A Brief History
On September 16, 1979, the Rap music trio The Sugarhill Gang was formed, and they released their hit, “Rapper’s Delight,” the first Rap song to land in the Billboard Top 40 as a mainstream hit song. Today, we ask our music loving fans, “What is the greatest Rap Song of All Time?”
Digging Deeper
We list some to choose from, but feel free to name your own pick:
“Rapper’s Delight,” Sugarhill Gang, 1979
“The Message,” Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, 1982
“Baby Got Back,” Sir Mix-a-Lot, 1992
“I Used to Love H.E.R.,” Common, 1994
“Criminal,” Eminem, 2000
“Lose Yourself,” Eminem, 2003
“Rap God,” Eminem, 2013
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Reese, Eric. The History of Hip Hop. Eric Reese, 2019.
Serrano, Shea. The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed. Abrams Image, 2015.
The featured image in this article, a photograph by Russell James Smith of The Sugarhill Gang performing in 2007, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
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