#Rapper's Delight

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

Rapper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang became the first Hip-Hop single to reach the Billboard Top 40 January 5, 1980

[cosmonautroger]

The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (1979)

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[25doesjdandorigami]

Getting creative!

Back again for some more, heck yeah!

So I'll admit: it's not always easy for me to come up with a design for some of my origami coaches. Some, like Caz (Rapper's Delight), came pretty easy... others require a little more creative thinking. Rouny and Ron (Stay Inflatable Version) were a prime example of this, I actually had to tape on bits of crepe paper to make their little fluttery bits on their heads!

Levitating Extreme worked out nicely with his helmet shaping, and Hairman was super fun, simply because I had an idea to just make a tall puppet and use the extra space for his hairdo! All in all, I think it's paid off!

As always, be sure to stay tuned for more cool stuff! Also, I now have my first request for a coach to make a puppet of, and I AM going to get on that! Keep the requests coming, guys! I love the inspiration!

Peace!

[soupy-sez]

The Sugarhill Gang “Rapper's Delight” on TopPop, 1980

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[myimaginaryradio]

Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang

[pettydollie]

i said a hip hop the hippie the hippie to the hip hip hoppy you dont stop

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop  History:

The Sugarhill Gang released the song Rapper’s Delight September 16, 1979

[libertastandem]

I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to the hip hip hop-a you don't stop the rock it to the bang-bang boogie, say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat.

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‘Rapper’s Delight’ – Wonder Mike’s Genuine Rags to Riches Story - The Village Voice

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Watch "Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang (1979)" on YouTube

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[jhsharman]

those darned Kids today

An anachronism even then in 1981, though to be fair that is what Archie is about to tell them. Curiously, the disco generation apparently spreads its wings past the fall of disco. You cannot say that "hip hop" was the magic word. There is a passage in Jonathan Lethem's semi-autobiography The Fortress of Solitude which rings true on how "Rapper's Delight" was met amongst his white high school peers -- basically a novelty thrown into the mix, a sliding of a goof on the other culture. In Black circles it was met as inauthentic.

Scrambling to slide something new through each reprint, and getting stuck on the last revision, break dancing -- it's still the thing, even as kids move so darned fast.

Careful there, Archie.

One way of solving the problem, just switch over to an all encompassing "the genre". Next time up, they can go one step further and try " words and symbols".

I think we are in an era of 'Urban Cowboy' pulling a couple odditie, but I am not sure. This is the quasi gag purpose of the exchange -- something currently faddish out of left field. Really at high school dances these niches tend to be good for a song or two -- again, come across as novelty.

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