When RAP was DISCO (1979-1983)

[Nano]

Seems like today I'm in a posting mood! Anyway, here's another home made compilation with disco hits which featured raps back in the day. This would be since "Rapper's delight" (which I have in another disc) till "The message" time, well before rhythm machines and samples.
Now, some of these songs I didn't see as raps at the time, really. But now... it's obvious they are!

1-FATBACK - King Tim III (Personality Jock) (arguably the very first rap record)
2-KURTIS BLOW - Rappin' Blow Pt. 2 8)
3-KURTIS BLOW - The breaks
4-FRANKIE SMITH - Double Dutch bus
5-MEL BROOKS - It's good to be the King
6-PINO D'ANGIO - Ma quale idea (first rap in Italian?)
7-PERUCHO CONDE - La cotorra criolla (first in Spanish)
8-VAUGHAN MASON - Rockin' big guitar
9-BONROCK - Searchin' rap (over Unlimited Touch's 'Searching to find the one' theme)
10-EVASIONS - Wikka wrap
11-TOM TOM CLUB - Wordy rappinghood
12-TOM TOM CLUB - Genius of love
13-WHODINI - Magic's wand (first rap with a rhythm machine)

I would like to have year of recording of most of this tracks (only know about tracks 1,2,3 & 13). They are from 1980-82, but I would like to check with the vinyl editions.
BTW, anyone remembers a 12' with a rap version of "Another one bites the dust"? I think it was on a yellow label.

[originalbigm]

Originally Posted by Nano

I would like to have year of recording of most of this tracks (only know about tracks 1,2,3 & 13). They are from 1980-82, but I would like to check with the vinyl editions.
BTW, anyone remembers a 12' with a rap version of "Another one bites the dust"? I think it was on a yellow label.

#8-Jammin Big Guitar-Vaughan Mason 1981Brunswick Label
#10 Wikka Wrap-Evasions 1981 Sam label

Another One Bites The Dust-Sugar Daddy 1980 BC Records

[SandraDee]

Nano, what about 'The Lover In You' by the Sugarhill Gang from '82? I love this track & it's co-written by Pete Wingfield who was behind Mel Brooks' 'Its Good To Be The king' track. Infinitely better than Rappers Delight which I completely hate for what it did to the classic 'Good Times'. :evil:

[Forrrce]

Originally Posted by Nano

1
4-FRANKIE SMITH - Double Dutch bus 1981
5-MEL BROOKS - It's good to be the King 1982
9-BONROCK - Searchin' rap (over Unlimited Touch's 'Searching to find the one' theme) 1981
10-EVASIONS - Wikka wrap 1981
11-TOM TOM CLUB - Wordy rappinghood 1981
12-TOM TOM CLUB - Genius of love 1981

[Nano]

Hi Steely, I think I don't know that Sugarhill track, will check it out if I find it on Soulseek. Certainly "Rapper's Delight" can be boring, plus was really overplayed back then.

Thanks for the help with the record dates, fellas... Keep 'em comin'!

[discodoc]

There was a fantastic mix with a rap and mad samples on Rick Rubin's label Basic. It was on the Basic Beats Sampler compilation and is called the Dusted B-Boy Remix. SOOOO worth the effort of finding, if it's still available!

[Giovanni]

PINO D'ANGIO' Ma quale idea 1980

[disconetfan]

i know what you mean. I have a live recording from Disco Fever back in '81. It is disco. At first they were playing regular disco hits like search and find the one, msfb, and then there guest came. Some person who was rapping. All they did was rap over a disco record and the dj scratched a few times.

[Rab]

2 of the earliest rap records I can remember was "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" and "Reasons to be Cheerful" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, so this was around 1976. This gives some credence to rap having some origins in Britain.

[Forrrce]

Originally Posted by Rab

2 of the earliest rap records I can remember was "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" and "Reasons to be Cheerful" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, so this was around 1976. This gives some credence to rap having some origins in Britain.

Rab, I'll take issue with these titles being from 1976 (1979!) and rap?! I can see where you're coming from with the comparison but I'd still put Lord Dury's delivery somewhere else on that one... :o :D