The Best of Rap

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Rapper's Delight
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang3.63:59
2We Got the Funk
recording of:
We Got the Funk
writer:
Nate Edmonds (keyboard player/songwriter), Brenda Reynolds and Albert Williams
publisher:
Sugar Hill Music Publishing Ltd. (ended), B.I.B. Music and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Positive Force4:32
3The Message
producer:
Clifton Chase and Ed Fletcher
vocals:
Duke Bootee and Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
music videos:
The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
a cappella versions:
The Message (a cappella) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) & Duke Bootee
instrumental versions:
The Message (instrumental) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 59)
recording of:
The Message (in 1982)
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five4.37:06
4Pump Me Up
Trouble Funk6:34
5Funk You Up
producer:
Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1979)
recording of:
Funk You Up
writer:
Gwendolyn Chisolm, Cheryl Lorraine Cook, Sylvia Robinson and Angie Stone
The Sequence6:46
6Spooning Rap
producer:
Peter Brown (US 70s/80s soul, funk, disco & rap producer)
recording of:
Spoonin’ Rap (A Drive Down the Street, I Was Spanking and Freaking)
writer:
Gabriel Jackson (US oldschool rapper)
Spoonie Gee6:59
7Breakdancin' - Electric Boogie
West Street Mob5:07
8The New Rap Language
producer:
Bobby Robinson
congas:
Pooche Costello
instruments:
Pumpkin & Friends
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Enjoy Records (New York based label started by Bobby Robinson) (in 1980)
recording of:
The New Rap Language
writer:
Gabriel Jackson (US oldschool rapper), Kevin Keaton (producer/rapper Kevin Keaton of Treacherous Three), Lamar Hill, Mohandas Dewese and Bobby Robinson
The Treacherous Three8:07
9Superrappin'
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five6:45
10Love Rap
Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous Three5:41