See more ideas about rapper delight, the sugarhill gang and hip hop. I expected the original version without all of the extra sound effects that take away from their art. Rapper s delight lyrics by sugarhill gang at lyrics on demand. Rappers delight looked to be on its way to a similar marginalizationuntil a st. Very rare 12 vinyl of sugarhill gang rappers delight released in the u. Within weeks of its release, it had become a charttopping phenomenon and given its name to a new genre of pop music. While it was not the first single to feature rapping, it is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip hop in the united states and around the world. Rapper s delight is a 1979 single by american hip hop trio the sugarhill gang. If rapper s delight came out first, then that means they copied spoonie from seeing him live. The onetake hit it took the sugarhill gang, and a song called rapper s delight, to get the developing hiphop art form on the radio. The unofficial debut of hiphop on vinyl, the novelty hit rapper s delight by the sugarhill gang proved to be much more than a onehit wonder for the music, if not for the group. Apr 14, 2017 i saida hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to the hip hip hopa you dont stop the rock it to the bangbang boogie, say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat now what you hear is. Lyrics to rappers delight short version by sugarhill gang.
The finished recording was 19 minutes long, all the rap done in one take, but we cut it to 15, making the intro shorter and cutting out some party. The sugarhill gang rappers delight long version lyrics. Sugarhill gang rappers delight lyrics genius lyrics. Bang the hip the hippie to the hip hip hop, a you dont stop the rock it out to the boogie the bang bang the boogie to the boogie, the beat now what you hear is not a test, im rappin to the beat and me, the groove, and my friends are gonna. The original lineup toured on and off until breaking up in 2007. The sugarhill gang lyrics 29 song lyrics sorted by album, including rapper s delight single version, rapper s delight long version, apache. As one of the first rap songs, rapper s delight 1979 has a very definite place in music history. Rapper s delight short version official lyrics by the sugarhill gang. Their 1979 hit rapper s delight was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the billboard hot 100. Sugarhill gang rappers delight short version rappers delight long version sugar hill usa sh752 45worlds 45spaces 45cat welcome guest. Songwriters bernard edwards, nile rodgers, sylvia robinson, henry jackson, michael wright, guy obrien, curtis brown, alan hawkshaw uncredited producers sylvia robinson. A substantial portion of the early stanzas of the songs lyrics was borrowed by jackson from. Sugarhill gang rappers delight short version 1979 youtube. Rapper s delight rapper s delight rapper s delight rapper s delight.
If you think of it subsequent rap was a crib on this song. I saida hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to the hip hip hopa you dont stop the rock it to the bangbang boogie, say up. Rappers delight short version lyrics sugarhill gang. Sugar hill records received an order for 5,000 units almost immediately. The sugar hill gang rappers delight hq, full version youtube. Sugarhill gang rappers delight short version lyrics. I saida hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to the hip hip hopa you dont stop the rock it to the bangbang boogie, say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat now what you hear is. The sugarhill gang 30th anniversary edition expanded version the sugarhill gang 3 the sugarhill gang. And the ironic thing is that half of the songs arent even rap. Rapper s delight is a 1979 hip hop track by the sugarhill gang and produced by sylvia robinson. While it was not the first single to include rapping, rapper s delight is credited for introducing hip hop music to a wide audience, reaching the top 40 in the united states, as well as the top 3 in the uk and numberone in canada.
While it was not the first hip hop single, rapper s delight is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip hop in the united states and around the world. Rappers delight by sugarhill gang single, disco rap. Now, what you hear is not a test im rappin to the beat and me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet see, i am wonder mike, and. The sugar hill gang rapper s delight hq, full version rapper s delight sugar hill gang hip hop the hippee the hippie to the hiip hip hop, and you dont stop. Rapper s delight is the title of a song recorded by american hip hop trio the sugarhill gang.
Rappers delight the sugarhill gang song info allmusic. Rappers delight sugarhill gang 1979 library of congress. Sugarhill was a manufactured group that jumped on the bandwagon. By the mid80s, the group faded away as the hiphop scene began to expand and transform itself. Sugarhill gang rappers delight 1979, vinyl discogs. Flashback rappers delight sugar hill gang on vimeo. Rappers delight short version vinyl single sugarhill gang. David mallie, manager of the groups other members wonder mike and master gee. Hear me talkin bout checkbooks, credit cards, more money than a sucker could ever. Sugarhill gang rappers delight every eighties song analyzed. Sugarhill gang rappers delight veroffentlichungen discogs.
On sept 1979 the sugarhill gang released rapper s delight and it became the first hip hop song to be played on the radio. Rapper s delight is a classic but sugarhill didnt originate a damn thing. Lyrics to rapper s delight short version by sugarhill gang. Sugarhill gang, like every other great song, has enjoyed its fair share of appreciation. Sugarhill gang rappers delight long version lyrics. Rappers delight lyrics by sugarhill gang lyrics on demand. The sugarhill gang singles chronology rappers delight 1979 rappers reprise 1980 audio sample. Within a matter of months, rappers delight had become a sales phenomenon. I saida hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to the hip hip hopa you dont stop the rock it to the bangbang boogie, say up jump the boogie to the. Sugarhill gang rapper big bank hank dead at 58 rolling stone. Rappers delight is a 1979 hip hop track by the sugarhill gang and produced by sylvia. Louis station decided to give one quarter of an hour over to this newfangled rap song. The sugar hill gang rappers delight hq, full version. Vinyl 12 sugarhill gang rappers delight 1979, vinyl discogs.
The sugarhill gang is a hiphop group from the 70s and 80s. The song turned out to be an early version of rappers delight, which also included a scratched. Released in september 1979 on sugar hill catalog no. I saida hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to the hip hip hop a you dont stop the rock it to the bangbang boogie, say up jump the boogie to the. I said a hiphop, the hippie the hippie to the hip, hip hop you dont stop rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jump the boogie to. Jan 26, 2014 while its not fair to call the group a onehit wonder, sugar hill gang never had another success like rappers delight. There are four final usa 12 pressings that got proper crediting for chic music inc. Sugarhill gang rappers delight long version lyrics genius. To those who were alive in the late 1970s, the song rappers delight was. Sugarhill gangs rappers delight sample of spoonie gees. One of the firstever hip hop singles, the sugarhill gang s infectious rapper s delight was also the first to cross over into the pop mainstream, becoming an international hit in 1979.
Rapper s delight was released on the 16th of september 1979 and became the first rap song to enter the us hot 100 chart peaking at number 36. Rappers delight by the sugarhill gang on amazon music. Sugarhill gang rappers delight vinyl records and cds for. While rapper s delight and rapper s reprise which features the sequence, hiphop s first allfemale group are excellent, most of the material is merely decent. The major pioneers of rapping were grandmaster flash and the. The sugarhill gang rappers delight short version lyrics. This was a great part of my early teenage years and i like to share it with my students in 7th8th grade. Nov 11, 2014 big bank hank, one third of pioneering rap group the sugarhill gang, has passed away from cancer at the age of 58. At parties, guys would pass mics around for hours, so. The sugarhill gang rappers delight lyrics full version duration.
May 02, 2017 watch sugarhill gangs video for rappers delight on the bands youtube channel michael wonder mike wright, songwriterrapper. So the sugarhill gang is a historically important album even though it is a bit uneven. I said a hip, hop, a hippie to the hippie to the hip hip hop, you dont stop. They are credited with releasing hiphop s first single to find a mainstream audience beyond the hiphop scene with their song rapper s delight, the very first rap song to hit the top 40.