Fatback / King Tim III (Personality Jock)

[rondmc44]

I got the holy trinity of first recorded rap: 1. King Tim III - Fatback/ 2.Rapper's Delight- Sugarhill Gang/ 3. Christmas Rappin' (AKA Rappin Blow)- Kurtis Blow. In that order.

[HiphopscholarorgTV]

This is the first recorded rap song. Rappers Delight appeared on wax after this was out in 1979. For hiphop heads this was the real deal, rappers delight was a bunch of people using other peoples lyrics, not actual emcees. Casanova Fly a.k.a Grandmaster Caz was the original author of most of the song and he didn't even get credit. Ask Hank he knows who wrote that song!

[MIZBIZNNNUS]

Due honestly I thought that Sugar Hill brought the Rap into the music industry. My cousin told me that he was the 1st rapper to bring his spit to rap... If I'm wrong just let me know cos I'm old skool..Love to go back in time and listen to my oldies; even rappers..

[detroitMC313]

Damn, I can't imagine a time when Hip-Hop didn't exist. How was that possible?? lol. Soo weird how a lot of genres are fairly new.

[lbw375]

First Rap ever recorded PERIOD. Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight was the second and reached the unheard of heights of # 36 on the charts at that time

[STNEIDERIN]

primer pieza de rap...y joder ke línea de bajo

[stoprocentpasji]

Preacher's Delight- 1st First Rap Song

[nzoneaffe]

now compare this to the modern stuff that destroys the image of got old hiphop ;D

[xFunkyGuyx189]

@nzoneaffe Stop Trollin bro



[nzoneaffe]

@xFunkyGuyx189 no thats no trolling, but its hard to understand because i refer to german hiphop, everybody wants to be more gangster and more pornographic than the other one.

Its good to hear real instruments with a beat you can dance to ;D

[TheRETROKID1980]

THE FIRST RAP ON 12 INCH

[CLewey44]

No disrespect, but this beat sounds like disco/funk...The guy is rapping I guess, but the beat is not hip hop or rap to me. I think Rapper's Delight is way more rap than this.

[djjoshsnowden]

@CLewey44 Rapper's Delight was a disco track too (Good Times by CHIC), that's how it started bro.

[thehiphopdepot]

@CLewey44 I think it would be hard for this to sound like rap,,,,,because rap didn't exist, lol

[firstthingsfirst88]

What about pigmeat markham? that was the 60s!

[KCCAT5]

@BigTiger357 YEa I was 17- or 18...I remember dancing in the street to this

[zuwig]

sounds still fresh

[Alatureon]

Absolutly genious

[papadukeslove]

had doubles on this

[multiJOKER567]

brings back good memories of the first rap song

[walnut188]

I have this on 12inch and won a bet a few yrs ago when I this guy that THIS was the very 1st rap cut. Thank you King Tim III.

[BiGPaPi469]

This was out before Rapper's Delight - exactly correct!!! Unfortunately it didn't get the play the RD did!!!

[dccstone]

@MILKCRATESTACHE Thanks for the upload mate

I thought the first hip hop record was Rapper's Delight - shows what i know!

This is quality, i like it when youtube educates me in good music

cheers :)

[Dasken01]

cant stop listening :D

[MrCudaddy]

If you want to go back,check Babs Gonzales and the stuff he spoke about...pimps,gamblers,Ho's ,slicksters etc.

[ptrs2]

Kajuketafied........dope.

[frankiebones01]

Jocko - Rhythm talk

Look it up.

[kazualfunk]

i got all ya'll beat pigmeat markham"s here comes the judge

[iCharleyStudios]

sad that it wasnt concidered hip hop even tho it is..

[gsbrown3510]

This is the FIRST recorded RAP record PERIOD.

[IHS7]

technically its not the first rap record but it is the first when it comes to Hiphop.

[myfunkyway9]

@gsbrown3510 NOPE...I understand your piont 2 a degree but JB's "Doin'it to Death",Bootsy's "Bootzilla",and just about anything Parliament did and also Nwe Birth"s Got to get a Knut" but yes this was like the one that lift Rap to the hype and also Rapper's Delight-sugarhill Gang were the two songs but u know 4 argument(debates)these two songs will always be a debatable topic for real music trivia or lovers

[n64wilbert]

@gsbrown3510 One could the revolution will not be televised!!!

[Kuntudog]

do the jerk 0:40 thats getn around

[DozaDMN]

Released on July 25, 1979

[petecus88]

FATBACK BAND king Tim (1979) - Spring rec. --------------- Caspers Groovy Ghost show (1980) - AVI rec. Groovy ghost show is not from 78 like old dude said and i would not even consider it in the first 100 rap songs ever considering all the other stuff popping off 78'-79'

[doctorbeepers]

this is first. came out several weeks before sugarhill gangs rappers delight

[4LB3GoesHugE]

I'll check that out...I thoguht this was first, was CASPERS GROOVY GHOST SHOW the only track before this?

[Fuunkyfreshzorro]

In my book it's not first rap song, cuz is one rap song from 1978...

check:

CASPERS GROOVY GHOST SHOW 1978

You will find this on youtube

peace!