The Sugarhill Gang

1. Here I Am

2. Rapper's Reprise

3. Bad News (Don't Bother Me)

4. Sugarhill Groove

5. Passion Play

6. Rapper's Delight

The Sugarhill Gang,The Sugarhill Gang,Earmark,Hip-Hop,Old School Rap,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop

Average customer rating: Huge Historical Significance; the Music is Good Hip Hop at it's best. Great Not "Old School" But Rather "Before School Had a Name" Classic

The Best Of SugarHill Gang: Rapper's Delight The Sugarhill Gang Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Innovators | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: Message From Beat Street: Best Of Run-D.M.C. - Greatest Hits Whodini - Greatest Hits The Best of Kurtis Blow Jam on This!: The Best of Newcleus ASIN: B0000033K4 Release Date: 1996-07-16

Tracks:

1. Rapper's Delight
2. Hot Hot Summer Day
3. 8th Wonder
4. Showdown
5. Apache
6. The Lover In You
7. The Word Is Out
8. Kick It Live From Nine To Five
9. Livin' In The Fast Lane
10. Girls
11. Work, Work, The Body

Amazon.com

It's not quite the first rap record, or the best, but Rapper's Delight--15 glorious minutes of the bass line from Chic's "Good Times," with a New Jersey crew spieling goofy routines about Superman and bad food on top--is one king hell of a party-starter. After that, they could have filled the rest of the disc with crowd noise and gotten away with it, but the Sugarhill Gang had a bunch of other party-jam hits, notably the almost-as-indelible "Apache" and "8th Wonder." Those songs show up here too, along with some entertaining non-hits and "Showdown," their rap-off with the Furious Five. What they're saying isn't really the point; the point is to move the crowd, and they're still hip-hop's greatest entertainers. --Douglas Wolk

Album Description

1995 compilation on Castle's Sequel label featuring 12 of these rap pioneer's phattes, including 'Rapper's Delight' (Album Version & Ben Leibrand DMC Remix), 'Apache' and 'KickIt Live From 9 To 5'.

Customer Reviews:

Huge Historical Significance; the Music is Good.......2007-07-26

This is definitely a good CD. It's hits from the Sugarhill Gang, whom many musical historians have designated as the first rappers. Or maybe it's that "Rapper's Delight" has been thought of as the first rap song? Rapper's Delight kicks off this album, and it's very catchy, chock full of creative lyrics [unlike today's swear-filled rap records] that make for a funny song. The full version, which is here, is very long. The rest of the disc shows itself very much a product of the times in which the songs were written, the early 80s. That's fine, but it's just that a number of the raps don't really have the flow I usually associate with rap. So the record ultimately didn't impress me enough for 5 stars. Good stuff tho, definitely worth 4.

Hip Hop at it's best........2007-07-10

This is truly a get up and dance CD that everyone would love. You can't just sit down listening to this.

Great.......2007-01-03

Great Service, Quick Turnaround! I was very pleased. This was a very hard to get item.

Not "Old School" But Rather "Before School Had a Name".......2006-10-29

The Sugarhill Gang brought Rap to the mainstream and in many ways cut a path for others to follow and build upon. Listening to this album, their nostalgic appeal is obvious. It is upbeat with catchy hooks and fun lyrics. The beat will get your head bopping and toes tapping. This is timeless music about partying, having some good fun from "Back in the Day" where the worst thing you could be is a "Sucka MC."

Recommended songs: "Rapper's Delight," "Apache," "Kickin' It Live From 9 to 5."

What this is not: Do not expect the technical sophistication of today's recording artists with 48 track recording and computer assist. Do not expect to find some social message - the only message here is having fun at the club or party.

Personal Note: The Sugarhill Gang was my first exposure to Rap music more than 20 years ago. It is good to hear rap without someone "Bustin a cap," or demeaning women. As to its staying power, I played this for the college student hire in my office and it was a big hit with her.

Classic.......2005-09-09

I applaud the person who put Super Pimp in his place. For that prick to have the audacity to disrespect them shows great ignorance on his part in the culture of Hip Hop. The Sugarhill Gang, along with the hip hop Holy Trinity (DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa) are the embodiment of Hip Hop.

Admittedly, I'm a fan of "Gangsta" rap as well, but I still respect, appreciate and enjoy the originators of this incredible genre... and if you think NELLY is gangsta there is something seriously wrong with you. I just hope Super Pimp realises that "Gangsta" music originated from "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five (featuring Melle Mel).

Aaanywho, "Rapper's Delight" is a timeless classic and "Apache" is the hip hop ANTHEM, containing a lot of elemental old school Hip Hop, helping to unify the Hip Hop sound. This album is a must-have when one wishes to reminisce about the "Good Ol' Days", although be prepared for the depressing realisation that THAT kind of vibe will never be duplicated again.

Average customer rating: Showdown--Old School Style. The Beginning of Rap! This is why.... Old school greats at their greatest he's da masta

The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Sugarhill Gang , and Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rap & Hip-Hop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best Of SugarHill Gang: Rapper's Delight Run-D.M.C. - Greatest Hits Essential Mix: Classic Edition The Best of Kurtis Blow Message From Beat Street: Best Of ASIN: B00000HZE6 Release Date: 1999-02-02

Tracks:

1. Introduction/Pre-Game Show - Ice-T & Chuck D
2. Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang
3. The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4. Round One Wrap-Up - Ice-T & Chuck D
5. 8th Wonder - The Sugarhill Gang
6. Scorpio - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
7. Round Two Wrap-Up - Ice-T & Chuck D
8. Kick It Live From 9 To 5 - Sugar Hill Gang
9. New York New York - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
10. Round Three Wrap-Up - Ice-T & Chuck D
11. Livin' In The Fast Lane - Sugar Hill Gang
12. Jesse - Grandmaster Melle Mel
13. Round Four Wrap-Up - Ice-T & Chuck D
14. Apache - Sugar Hill Gang
15. White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) - Grandmaster & Melle Mel
16. Round Five Wrap-Up - Ice-T & Chuck D
17. Showdown - The Furious Five Meets The Sugarhill Gang
18. One For The $ - Sugarhill Gang & Grandmaster Melle Mel
19. Post-Game Show - Ice-T & Chuck D

Amazon.com

With the exception of one new track--the cynically titled "One for the $," by the Sugarhill Gang and Melle Mel--and some commentary by Ice-T and Public Enemy's Chuck D, there's nothing on The Showdown that can't be found on other collections. The Showdown also skips some important classics--"The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" and Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five's "Beat Street" among them. Those quibbles aside, this collection does achieve its goals: by showcasing the Sugarhill Gang--who emphasized the party groove from which rap came--and the extended Grandmaster Flash family--who saw themselves as social messengers (pun intended)--side by side, the album brings to light the pair's differences and groundbreaking creativity. Looking back on them decades after the fact with ears accustomed to production gymnastics, we can occasionally--and criminally--miss this.(For a more complete look at the two pioneers of rap and how they fit in with their contemporaries, check out The Sugar Hill Records Story.) --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews:

Showdown--Old School Style........2007-07-17

GREAT CUTS ON THIS CD! PURCHASED TO HEAR "THE MESSAGE", AND "RAPPER'S DELIGHT"--SURPRISED BY SO MUCH MORE, FROM EACH GROUP, OF SIMILAR MUSICAL QUALITY! "APACHE","NY NY", "LIVIN' IN THE FAST LANE"--"WHITE LINES" (SERIOUS, SOLID, OLD-SCHOOL, TIMELESS BEATS), JUST TO NAME A FEW.
ONLY DOWN SIDE TO THIS CD ARE THE SPOKEN "RATINGS" OF EACH SONG BY ICE-T & CHUCK D--A FEW SECONDS LONG, AFTER EACH "DUEL" (AFTER ONE SONG BY EACH GROUP). IT'S ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, UNNECESSARY TO HEAR WHAT THESE TWO HAVE TO SAY--IF YOUR EARS WORK, THAT'S ALL YOU'LL NEED TO ENJOY THIS TREAT. JUST SKIP THE "REVIEW" TRACK AFTER EACH SECOND SONG. "SHOWDOWN" IS A SHOW-STOPPER!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CD!

The Beginning of Rap!.......2006-03-01

For the serious rap collection, ultimate RAP classics, from the guys who started it!

This is why...........2003-08-02

This is yet another reason why Greandmaster Flash, is God on truntables.

Old school greats at their greatest.......2000-06-05

Phat old school classics. Gotta love this!

he's da masta.......2000-02-14

the best eva nothin' beats da hip hop records like dis man does. the variety and new selection from '99 is great.

not enought good things to say very TIGHT CD.

Average customer rating: Well, Trendsetter After 20 years, they never stop entertaining us. . . timeless jam Absolutely loved from 1st time I heard it in 1980

Back To The Old School - Rapper's Delights Sugarhill Gang Manufacturer: Sequel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Kurtis Blow The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Message From Beat Street: Best Of The Best of Kurtis Blow The Best Of SugarHill Gang: Rapper's Delight ASIN: B0000255YG Release Date: 2000-06-20

Tracks:

1. Radio Commercial
2. Rapper's Delight
3. Rapper's Reprise (Jam Jam)
4. Bad News (Don't Bother Me)
5. Sugarhill Groove
6. Passion Play
7. Hot, Hot, Summer Day
8. 8th Wonder
9. Show Down
10. Apache
11. On The Money

Tracks:

1. Funk Box
2. Giggalo
3. The Lover In You
4. The Word Is Out
5. Kick It Live From 9 To 5
6. Girls
7. Livin' In The Fast Lane
8. Troy
9. Real Funky
10. Space Race
11. Work, Work The Body
12. The Down Beat
13. Be A Winner

Customer Reviews:

Well,.......2006-07-19

fact is that the shugarhill gang is simply a dressed up representation of what rap was and instead of trying to make something real, they tried to make something that everyone could relate to. The fact is that that isn't what rap is about. Rap is about being true to who you are and being willing to make light of it by singing about it. This isn't a rap album, it's a funk album, and the fact is that there are many better early rap albums that don't get their due because they came after this one.

Trendsetter.......2005-05-18

As one of the first rap songs , Rapper's Delight(1979) has a very definite place in music history. to say it was a trendsetter is an understatement. If you think of it subsequent rap was a crib on this song. It is one of the very few rap songs that I like.
And unlike so much of today's rap it has nothing dirty or violent in it , just a lot of funky fun. It brings back so many memories to lovers of the early 80's disco period. Just hearing the cool beat makes you want to get down and jam :
"see i am wonder mike and i like to say hello
to the black, to the white, the red, and the brown, the purple and yellow".
Some parts of the long rap song are really humorous and make you laugh ,others are just mellow and make you groove. But you will love every minute of it. I love it for the nostalgia value. Bring back 1979 NOW!

After 20 years, they never stop entertaining us. . ........2001-12-25

Sugarhill Gang, the ultimate in the "roots of Rap and Hip-Hop" take us back to when it all begin with this exhilerating anthology of their songs. From the traditional "Rapper's Delight" to other classics such as "Apache", to collaborations featuring the groups of the day, such as the Sequence, this album combines it all. No other anthology can take us through the roots of such a relatively new genre in music. This album will entertain even the most hardcore rap enthusiast, for it is the core of their dogma.

timeless jam.......2000-12-10

can't say enough about this song&it's impact.til this day it can rock any place.it's so free&fun.hearing this song is like magic to your ears&mind.a must have jam.

Absolutely loved from 1st time I heard it in 1980.......1999-05-01

I have never really been a big fan of Rap, but in this case, it's the best. Back in 1980, I was working at a roller skating rink as a floor guard, the first time I heard Rappers Delight. When the song started, everyone went out on the floor and just started jamming. My sincere opinion of the song is, "IT'S A MUST HAVE ALBUM" in everyones music library.**********************

Average customer rating: After 20 years, they never stop entertaining us. . .

Rapper's Delight Best of Sugarhill Gang ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000566SY

Customer Reviews:

After 20 years, they never stop entertaining us. . ........2001-11-02

Sugarhill Gang, the ultimate in the "roots of Rap and Hip-Hop" take us back to when it all begin with this exhilerating anthology of their songs. From the traditional "Rapper's Delight" to other classics such as "Apache", to collaborations featuring the groups of the day, such as the Sequence, this album combines it all. No other anthology can take us through the roots of such a relatively new genre in music. This album will entertain even the most hardcore rap enthusiast, for it is the core of their dogma.

Average customer rating:

The Essentials: Sugarhill Gang The Sugarhill Gang Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006HI90 Release Date: 2006-04-10

Tracks:

1. Rapper's Delight
2. Hot Hot Summer Day
3. 8th Wonder
4. Showdown - The Furious Five Meet The Sugarhill Gang
5. Apache
6. The Lover In You
7. The Word Is Out
8. Kick It Live From 9 To 5
9. Livin' In The Fast Lane
10. Girls

Album Description

Wonder Mike, Master G, and Big Bank Hank Busted out of Harlem in 1979 to become the first commercially successful group in rap. The hip-hop nation was founded on 'Rapper's Delight', '8th wonder', 'Apache', 'Showdown (The Furious Five Meets The Sugarhill Gang)' and the other 9 essential grooves collected here. Remastered. 2002.

Average customer rating: Good dance music It's a rappers delight!!! Classic "Old School" that started the rap movement

The Sugar Hill Records Story { Various Artists } Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Compilations | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Blues | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Box Sets | Stores | Music R&B & Soul | Box Sets | Stores | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000033T3 Release Date: 1997-02-04

Tracks:

1. Rapper's Delight (Long Version) - Sugarhill Gang
2. Funk You Up (Long Version) - Sequence
3. Rapper's Reprise (Jam-Jam) - Sugarhill Gang
4. Super-Wolf Can Do It (Short Version) - Super Wolf
5. Hot Hot Summer Day - Sugarhill Gang
6. And You Know That (Short Version) - Sequence
7. Freedom - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5
8. Monster Jam - Spoonie Gee Meets The Sequence
9. Baby Let's Rap Now (Pt. 2) - Moments
10. People Get On Up - Positive Force

Tracks:

1. 8th Wonder - Sugarhill Gang
2. That's The Joint - Funky 4+1
3. The Birthday Party - Grandmaster Flash
4. Check It Out - Wayne & Charlie (The Rapping Dummy)
5. The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel - Grandmaster Flash
6. Showdown - Furious Five Meets The Sugarhill Gang
7. Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move) - West Street Mob
8. Spoonie Is Back - Spoonie Gee
9. Apache - Sugar Hill Gang
10. It's Nasty (Genius of Love) (Short Version) - Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five

Tracks:

1. Hey Fellas (Long Version) - Trouble Funk
2. Sing A Simple Song - West Street Mob
3. It's Good To Be The Queen - Sylvia
4. The Lover In You - Sugarhill Gang
5. The Message - Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five
6. Whip It - Treacherous Three
7. Scratching - Crash Crew
8. Ooh Baby (Short Version) - West Street Mob
9. Scorpio - Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five
10. Making Cash Money - Busy Bee
11. Here Comes The Bride - Sequence

Tracks:

1. Message II (Survival) - Melle Mel & Duke Bootee
2. Breaking Bells (Take Me To The Mardi Gras) - Crash Crew
3. Yes We Can-Can - Treacherous Three
4. The Word Is Out - Sugarhill Gang
5. New York New York - Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five
6. Girls - Sugar Hill Gang
7. Kick It Live From 9 to 5 - Sugar Hill Gang
8. Break Dance-Electric Boogie - West Street Mob
9. All Night Long (Waterbed) - Kevie Kev (Waterbed Kev)
10. At The Ice Arcade - Chilly Kids
11. White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (Long Version) - Grandmaster & Melle Mel
12. We Are Known As Emcees (We Turn Party's Out) - Crash Crew

Tracks:

1. Jesse - Grandmaster Melle Mel
2. Beat Street - Grand Master Melle Mel & The Furious Five
3. Livin' In The Fast Lane - Sugar Hill Gang
4. We Don't Work For Free - Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five
5. Step Off - Furious Five
6. Xmas Rap (Un-Censored) - Treacherous Three
7. Busy Bee's Groove - Busy Bee
8. Turn It Up - Treacherous Three
9. The Down Beat - Sugarhill Gang (Kory-O, Woder Mike, Big Bank Hank)
10. Vice (From Miami Vice) - Grandmaster Melle Me:
11. Outta Control - Miracle Mike & The Ladies Of The 80's
12. Street Walker (Original) - Mass Production
13. The Message ('97 Dungeon Mix) - Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five

Amazon.com

Easily the two most overused words in music criticism are essential and classic. That said, this five-CD box set is all that and a bag of chips to boot. Back in the late 1970s, the small Sugar Hill Records label changed the nature of the rap genre with the music, made with a live band, that they released--and the beats still sound on point today. This box set features tracks from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Sequence, the Sugarhill Gang, the Funky 4 + 1, and the Treacherous 3 (to name just a few) and classic tracks like "The Message," "Freedom," and "Rapper's Delight." In other words, classic, essential party music that still rocks the house. Everybody say ho! --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews:

Good dance music.......1999-10-20

I like to dance on HipHopmusic, so that's why I like these CD'S so much. It's real old stuff of the '80 and the beginning of the '90.

It's a rappers delight!!!.......1999-09-22

This album goes way back to the beginning of rapmusic. Back to the days of broken glas everywhere and casanovo fly. You can't have better than this. The godfathers of rap are in the house.

Classic "Old School" that started the rap movement.......1999-03-17

This box-set is an example of the classic "old school" that started the rap movement back in the early 80s. With 5 CDs of music, there's a lot to sift through. Each disc contains at least three or four essential tunes that clearly define why this music was so groundbreaking (and still is today). You've got all 14 minutes of "Rapper's Delight", two versions of "The Message", and a host of other notably catchy numbers. Even though Sugar Hill didn't invent the rap genre, they were the first to make it popular among the masses. The set also includes a booklet that contains several articles detailing the Sugar Hill story. For anyone who's into "old school" in the strictest sense of the word, then this box set is a must!

Average customer rating:

Phat 'N' Funky * Party Hip Hop & Good Time Funk Biz Markie, Q-tip, Run Dmc, Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5, Ini Kamoze, Young MC, Cash Money KRS One, ROb Base & DJ E-Z Rock, Sugarhill Gang, Others 2 Pac Manufacturer: PARTY PEOPLE PRESENTS ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000LNV5O6

Average customer rating: like this full version of Rapper's Delight This was the JAM back in 1980

Sugarhill Gang Sugarhill Gang Manufacturer: Castle Music UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best Of SugarHill Gang: Rapper's Delight Kurtis Blow The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Message From Beat Street: Best Of Run-D.M.C. - Greatest Hits ASIN: B00006F2XU Release Date: 2002-09-02

Tracks:

1. Rappers Delight
2. Bad News Dont Bother Me
3. Sugarhill Groove
4. Passion Play
5. Here I Am
6. Rappers Reprise

Album Description

CD debut for 1980 classic from the Sugarhill Gang. Six tracks, 'Rapper's Delight', 'Bad News Don't Bother Me', 'Sugarhill Groove', 'Passion Play', 'Here I Am' & 'Rapper's Reprise'. Packaged in a digipak. Castle. 2002.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of the Debut Album of the World Famous Trio of Big Bank Hank, Wonder Mike and Master Gee. The Group was Manufactured in New Jersey by all Platinum Label Boss Sylvia Robinson, They Nevertheless Introduced Bronx-styled Rap Music to the Masses Via 1979's Timeless "Rapper's Delight".

Customer Reviews:

like this.......2007-04-06

I bought this for the slow jam Here I am. I like the rest of the tracks, but this has alwyas been my favorit cut on this recording.

full version of Rapper's Delight.......2006-10-24

It's possible that the previous reviewer got an earlier release version of this album but I ordered mine from Amazon last year and it has the 15 minute (actually 14 min, 23 seconds) version of Rapper's Delight on it. It would be nice if Amazon would check this item and put that in the details (whether it is the 4:55 (original 45 RPM version), 6:30 (original short version on 12") or 15:00 (original long version on 12")).

This was the JAM back in 1980.......2003-04-20

Strictly speaking, this isn't the first rap album as it has only 3 actual rap tunes on it. But in the summer of 1980 (a VERY good summer for R&B albums in general) this was the JAM! "Sugarhill Groove" (with an amazing drum break by the legendary Tito Puente) was perhaps the funkiest track the gang ever recorded. Highly underrated. "Rapper's Reprise" with the Sequence (including the young Angie Stone) is not so hot, but the slower tunes "Passion Play," "Bad News Don't Bother Me," and "Here I Am" in particular, show that the gang were not half bad as singers. Oh yeah, the version of "Rapper's Delight" included here is not the complete version. But overall, a very enjoyable and worthwhile purchase that (for the most part) still remains enjoyable two decades later.

Average customer rating: Huge Historical Significance; the Music is Good Hip Hop at it's best. Great Not "Old School" But Rather "Before School Had a Name" Classic

The Best of the Sugarhill Gang The Sugarhill Gang Manufacturer: Sequel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Message From Beat Street: Best Of Run-D.M.C. - Greatest Hits Whodini - Greatest Hits The Best of Kurtis Blow Jam on This!: The Best of Newcleus ASIN: B000000PSR Release Date: 1995-09-05

Tracks:

1. Rapper's Delight
2. Apache
3. Showdown
4. Passion Play
5. Hot Hot Summer Day
6. The Lover In You (Pete Wingfield Mix)
7. Rapper's Reprise (Jam, Jam)
8. 8th Wonder
9. The Word Is Out
10. Kick It Live From 9 To 5
11. Livin' In The Fast Lane
12. Rapper's Delight (Ben Leibrand DMC Remix)

Amazon.com

It's not quite the first rap record, or the best, but Rapper's Delight--15 glorious minutes of the bass line from Chic's "Good Times," with a New Jersey crew spieling goofy routines about Superman and bad food on top--is one king hell of a party-starter. After that, they could have filled the rest of the disc with crowd noise and gotten away with it, but the Sugarhill Gang had a bunch of other party-jam hits, notably the almost-as-indelible "Apache" and "8th Wonder." Those songs show up here too, along with some entertaining non-hits and "Showdown," their rap-off with the Furious Five. What they're saying isn't really the point; the point is to move the crowd, and they're still hip-hop's greatest entertainers. --Douglas Wolk

Album Description

1995 compilation on Castle's Sequel label featuring 12 of these rap pioneer's phattes, including 'Rapper's Delight' (Album Version & Ben Leibrand DMC Remix), 'Apache' and 'KickIt Live From 9 To 5'.

Customer Reviews:

Huge Historical Significance; the Music is Good.......2007-07-26

This is definitely a good CD. It's hits from the Sugarhill Gang, whom many musical historians have designated as the first rappers. Or maybe it's that "Rapper's Delight" has been thought of as the first rap song? Rapper's Delight kicks off this album, and it's very catchy, chock full of creative lyrics [unlike today's swear-filled rap records] that make for a funny song. The full version, which is here, is very long. The rest of the disc shows itself very much a product of the times in which the songs were written, the early 80s. That's fine, but it's just that a number of the raps don't really have the flow I usually associate with rap. So the record ultimately didn't impress me enough for 5 stars. Good stuff tho, definitely worth 4.

Hip Hop at it's best........2007-07-10

This is truly a get up and dance CD that everyone would love. You can't just sit down listening to this.

Great.......2007-01-03

Great Service, Quick Turnaround! I was very pleased. This was a very hard to get item.

Not "Old School" But Rather "Before School Had a Name".......2006-10-29

The Sugarhill Gang brought Rap to the mainstream and in many ways cut a path for others to follow and build upon. Listening to this album, their nostalgic appeal is obvious. It is upbeat with catchy hooks and fun lyrics. The beat will get your head bopping and toes tapping. This is timeless music about partying, having some good fun from "Back in the Day" where the worst thing you could be is a "Sucka MC."

Recommended songs: "Rapper's Delight," "Apache," "Kickin' It Live From 9 to 5."

What this is not: Do not expect the technical sophistication of today's recording artists with 48 track recording and computer assist. Do not expect to find some social message - the only message here is having fun at the club or party.

Personal Note: The Sugarhill Gang was my first exposure to Rap music more than 20 years ago. It is good to hear rap without someone "Bustin a cap," or demeaning women. As to its staying power, I played this for the college student hire in my office and it was a big hit with her.

Classic.......2005-09-09

I applaud the person who put Super Pimp in his place. For that prick to have the audacity to disrespect them shows great ignorance on his part in the culture of Hip Hop. The Sugarhill Gang, along with the hip hop Holy Trinity (DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa) are the embodiment of Hip Hop.

Admittedly, I'm a fan of "Gangsta" rap as well, but I still respect, appreciate and enjoy the originators of this incredible genre... and if you think NELLY is gangsta there is something seriously wrong with you. I just hope Super Pimp realises that "Gangsta" music originated from "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five (featuring Melle Mel).

Aaanywho, "Rapper's Delight" is a timeless classic and "Apache" is the hip hop ANTHEM, containing a lot of elemental old school Hip Hop, helping to unify the Hip Hop sound. This album is a must-have when one wishes to reminisce about the "Good Ol' Days", although be prepared for the depressing realisation that THAT kind of vibe will never be duplicated again.

Average customer rating: Some of these songs are incomplete

Grandmaster Flash Vs. The Sugarhill Gang Grandmaster Flash Vs. Sugarhill Gang Manufacturer: Recall Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005C5H Release Date: 1998-11-01

Tracks:

1. Rapper's Delight
2. 8th Wonder
3. Apache
4. Showdown
5. Passion Play
6. Hot Hot Summer Day
7. Sugarhill Groove
8. The Lover In You
9. Kick It Live From Nine To Five
10. Livin' In The Fast Lane
11. Funk Box
12. The Word Is Out
13. Rapper's Reprise (Jam, Jam)

Album Description

1997 retrospective on the Recall label featuring 13 hits onthe first disc by the Sugarhill Gang, including 'RappersDelight' & 17 on the second from Grandmaster Flash, includ-ing 'The Message' & 'White Lines (Don't Do It)'. 30 trackstotal, all digitally ma

Album Details

Classic Hip-hop from Label Mates and Self Confessed Rivals. 30 Classics in All.

Customer Reviews:

Some of these songs are incomplete.......2002-07-24

This is an obviously bootlegged CD of the early work of the Sugar Hill Gang and Gradmaster Flash from the earliest days of rap. Much of this is not available elsewhere on CD, so that's a plus. In fact, some of these tunes (Rapper's Reprise, Sugar Hill Groove, and Passion Play) are from the 1980 Sugar Hill Gang album, which has never been released on CD in its entirety. The very rare track "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" (c. 1981) which is acknowledged as the first public recording of a DJ mix. Many of the better tunes here, however, are not in complete form.

Dance Music:

1. Thuggin', Ballin' and Pimpin' [Explicit Lyrics]
2. Tomorrow 2 Yesterday
3. Twisted [Explicit Lyrics]
4. Underground Barrio Legends, Vol. 2
5. What They Call Em
6. 2 Fast 2 Furious [Explicit Lyrics] [Extra tracks] [Soundtrack] [Import]
7. Bad Boys II [Explicit Lyrics] [Soundtrack]
8. Banned [Explicit Lyrics]
9. Best Of [Explicit Lyrics] [Explicit Lyrics]
10. Beware of the Boys: The Dance Remixes [CD-single]

Dance Music

dance music

Dance Music

Escape

Max von Schillings dirigiert Wagner, 2. Folge (Berlin 1927-29)

Infinity Machine [Import]

Dreams Do Come True

Magic Never Die [Import]

Lady Like Me

Heart of The World

J. S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 180, 49, 115 / Coin, Scholl, et al

I Love You Because [Import]

Grandes Exitos De Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 [Import]

Lennie Tristano

Music of the War Years, Vol. 3

Le Promisse [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

West Side Story (Ms)

The New South: Original Classic Hits, Vol. 2