Since this was one of the only songs that existed at the time, it is considered by many to be the first Hip Hop song ever produced. Were bringing you the best hip-hop joints from the golden age featuring legendary rappers. Released in 1979, this song was written by James Brown and released by The Sugarhill Gang. The Classic 80s Hip-Hop Playlist brings you the hottest tracks from the hip-hop golden age. He was also the first rapper to release an album that was number one on Billboard’s R&B Albums Chart. It’s the sound of a looming threat that could exist in any era. Sugarhill Gang Rappers Delight (1979) Rappers Delight was one of the first songs to become popular in Hip Hop. Kurtis Blow When you mention the 1980s and Hip Hop, most people will probably immediately think of Kurtis Blow due to him being the first rapper to reach mainstream success. II” so timeless is that it’s also somewhat generic. II,” Mobb Deep’s Havoc combined three equally mercurial jazz samples: Herbie Hancock’s “Jessica,” “Daly-Wilson Big Band’s “Dirty Feet” and Quincy Jones “Kitty With The Bent Frame.” The songs are so obscure (at least to hip hop fans), their presence in the track remained somewhat of a mystery for a decade and a half. Afrika Bambaataa with DJ Yutaka of Universal Zulu Nation in 2004 The words 'hip' and 'hop' have a long history behind the two words being used together. II.” That slow drum beat and those sirens seemingly ripped out of a horror film. It was originally released in 1985 as the B-side to “The Show.There’s something immediately terrifying about “Shook Ones, Pt. Back in the early 1980s, as rap music began to pivot away from the live-band sound that characterized the genre’s earliest releases, many hip-hop musicians turned to drum machines and samplers as a means of creating the sound that they envisioned. It’s a classic storytelling track, and one of the most influential rap songs of all time. Fresh, who provides the beatboxed instrumental, and Slick Rick, who performed the vocals. “La Di Da Di” was a song performed by Doug E. Jason is in the beginning of the video wearing his ‘well known yellow tinted glasses’ and holding a boom box.
Push It, released in 1987, became their first hit and was nominated for a Grammy Award. The group is made up of Cheryl James (Salt), Sandra Denton (Pepa) and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper). The video was shot in downtown LA in 1998 after the song became a hit in Europe. Salt-N-Pepa are an American hip hop group from New York, formed in 1985. female breakdance crews battling each other. The music video for the remix featured male vs. The remix gained notoriety for breaking the Spice Girls’ run of consecutive number-one hits on the UK Singles Chart, keeping their song “Stop” from claiming the top spot. It had a new version by American producer Jason Nevins which was released in 1997 and topped the pop charts in many countries, including the United Kingdom.
“It’s Like That” is the 1984 debut single by American hip hop group Run-DMC. Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: RUN DMC, Jason Nevins – It's Like That (Official HD Video) () Big Daddy Kane – Aint No Half Steppin (1988) Like the LP, Straight Outta Compton, the song never charted in the 1980s, largely due to Billboard charting regulations and lack of airplay, as N.W.A was banned from many radio stations. Ice Cube wrote the song, and originally intended it to be for H.B.O., another group signed by Ruthless, but after they rejected it Eazy was convinced to rap it. Eazy E – Boyz-n-the-Hood (1988)īoyz-n-the-Hood is the solo debut by rapper Eazy-E as a part of N.W.A. After a long chase with the cops, he is shot dead. One of the kids becomes addicted and can’t stop. He tells the story of two kids who decide to start robbing people. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five The Message (1982) This song was Grandmaster Flash’s first masterpiece and helped to define his place in Hip Hop history. Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Slick Rick – Children's Story (Official Music Video) ()īritish-American hip hop artist created a classic cautionary tale for children with his second single “Children’s Story” from his album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, .
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