Essential 80s Rap Music
The golden age of hip-hop, many argue, was the early years, before California brought the gangsta sound into full effect. Born out of the block party sound of the Boogie Down Bronx, rap music originated as a disco offshoot where bored disk jockeys would freestyle nonsense rhymes over dancefloor killers, riling up the crowd with local color and fancy wordplay. When the Sugarhill Gang released “Rapper’s Delight” in 1979, swiping lyrics from other New York MCs and laying them over a breakdown from “Good Times” by Chic, the hip-hop record industry was born. What follows is a selection of the essential moments in 80s rap music.
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