HIP HOP CLASSICS ''RAPPERS DELIGHT''

Released in 1979 Rapper's Delight was not the first single to feature rapping, but it is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip hop in the United States and around the world.

It was the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. The song uses the instrumental track from the classic hit "Good Times" by Chic as its foundation.The members, all from Englewood, New Jersey, called themselves Wonder Mike, Big Bank Hank and Master Gee. They were assembled into a group by producer Sylvia Robinson who also founded Sugar Hill Records, along with her husband, the record mogul Joe Robinson.

[Hank's verses were written by one of hip hops founders Grandmaster Caz and never given due credit for it.]