap about bills or the Smurfs as long as you are saying those lyrics over a beat, it would be rap. "The Message", would be considered "socially conscious", rap. ah that's why we have 50 Cent .... no Rap is about the lyrical content ...Hip-Hop is about the music ....when that line get's crossed all hell breaks loose... Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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LondonStyle said: shorttrini said: The lyrical content has nothing to do with it being a rap record. One could rap about bills or the Smurfs as long as you are saying those lyrics over a beat, it would be rap. "The Message", would be considered "socially conscious", rap. ah that's why we have 50 Cent .... no Rap is about the lyrical content ...Hip-Hop is about the music ....when that line get's crossed all hell breaks loose... So, what would you consider Public Enemy or Tribe, or KRS1? They rapped about things that were socially conscious. It was not just about the beat with them. They hit you with the lyrics. Rap is really about what is going on around you, whether it is "Rapper's Delight", or "My Addidas", by Run DMC. Rap is all about the lyrical content. It does not seem that way now, due to the fact that we have these wanna be rappers like 50, who may be rapping about what is going on in their world, but it gets hidden behind some whack beat; but it has always been about the content. "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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