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The Gang’s first single, "Rapper’s Delight," sells millions of copies and becomes the first global rap hit. 1982 – Co-written by Duke Bootee and Melle Mel and produced by Clifton "Jiggs" Chase, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five’s hit single "The Message" becomes a turning point in the genre.
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- 1970. The Last Poets, a collective of spoken word artists release their debut album. Their work is considered a predecessor to rap music as it is part of the Black Arts Movement.
- 1973. DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell) hosts what is considered the first hip hop party on Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. Graffiti tagging spreads throughout the boroughs of New York City.
- 1974. Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash and Grandmaster Caz are all influenced by DJ Kool Herc. They all begin DJing at parties throughout the Bronx.
- 1975. Grandmaster Flash invents a new method of DJing. His method connects two songs during their beat breaks.
Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” is recognized as the first hip-hop record and was the first hip-hop recording to gain widespread popularity. The song, which samples Chic ’s “Good Times,” became a Top 40 hit in the US and saw even more success internationally, charting in the UK and Canada.
The first hip hop record is widely regarded to be the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight", from 1979. It was the first hip hop record to gain widespread popularity in the mainstream and was where hip hop music got its name from (from the opening bar).
- Early 1970s, the Bronx, New York City, U.S.
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Aug 8, 2023 · Hip-hop was born at a party in 1973, but it'd be another six years until the first commercial hip-hop records. People have differing views of it, but the release of "Rapper's Delight" changed...
