![]() “It’s more of a synthesized, 808s, hi-hats. While the Oscar-nominated actor can be seen chasing bad guys on CBS’ “The Equalizer,” many forget her roots as a rapper, with hits like “U.N.I.T.Y. But the biggest record in her world as a kid was Afrika Bambaattaa and the Soul Sonic Force’s 1982 song “ Planet Rock. And then when it happened, boom.” QUEEN LATIFAHįor Queen Latifah, “Rapper’s Delight” was the first rap song she and a lot of others heard and memorized where she grew up in Newark, New Jersey. How could a rap be a record?′ I couldn’t see it. He was stunned: I was, like, ’It’s inconceivable. I went and turned to the DJ and looked at the red label that said ‘Sugarhill Gang ‘Rapper’s Delight.’ I was like ’Oh, they finally did it.’ They were talking all summer long that rap records were going to happen.” “Back then, it’s about how long you can rap. “After it’s all over, cats are giving me high pounds like ‘You went on and on to the break of dawn dawg,’” he continued. (Expletive) are rockin’ for like 20 minutes,” said Chuck D, a member of the rap group Public Enemy who created “ Fight the Power,” one of hip-hop’s most iconic and important anthems. ![]() Then all of a sudden, I hear words behind me as I’m rockin’. ![]() It kept going and going for - 15 minutes straight. When he stepped behind the microphone, Chuck D heard a different version of the song. CHUCK DĪs a sophomore at Adelphi University, Chuck D was about to hit the stage to perform over the melody of Chic’s “Good Times” at a party in October 1979. In part two, another group of legends and young stars reminisce about connecting with rap by hearing songs by acts like Tupac Shakur, Grandmaster Flash, 2 Live Crew or Run-D.M.C. ![]() Here are the stories of a dozen hip-hop stars who got hooked on the genre around the time “Rapper’s Delight” ruled. ![]()
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