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The rap year book : the most important rap song from every year since 1979, discussed, debated, and deconstructed / by Shea Serrano ; foreword by Ice-T ; illustrated by Arturo ...

1979 : "Rapper's delight" / The Sugarhill Gang -- 1980 : "The breaks" / Kurtis Blow -- 1981 : "Jazzy sensation" / Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five -- 1982 : "The ...
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From Killer Mike to Fat Joe, hip-hop stars talk about how first rap song resonated with them

Fourteen hip-hop legends and young stars share how they initially got hooked on rap. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs do. While hip-hop ...
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Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on ‘Rapper’s Delight’ and their early hip-hop influences

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Remember the first rap ...
Auburn Citizen

Hip-hop history: A timeline of key events in the music's early decades

1970: The self-titled debut by New York's The Last Poets is released. The spoken-word-with-music album signals the rap-fueled hip-hop revolution to follow. 1973: At an August Brooklyn house party, DJ ...