The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (Official Video)

Official video for The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight.
Rapper’s Delight was the first single released on Sugarhill Records on 16th September 1979. The record peaked at no. 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, no. 4 on the US Hot Soul Singles chart, no. 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart, No. 1 on the Dutch Top 40 chart and no. 3 on the UK singles chart. The record sold over 2 million copies in the US and the song ranked number 251 on Rolling Stone magazines 2004 list of ‘500 Greatest Songs Of All Time’. The song is arguably one of the most sampled records of all time, supposedly used in over 225 other songs.
2019 marks 40 years since this seminal hip hop record was released.
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Lyrics:
I said a hip hop
Hippie to the hippie
The hip, hip a hop, and you don't stop, a rock it out
Bubba to the bang bang boogie, boobie to the boogie
To the rhythm of the boogie the beat
Now, what you hear is not a test I'm rappin' to the beat
And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet
See, I am Wonder Mike, and I'd like to say hello
To the black, to the white, the red and the brown
The purple and yellow, but first, I gotta
Bang bang, the boogie to the boogie
Say up jump the boogie to the bang bang boogie
Let's rock, you don't stop
Rock the rhythm that'll make your body rock
Well so far you've heard my voice but I brought two friends along
And the next on the mic is my man Hank
C'mon, Hank, sing that song, check it out
Well, I'm Imp the Dimp, the ladies' pimp
The women fight for my delight
But I'm the grandmaster with the three MCs
That shock the house for the young ladies
And when you come inside, into the front
You do the Freak, Spank, and do the Bump
And when the sucker MC's try to prove a point
We're Treacherous Trio, we're the serious joint
A from sun to sun and from day to day
I sit down and write a brand new rhyme
Because they say that miracles never cease
I've created a devastating masterpiece
I'm gonna rock the mic 'til you can't resist
Everybody, I say it goes like this
Well, I was coming home late one dark afternoon
A reporter stopped me for an interview
She said she's heard stories and she's heard fables
That I'm vicious on the mic and the turntable
This young reporter I did adore
So I rocked some vicious rhymes like I never did before
She said, "damn, fly guy, I'm in love with you
The Casanova legend must have been true"
I said, "by the way, baby, what's your name?"
Said, "I go by name of Lois Lane"
"And you could be my boyfriend, you surely can
Just let me quit my boyfriend called Superman"
I said, "he's a fairy, I do suppose
Flyin' through the air in pantyhose
He may be very sexy, or even cute
But he looks like a sucker in a blue and red suit"
I said, "you need a man who's got finesse
And his whole name across his chest
He may be able to fly all through the night
But can he rock a party 'til the early light?
He can't satisfy you with his little worm
But I can bust you out with my super sperm!"
I go do it, I go do it, I go do it, do it, do it
An' I'm here an' I'm there, I'm Big Ban Hank, I'm everywhere
Just throw your hands up in the air
And party hardy like you just don't care
Let's do it, don't stop, y'all, a tick tock, y'all, you don't stop!
Go ho-tel, mo-tel, whatcha gonna do today? (say what?)
I'm gonna get a fly girl, gonna get some spank, drive off in a def OJ
Everybody go, "ho-tel, mo-tel, Holiday Inn"
You say if your girl starts actin' up, then you take her friend
I say skip, dive, what can I say?
I can't fit 'em all inside my OJ
So I just take half, and bust 'em out
I give the rest to Master Gee so he can shock the house
I said M-A-S, T-E-R, a G with a double E
I said I go by the unforgettable name
Of the man they call the Master Gee
Well, my name is known all over the world
By all the foxy ladies and the pretty girls
I'm goin' down in history
As the baddest rapper there ever could be
Now I'm feelin' the highs and you're feelin' the lows
The beat starts gettin' into your toes
You start poppin' your fingers and stompin' your feet
And movin' your body while you're sitting in your seat
And then damn! Ya start doin' the freak, I said
Damn! Right outta your seat
Then you throw your hands high in the air
Ya rockin' to the rhythm, shake your derriere
Ya rockin' to the beat without a care
With the sureshot MCs for the affair
Now, I'm not as tall as the rest of the gang
But I rap to the beat just the same
#RappersDelight #SugarhillGang #40thAnniversary

[@hughjanus2]

Little did they know they’d become pioneers for a whole genre of music

[@garypautard1069]

Yes and I hit the the dance floor when this song was new. But I am sad to say that the Sugar Hill Gang spawned a whole lot of cheap imitators using computer tracks and political lyrics to promote their music. I believe Rap has taken black music back to the Stone Age. In response to any critics - look at other black musicians playing music during the 1970s and 1980s, look at the quality dance floor tracks they produced.

[@guitarmansam2661]

@@garypautard1069 There was a whole lot of imitators of this sound that you dont remember from the early 80s. And if you know where to look theres plenty of clean conscious rap or dance music that even a Boomer can enjoy, Same as any other genre or time period. Go ahead look at the top 100 from the 60s 70s 80s you gonna see a whole bunch of stuff that is crap and not remembered. And I remind you that this song uses a sample; aka they made it using the computers/ music production of the time and that your parents wouldve derided this song for not using live instruments.

[@mitchross4002]

But really they were just imitating the true pioneers, namely Grandmaster Caz.

[@AndrewGaulden]

And watch it turn to shit….

[@Lucifer.SamaelMorningstar]

Eminem is rap god, better than anyone😎

[@Rizzlyricist]

I used to listen to this when I was 66, and now I'm 13. This will forever be a classic.

[@derlyjohannatrianaordonez7884]

What?

[@denissemc1]

Wait a minute …

[@brandcult42]

Benjamin Button, you rascal😂

[@MrYomerito11]

😂😂😂​@@brandcult42

[@beckychoge3327]

Bro ressurected☠️💀

[@R_Thomp]

They were rapping, scatting, calling other MCs suckas, sampling, before anyone and all in good nature. These guys were so ahead of their time it's off the charts! 2024

[@chef_artist1374]

💯

[@itslitallday4361]

You must be white this was before u mofo could watch us We been saying this

[@atobear]

Pero si se robaron las letras de otros Mc para hacer su canción, de que hablas?

[@emqeezy1519]

DJs and MCs were doing all that way before them. These guys were just the first to do it commercially

[@ogsimpson3253]

​​@@emqeezy1519 I was going to say, what sucka MCs could there be if they were the very first

[@JustafiedMusic]

Holy shit this was the first rap song ever produced, it's crazy how much rap has changed over the years

[@colinbraddock7185]

Can we talk for a minute about how Hank was spitting for close to two minutes without taking a breath and absolutely killing it? Masterful flow.

[@TheRealDannAlexander]

With Caz’s lyrics.

[@theresat9687gmail]

👍🎯🎯🎯💯💖💖💖🎶

[@DeepDeepSpace]

Sure but only after we talk about the fact there used to be a rapper who went by the name Hank.

[@theresat9687gmail]

@@DeepDeepSpace LOL I thought so too but I love his funky jams hilariously FUNNY 🤣🤣💖🎶

[@isaiahrumley3573]

Don’t forget he was moving a lot to

[@fabiocampagnoli]

they didn't know they were making history......

[@MCAkbar]

Fabio Campagnoli haha yeah word

[@kimkelly1755]

These guys KNEW they were onto something big, I think 😃

[@rickcoona]

By blatently RIPPING OFF the solo bass track form Chic's 1979 hit Good times? give it a listen for yourself and draw your own conclusions kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqbQmpWtosRgbtU at the 3:23 mark tell me if sugarhill did NOT do a blaithen Rip Off? --Rick

[@jeansymone4988]

Crazy

[@furii4308]

@@rickcoona so?

[@wreday720]

You never actually know you’re making history in the moment

[@ethanhart7032]

Wreday underrated comment

[@prtybrwneyes2c2]

History in the first rappers who stole another rappers words...frauds

[@patrick4510]

You also need a video camera

[@leapsion]

True That!!

[@deanadiedrich9304]

Agreed!!!!

[@renanvictorrenan9500]

Diego didn't know the lyrics, but he knew what song he'd choice to play in the party hahahaha

[@liliz03]

he'd choose

[@Diego_Baudelaire]

CREEP

[@tgoclemente1]

Ragatanga!😅😅

[@georgemarini3555]

@@tgoclemente14:41 😂

[@aweba25]

Look at the varieties of people in this video. A world united by hip-hop. Imagine that.

[@leban86]

That decade was just different. Are you a fan of Latin freestyle? Same thing. Variety of people enjoying the music. Much love

[@FranchiseSIX5]

Racism is a myth perpetrated by politicians and professors.

[@geraldblu3229]

"Disco era",mode music of that era. Boogie style. That's all. But I get your concept.

[@aweba25]

@geraldblu3229 The name of the song is "Rapper's Delight." A "Rapper" is an MC or a Master of Cermonies in Hip Hop music. They are pioneers in Hip Hop.

[@thefourfourfour9512]

Before the net and all the woke kids of these kids got brainwashed

[@kenneth-pc7mf]

I'll be 70 years old on Aprill 22,and this song still gets Me out of My seat and dancing with My Lady.

[@JudgeDrey]

Well then HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 70 Years young! Keep on dancing' with your lady!

[@xime4120]

Happy Birthday 🎉🎉🎉 !!!

[@thelieeffect6119]

I love that man! keep it jivin'

[@pro_dudecool716]

Kill ur lady

[@amor2019]

Happy Belated Birthday 🎂 🥳

[@dawndoe1589]

I was 13 yrs old when this came out. I knew every word to it! I’m 53 and still rappin along with it in 2020 🎤

[@jayescobedo8365]

As a representative of a younger generation: RESPECT✊✊

[@ingridram5938]

❤️

[@invalidusername8585]

But...The very first video uploaded on KZbin with this song was 9 years ago... How are you 53 then?-

[@alessiodalio444]

@@invalidusername8585 this song is from 79 not 2011...

[@invalidusername8585]

@@alessiodalio444 Oh, my apologies then.

[@teenac718]

I danced to this 1000 times, still know all the words, and still listen to the music of my youth. I was 19 in 1979. 64 now. WE were a very cool generation.

[@pctaves777]

We still are!!!

[@gail9299]

Me too!

[@crob1612]

Super cool.. 64 years as well

[@MisterPlanePilot]

As a son to the baby boomers, I really appreciate your generation. My dad had taught me so much. The last generation to grow up completely unspoiled. Part of me wishes I was born sooner so I can spend more time when my dad. You guys are one cool generation

[@paulsherman51]

Two songs every American knows by heart: The Anthem, and Rapper's Delight. Maybe more the latter than the former.

[@markgriffin5889]

60 years old here. This NEVER gets old. True, clean, talent. Inspiring.

[@rodw4057]

Same here! I'll be 60 soon and I agree with you 100%!!

[@adamlime6460]

The pass music was the most talented. Now in 2023 is crap

[@petergreen5337]

❤absolutely CORRECT.

[@YosbelOropeza]

in fact this song is a entire SCAM, they stole the whole lyrics from other real rappers ... but thats another story! still a classic!

[@justinjoestar1902]

@@YosbelOropezaonly Hank’s verse and the opener were stolen.

[@TickledFunnyBone]

still the smoothest, cleanest rap i've ever heard.

[@zipity2782]

Listen to hypnotize by notorious B.I.G.

[@TickledFunnyBone]

@@zipity2782 i just did two weeks ago and added to my playlist of 90's hip hop and rap

[@user-qb1jm7to3t]

Tickled Funny Bone listen to Roses by Kanye west, or rhymes like dimes by MF DOOM

[@hangitupselfmassagemassage3340]

that's hip hop, rap will evolve later from hip hop.

[@TickledFunnyBone]

@@hangitupselfmassagemassage3340 right on point, still wondering why this song is called RAPPERS delight when rap changed and hip hop evolved from rappers delight. i am finding myself a student by this confusion could someone please enlighten me.

[@SevenDeMagnus]

That one that started it all and paved the way for Tupac, Biggie, Bone thugs, Eminem, Jay-Z and so on. Thank you Sugarhill Gang. God bless, Proverbs 31

[@LATOHOUSTON]

Rap-o-Clapo was before this one even though not as good.

[@user-ye9bc7nw2c]

SevenDeMagnus xd

[@phorteen3649]

YYes thank you so much

[@FXGamer17]

Ellen Krames the gap band made their first raps in 1979

[@joaquinflores3547]

This is the first recorded rap song that went big on an international level

[@aaronshedden6944]

Im 57. I call myself a metalhead. I love metal and punk. Have done since the 80's I have this album on vinyl. Had it since 83. Know it word for word. Timeless

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

🤘

[@robertbehan9186]

I’m 57. Was this what started the end of disco? It was great growing up in the 70s and 80s. You got another one bites the dust on vinyl too? I am/was a metalhead. But I listen to everything. You know you’re old when you know the NPR schedule 😂 peace bro 🤘🏽

[@FreshCreativeFrog25]

I love how much soul and groove this "first" rap song had. So positive, danceable, lively, and fun!

[@georgepiedra8791]

They sampled "Good Times" by Chic, that's all the Funk they needed

[@darkcomzeroverificado8606]

​@@nzingahenriques5720nunca teve um tempo assim, você era apenas criança na época então se lembrar como se tudo fosser perfeito mas o ser humano é ruim deste de sempre sem falar que 30 anos atrás ou 30 e pouco anos dessa música tinha rolado um guerra porcausa de ideologia racista

[@KURTSSPOT]

It’s great but not even the first dancing rap song

[@kroll-li8zx]

No one had explained it better like you a lot of fun

[@petergreen5337]

❤absolutely CORRECT ❤

[@terijones5673]

Here they are; introducing rap to the disco generation. They truly pioneered the 80's!

[@stealthskater5674]

😎🎸🥁🎸🤘✌️🕹️🎮🤓

[@geli-anton]

Oups disco was yet backlashed at the time. UK New wave ruled all over the radio air. Maybe explicit lyrics explain why it better sold in non english spoken countries

[@anonymousyoutuber9480]

Anyone ever wonder how this song would have changed the whole history of disco rap if the sample were to be pitched down & slowed down, I know around the time this song was being made there was no such thing as a sampler, those didn't exist.

[@pauloandrade3300]

​@@anonymousyoutuber9480 pitched down?

[@anonymousyoutuber9480]

@@pauloandrade3300 Yeah normally in a sampler when you tune down it slows the pitch, luckily this song was just right in tempo.

[@kagemaru259]

EVERY rap and hip hop artist owes their success to the Sugar Hill Gang.

[@mctriplefatal]

Do they though 💀

[@iseytheteethsnake6290]

@@mctriplefatal YES! no him no they. Prolly be doing just rock instead jaja

[@Phriffo]

@@mctriplefatal yeah they do.

[@gunsack2427]

Check out Noah by the Jubalaires. They were about 40 years before the sugarhill gang.

[@CLAMcMullen]

yeah fr fr

[@WinterWolfPrime]

That last verse cracks me up to this day. Legends. The vibes still check out.

[@conundrum9244]

Scenes like this need to come back; where everyone is having fun.

[@NationalismDjazair]

People would be offended he didnt talk about gender problems nowadays.

[@verestamas3920]

Another stile, but this is now: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHqainZolLeKq5o

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

@@NationalismDjazair Well, that or killing people or bragging about how much money he has. One of the things I loved about Rapper's Delight is it was all just fun. There was no violence in it, and no bragging about money.

[@NationalismDjazair]

@@ArtofFreeSpeech agreed

[@ratedr7577]

I love to go to clubs where everyone in their is dancing.

[@mystery5655]

It's unbelievable that the "first" rap song is still my favourite of all. Good vibe never die.

[@jamiehanley3419]

It's just totally brilliant hey

[@brianmeen2158]

This is the first rap song?

[@mystery5655]

@Brian Meen Yes. First to be recorded.

[@WATP1872LR-G]

@@brianmeen2158 No. Blondie was the first to rap in Rapture.

[@gunsack2427]

@@mystery5655 Not even close

[@andrewjones2133]

I’m 51 years old and this never gets old

[@jacquesdecell5459]

I'm 61 and a old white funky guy that still knows every word. HEHE😇🇺🇸😇🇺🇸😇

[@jeffpowell476]

I am 57 makes me feel young lol

[@andrewjones2133]

@@jeffpowell476 lol bless you 🙏🏾

[@jounilojander5326]

@@jacquesdecell5459 word! 62yo, white as Snowwhite 😂😂

[@Th3VirtualGam3r]

Bless you guys

[@piensluc7444]

Those were the good times on the dance floor just having fun, no drugs,no gangsta shit just pure FUN

[@JFloatin]

You a real hip-hop fan if you know this song

[@Mcnamara2]

♥️♥️♥️

[@Fuzzy-_-Logic]

I wouldn't go that far but it was one of the first hip-hop tunes that made me listen more than twice. Then I became interested in the lyrics, I was impressed. ;-)

[@victorsuarez3546]

These guys made music history with this first rap song coming out. Thank you so much.

[@dylanmurphy6894]

How was there already a word for rap if this was the first? “I’m rapping to the beat”

[@SahraStyles]

@@dylanmurphy6894 Rap before was a live music party thing. This was the first time rap was on recorded.

[@gloriamaryhaywood2217]

@@SahraStyles Thanks for the info. I didn't know that! Verrry Cool!😎

[@neboderkica]

Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and others tell the story of the making of the 1981 hit and the New York music scene that inspired it. A year after the Sugarhill Gang released “Rapper's Delight” in 1979, Blondie recorded “Rapture,” the first major hip-hop hit to use original music rather than sampling other artists' beats.

[@victorsuarez3546]

@@neboderkica Also Mel Torme may have been the first to sing like this in the early 60's. Muhammad Ali claims he was the first rapper when he gave his fast talking rhyming interviews in the late 60'ds and early 70's.

[@stephenpreston9328]

At 15 yrs old I thought this was the best rap ever. 58 now, this one of the best rap songs ever.

[@alestev24]

😃 Same here.

[@LaminatRbx]

how is this even a rap song. this doesnt sound like rap.

[@ExoticBloxed]

@@LaminatRbx What do you think rap sounds like?

[@LaminatRbx]

@@ExoticBloxed the best rap is 90s and 2000s memphis rap. this trash ass "rap" song just sounds like 1970s funk. i mean i like funk but you can not call this song a rap song.

[@LaminatRbx]

@@ExoticBloxed you gotta listen to some project pat and some three six mafia

[@ladonakirkwood9995]

I remember all of this and these were happy times. No fighting, just all of us having fun together, all the crayons in the coloring box together as one. Good memories.

[@JaapDepundert]

I was twelve when this Came out in Holland, motivatid me to learn englisch more than the teacher 😊 have a good 2025 !

[@OG_Boodaah]

I wish people would stop saying this stupid shit. Just because you personally didn’t see fighting or racial issues doesn’t mean they weren’t prevalent. This song came out 14 years after the civil rights act

[@bgrierofficial]

These guys are geniuses! The rhythm, the creativity, the skills. It doesn’t get any better than this.

[@swampwitch6133]

No they STOLE the lyrics from someone else they aren't geniuses they merely stole someone else's rhymes and then called them their own (Watch the video by Grandmaster Caz) they didn't even try to hide it .. “Check it out, I’m the C-A-S-A, the N-O-V-A, And the rest is F-L-Y. Grandmaster Caz wrote those lyrics he didn't get credit or any money from that though they stole his shit. FUCK Sugarhill Gang!

[@whoslebron4685]

Their voice control and flow was unbelievable

[@nonkonform1st]

and the dances X,D

[@hottrin6103]

yeah not offbeat like every old-school rapper

[@A821-m2c]

@@hottrin6103 new*

[@Rl-tn1ys]

@@nonkonform1st true

[@A821-m2c]

@@hottrin6103 plus this is old school rap, wdym

[@billybob7848]

I don’t care how old or young you are you will always crank this up to rock it out. 100% classic.

[@Tony_Baloney_69420]

Agreed

[@Metalhead-zb9mz]

I've always liked this song when found an old school hip-hop complication cd and always loved it cause opening up my mind.

[@ivankacic2808]

This song isn't good at all. It's just the first rap song. If this dtopped now , or even in the 90s when rap was best , it would be called garbage.

[@mrclueuin]

@@ivankacic2808 Like your mama?

[@brianmeen2158]

I’m mostly a metal guy but this song is great

[@shamadam1]

The pioneers of rap. The best rap song ever. Hands down

[@juthecomedian]

Hell no

[@HMHSVoyager]

Certainly not the best. But holds a special spot

[@ferryschipper7100]

Only 7.3 million like... Kids this was the Birth of Rap😞

[@bloomerrr1]

Ferry Schipper *the birth of the first popular rap song

[@valb2978]

Ok boomer

[@jamessulton320]

Yea the 1st rap song

[@samuelingram2764]

Better than today's rappers

[@jongmaster2]

*the birth of rap on record that led to the spread of recorded rap music

[@JoeMcShmoeTV]

1956-2014 Rest In Peace Big Bank Hank, you were one of the 3 founding fathers of rap. I know you’re bustin rhymes in the clouds now.

[@anonymousyoutuber9480]

Bobby Rush is another founding father of rap.

[@joseluiscruzsostre6204]

Grand Master Caz create the rhymes Hank were using in Rapper's Delight and Hank never gave him credit not even pay him for those rhymes that Grand Master Cazz create

[@docwashington2578]

​ 6:16 @@joseluiscruzsostre6204double buch bus. An sugar hill gang rappers delight. 6:16

[@docwashington2578]

Want to here it. All.

[@SonOfSparda501]

@@anonymousyoutuber9480 Another father, Keef Cowboy from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

[@antoniosvasilellisneto379]

That line... "Now what you hear is not a test"... Wow. That line introduced rap to the whole world - created a new genre. Gives me chills every time

[@dme1016]

Bullshit! Which is what this was...Bullshit!

[@randomcringeyyoutuber6750]

@@dme1016 calm down boomer

[@dme1016]

@@randomcringeyyoutuber6750 If you think this was influential, you're a real rookie.

[@randomcringeyyoutuber6750]

@@dme1016 I literally only said OK boomer.

[@s.dcrazyeyes3193]

@@dme1016 ok boomer ok boomer

[@Jellyfamjames316]

I love how on point the lady in the all read at was with the beat at 3:54❤

[@MARYBLEUZ]

I lived on South Beach, was 19 a bartender. Would walk around with friends at night and we'd all sing this song spot on. 59 now and can't remember my part. Came back to refresh my memory. Best time of my life!

[@user-ss6on5ph7w]

MARYBLEUZ that’s cute 🥰

[@wellplayod1957]

I love this song Me and my friends should sing more

[@nomaad660]

I still remember the whole thing. Seriously, like it was yesterday. Best days of my youth, for sure.

[@TheJohnharrell]

Well welcome back sweetheart! This song is very worthy!

[@szymonk8931]

ok boomer

[@isabellagarcia3628]

4:21 la canción que Diego estaba cantando del "asereje"

[@CorazonDeCuyo]

Por esto vine 🤣🤣

[@arlettemartinez7703]

Por esto vine también jajaj

[@jimenacastillo4850]

@@arlettemartinez7703 yo igual JDJAKSKAJAJAJSJSJS

[@bisuterialilys7502]

Y yo 🙋🙋🙋🙋

[@andreasucllasanguineti9287]

metooo

[@Airbender19]

Perfect transition between 70s Disco & 80s R&B

[@dr_ubo]

Yeah it’s such a transitional and trascendental piece of history and music, it’s just fantastic

[@jaqtravel]

Here for Asereje 😂😂😂😂

[@chobyrosales]

Hahahaha lol me too 😂😂😂

[@sadocgonzalez3511]

X theard? 😂

[@lorenaflores671]

Me too😂

[@PaulMorales-q1q]

Me too!!

[@TheMaster1126]

So am I

[@brendabeyer6704]

I was on stage there in the sequin tubetop. I was 19. Had a great time being in the video at Soap Factory

[@animufreek3542]

Wow thats amazing

[@lazygamertv]

That's wayy cool 😎

[@potatospuad7260]

Really 😁

[@fredeton]

You were fit 😍

[@christschool]

How was the cocaine in 1979?

[@runswithbeer]

I was 13 when this came out and my cousin had the album. We wrote down the words best we could and learned it that summer. It's still to this day the only song I will sing at karaoke, and for the most part I know the whole thing. My grown kids freaked out the first time they saw me do it.

[@chermontro]

Love that lol!

[@ellcharlotte]

I LOVE THIS

[@scottanddebranelson8419]

that woulda been cool to see. fun to blow your kids minds like that.

[@tiaturnbullchampionscoachi9587]

I might have seen you in south San Jose? Somebody took the karaoke Mic, walked all through the audience, outside around the building and back in the door on the other side the whole time rapping this without stop. It was unforgettable. ❤

[@jonmotes5406]

Awesome!

[@thalmorshoota7586]

I can’t imagine the wonder people felt when they heard this for the first time. It was like nothing else at the time.

[@wc6442]

It was magical and we sang every word.

[@florap79]

It absolutely blew my mind🤯 I couldn't listen to it enough! I still LOVE this song💕 The best rap ever! Clean smooth and real😎

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

It wasn't played on the radio at first, so the only place I could hear it was at the roller rink, so I went every Friday and Saturday night, and every Sunday afternoon and stayed for the full sessions (including "late skate" on Fri and Sat). When this song would come on, everybody in the rink would rush to the floor. There were coordinated routines to it as well.

[@a.printup8811]

We learned all the words and I still know them all.

[@RomicBianchi]

It was a lot of fun!

[@JimmieMarley]

This is a real party. Everybody vibing lets get back to these times😂

[@KendallRainey-s9r]

Fasho

[@guyami8892]

When he said he created a devastating masterpiece, he didnt know how right he was.

[@inclair8610]

Exactly

[@AmebaDaKing]

They didn't create anything.

[@leonader9465]

@@AmebaDaKing Just like your mom.

[@AmebaDaKing]

@@leonader9465 mate instead of offending me or my mom learn something about hip hop culture! Speaking about moms yours should be very ashamed of a son who isn't able to pay respect to others!

[@nofam7247]

@@AmebaDaKingyou are wrong lol they created rap lol.Also why should he respect you you are just a random stranger on the internet like the rest of us lmao

[@Guy-Incognito]

2:45 Master Gee dropping dope rhymes in a Mister Rogers sweater is the most gansta thing that's ever been.

[@JuanPerez-dm8sf]

Yeah

[@RoboLobster3000]

He kinda looks like Lando Calrissian

[@sweetiepie1862]

True dat

[@regularhoodshow8146]

@@RoboLobster3000 😶

[@ToanEccentric]

Wtf Lol hahaha 😂😂😂😂

[@dwade6322]

This tune brought kids from ANY color together. Word.

[@sarahdearborn5723]

i love that comment its just so nice and you are totally right!

[@moondra3481]

Yes! My 54yr old feet are wanting to put on roller skates and skate around the house😂😂😂...just like I did as a kid❤

[@teenac718]

NO DOUBT! I lived it. Was a beautiful thing.

[@teenac718]

@@dwade6322 No doubt!

[@tombaron5607]

We’d used to play this at college parties in 2004 and everyone in the place went wild. I’m sure it’s still the same today.

[@lerenifleur]

40 years : happy birthday Sugarhill Gang !

[@v.dargain1678]

Happy 2020 . Boogaloo and boogied all the way .

[@kilogrum63]

But will they rock till a hundred and one years old

[@mauricefromyt]

Old school music is amazing and old school music will always be the best

[@ainsleyscarlet9027]

Absolutely one of my favorite songs! I’m 57 years old and will get up and dance every time I hear this song!!

[@Tacom4ster]

Happy 50 Years of Hip Hop, hope I can have your energy when I become an oldhead

[@selminhaferreira9779]

👍🏻

[@lpwalke64]

Yep, 59 here and always have to sing (and jam) to this song. Feel my teen years every time! 💃 🎶 🎤

[@anthonycole3334]

32 years old here and my wife and I played it for my 9 month old son while feeding him dinner tonight. He immediately started dancing! We all danced while eating tonight 😎

[@lpwalke64]

@@anthonycole3334 . . . how sweet!! Keep dancing, keep having fun! Such a cool song . . . Great memory making with your son , dinner time fun! 🪩 💃 🕺🏻 😊

[@donnettewilliams4836]

Real music who's here from 70's

[@josephlowry4320]

Happy 50th anniversary to the Hip Hop genre.

[@cocochanel1986]

37 yrs old and went to the 50yrs of hip hop concert my 1st ever and got to see Dougie Fresh and SLICK RICK. Best way to go to my first concert 😂

[@chrystal0411]

And, Happy 50th Birthday to the Disco genre. 💃🕺😀✌

[@montehibbert3606]

@@cocochanel1986I’m 39 and I was there too!

[@catherinedilworth1363]

I’m 77 yrs. old and discovered this song recently. I think it’s genius. That beat, beat, beat! I heard a band singer sing it at a wedding reception this past weekend. He sang it just like the Sugar Hill Gang.

[@ICTS22]

The original song is Chic "Good Times." Sugar Hill Gang rapped over that song.

[@TylerJohnson-o7h]

Word. I’m 63, and I think is the best rapping I’ve ever heard.

[@LolaBug99]

I was born in 1999 but grew up with this type of music cuz of my parents and man am I glad they raised me with this type music ❤️

[@RapFanatic4ever]

I was born the year this came out I’m 43

[@Kzummo]

I was born in 1863 and this is my favorite song

[@motorcycle_prophet]

Old School NEVER goes out of style!!!

[@marionworlwide2002]

Tears in my eyes. Lost my younger brother to cancer and we used to dance on this song . Fantastic Memories 😘😘😘😘😘

[@mattstrap9422]

Marion Worlwide sorry for your loss

[@marionworlwide2002]

thank you. Very sweet of you. ;-)

[@rocilugo2054]

you know the fat guy died of cancer

[@kathywhite5757]

Marion Worlwide thanks for fucking up my day, this stuff is supposed to be told to me by about eight o'clock

[@marionworlwide2002]

Kathy White that you have cancer ?

[@bunsenn5064]

Rap like this brings us all together, regardless of who, what, and where we are. You can just let go of all your cares and let the music carry you on.

[@user-xu4ow3bu6f]

Amen!

[@-M0LE]

If you don’t smile get a chill or goosebumps when you hear this track then you may be dead inside

[@floridayankee812]

Still the greatest rap song ever

[@patrickmccarron5059]

Best rap song ever made. Just pure positive energy.

[@stevejackson8878]

It was the first rap song popularised or recorded Rap has been around It started at block parties were DJs/Jamaicans were toasting Maybe Jazz legend invented it too in the 60s listen with open ears to Rappers Delight it has scatting which is borrowed from jazz listen to Jamaican music and toasting/chanting This was just recorded raps usually weren't recorded it was spoken word toasting or chanting by DJs at parties this was the first recorded and paved the way for later rappers

[@anonymousyoutuber9480]

This was before hiphop got its dark tone instead of the energetic sound you hear in this song (rapper's delight).

[@anonymousyoutuber9480]

When hiphop got to the 90s the tones got more dark.

[@user-if4qh3up3m]

yeah man, positive vibes only bro

[@The_RollModel]

I hope you’re kidding

[@Michael.Shayne]

I remember my mama singing this song to me as a kid. She knew all the lyrics! I would request her to rap my favorite part about the nasty food! Will forever be a great memory ❤️

[@Ihatezidiotz]

that part of the song is some funny shit.. :)

[@hermask815]

I wonder if there is a connection between your requesting those lines and her cooking skills? SCNR.

[@Michael.Shayne]

@@hermask815 😂😂🙈 no connection lol! I just thought it was a funny part of the song

[@ashleymyers9764]

That’s my favorite part too! Haha

[@theresat9687gmail]

Ho tel! Mo tel! Holiday INN! 💯🤣💖🎶💯

[@FanaticDz]

Hip hop was born so did we. I said a hip hop, Hippie to the hippie, The hip, hip a hop, and you don't stop!

[@LuciTulcea]

I rock it To the bang bang boogie, say up jump the boogie, To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat. :)

[@furgusuned15650]

+LuciTulcea now what you hear is not a test I'm a rapping to the beat

[@gregpev]

And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet

[@theawesomegem5714]

you see i am wonder mic and i like to say hello

[@adamdrennan887]

To the black, to the white, the red and the brown, the purple and yellow, but first,I gotta

[@kiasax2]

I was a club DJ while on leave and they liked me so much that I began working for the club on my weekends. I played this song almost as often as it was requested. It still sounds great! The other song I loved playing was Blondie's song Rapture. Great stuff! I'll bet you didn't know that a Cherokee guy had soul, did you?

[@kingporter67]

Lord Jesus! The rhythm, the creativity and the rappers delightful skills, this is also a super magnificent 1979 song with rap and disco combined together, I have never seen this high powered, high voltage of energy music like this, the Sugarhill Gang are the greatest!!

[@stuartperry8141]

I am old enough to remember that they called this rapping to the beat. They did this at parties and at the park way before this record.

[@user-sv1gh2mr4n]

KingPorter67: Do not use the Lord Jesus' name in vain.

[@felixcedano23]

The first rap recording in 1979. Rapper's Delight" became the first rap song made in U.S

[@decptive8243]

Waldorf Astor technically the second because a group named Fatback made the first rap song but Rapper’s delight was the first rap song to introducing rap to the world

[@arunparkin2552]

There were some 50's songs with rap-like elements in them, such as "No Money Down" by Chuck Berry. It's not really rap but the verse features Chuck talking to a beat.

[@lildex9468]

Hip pop began on 70's don't ignorant

[@lildex9468]

Rappers appeared on 72

[@lildex9468]

These guys are copy rats

[@OliverFurr-lw2vy]

This group started rap during the disco era when rap music was clean and fun to listen to. I'm 64 years old and I still love this song today

[@raye0826]

"He can't satisfy you with his little worm, but I can bust you out with my super sperm" and "I'm gonna get a fly girl, gonna get some spank..." Yes, so clean! 😂

[@kylehajek3037]

It's a good song but I wouldn't call this clean at all. And the worst part is when it goes dirty it just goes fuckin' gross with sperm references. Just cheesy and the Beastie Boys managed to do filth way better,

[@nicelol5241]

Rap is like a black-version of punk, it can’t be clean

[@Antares007]

The song sounds like it has some disco sampled in it. 😊

[@kentyler3962]

@@Antares007 Just a little. lol

[@Chelsea-552]

Finally found the version I knew back in the day. TY for this one ❤

[@turbozavr3000]

Why doesn't anyone make amazing songs like this today?

[@brendabeyer6704]

The original track is GOOD TIMES, of course, but the rapping and lyrics are untouchable ❤

[@robertlloyd122]

They ABSOLUTELY do. 😉

[@shiptj01]

They are, but they're hidden gems now. You won't see them on TV or hear them on the radio.

[@citygirlingraham]

Impossible.

[@TheErichos]

@@shiptj01 like ?

[@dhelsipat9950]

The best rap I've ever heard and like. I was 13 years old when I heard this rap and now I'm 60 years old and still listens to it.😊

[@arlenemchugh1957]

71 here and still soooooooo impressed!

[@brendabeyer6704]

I was actually in this video! I'm dancing on stage with sequined top😊 I was 18, I'm 63 almost now!

[@rodw4057]

I'll be 60 soon. Nothing can or ever will compare to these guys!! Love their style and grace!! ❤ 😂

[@sking2539]

My son asked me about the beginnings of hip hop/rap and I immediately pulled this up to play for him. One of my all time favorites 💜

[@TheMrlojack]

Literally my brother and I did this last year on Carnival Cruise!!! The entire crowd was hyped up and rapping along!!!

[@all-caps3927]

As an avid HipHop listener it's crazy how the first time I heard this song with out knowing its significance it still pricked my ear because it's just that good. The flow and their word play, especially for 79' it absolutely incredible, the rhyming and delivery is also top notch, and my favourite part of the song - the brilliant sample. Classic song, one of the greatest songs of all time no doubt.

[@dottiscamprunamuck2830]

I remember hearing about this new music called rap about that time, but the first song I heard was Blondie taking her jab at it.

[@PsychedelicCoco]

Funny enough this isn’t a sample. It’s musicians in the studio playing part of a cover of Chic’s Good Time’s for 15 minutes

[@justinbligh]

Rappers have been sampling 70’s beats since the 70’s.

[@BigTweez9]

I love this song . I was born in 87. So this was before my time. But thanks to these guys for contributing to rap / hip hop in a major way

[@MoondanceArtDesign]

Wow! This brings back memories. I used to play this record and dance and rap to it over and over as a kid...😂

[@WalkingVibes4K]

Im leaving a comment so that after a month or a year or a decade when someone likes it i get a reminder to listen to this beautiful song again.!

[@azzamziply3039]

Gl

[@guidomarani9587]

Ahahaha😂

[@baileyayyy5085]

lets go boys its our chance to keep him trapped forever

[@WalkingVibes4K]

@@baileyayyy5085 ✌️

[@finasullivan2311]

Love it!!!!! The best!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤1

[@johnjuan6698]

Back when rap was good, soulful, lively, and positively vibin'...

[@CrudeSkiMask]

You're a old head get with the times, you probably listen to rock songs about going to hell and shit so don't be hypocritical

[@aayanbaig4775]

Damn, they created a whole genre when they said that "miracles never cease, i've created a devastating masterpiece", you legit did man.

[@nottheoriginalhandle]

That's biblical

[@lostinmusic9924]

This song created an incredible musical genre

[@juankbolanos7460]

4:20 alguien más por Aserejé?

[@lyndasaenz3405]

Gracias buen hombre😂❤

[@cesarrojas3375]

si bro, eres un crack jajaja gracias

[@danielahio4293]

Graciasss jajaja

[@gemenisalvarado6611]

Aquí estoy 😅

[@edithhernandez2488]

Y parece que Pitbull tiene una canción similar a esta

[@Pentagonshark666]

It starts like a typical disco, but develops into a rap song. A classic.

[@gabotdf]

It IS a disco song, Good Times by Chic

[@dianaa.1735]

Now THIS is rap! No hate, no "bitches and hos", no shit about violence, just enjoyment by all.

[@keefchief4563]

edgy

[@BadComenter]

Wow were you also born in the wrong generation

[@anghiggy5029]

No, I believe she was born in the right generation, otherwise she wouldn't know this song, duh

[@emilianoguerrero2958]

no essa thats gangzta rap bullshit rap is like the weekend an wiz khalifa

[@mgk357]

for real..looks like they are all having a good time..not having to worry about about any bs..and the girls look good..not like whores

[@Andy-LucyGSD]

Wholesome brilliance.

[@freeem2429]

When he said: "Bang bang, the boogie to the boogie Say up jump the boogie to the bang bang boogie" I felt that.

[@angelomays1416]

Hip Hop “national anthem “. Happy 50th Birthday. Much ❤ to all the pioneers !!

[@FreedInPieces]

It's cheesy in a refreshing way that reflects what feels like a "more innocent" time that's a lot more positive than most of the music we have now. The times don't allow music like this anymore, but I can't wait until they do again.

[@yungskratt0411]

very well said, bud sadly i don't think it will ever get back to that...

[@sepg5084]

Basically saying that Superman is a worm dick cuck and busting sperm on Lois Lane is so innocent 👌

[@christine5510]

Happy New Year 2025 🎉. I’m watching Armageddon Time in Netflix and this nostalgic song popped up that’s why I’m here. 😀

[@Robocoppat]

One of the best rap/ hip hop songs of all time!

[@pavelm.gonzalez8608]

patrick mcglone one of the firsts also!!

[@Robocoppat]

donte llx and obviously you have no Taste! Today's crap they call music, is just HORRIBLE!

[@ansem383]

Real hip hop thought it was trash

[@goat7229]

patrick mcglone stfu old head

[@kimkelly1755]

These guys are hip-hop pioneers, just too cool 😎

[@b-rextheprgoddess1872]

I was 4 years old when this song was released and I hear from older relatives that I would dance around in my grandmother's living room when this came in the radio. Still enjoying this song today. 🎵🥰

[@sylviaalambar9350]

So sweet

[@laquetaworley4791]

Aww those were the good ol days 💃🏃

[@jdoe9463]

You're beautiful

[@John-ct9zs]

Same here, I have like no memory of this song when it was new. But it makes me feel SUPER OLD that I was technically around and actually was old enough to remember this song at age 3 or 4 in 1979.

[@sz5876]

Too bad Cal Solomon didn't make it into this recording.

[@fedefsa14]

0% autotune. 100% real

[@mileshardin6906]

nowadays rapping be lkiek "b*tches on muh dick" in 30 differentr shades of autotune

[@jonismat5248]

@@mileshardin6906 U aint getting aux.

[@dutdut2.059]

Miles hardin rappers have always talked about that idk what your point is

[@mileshardin6906]

@@dutdut2.059 thats true, but tahts alll they talk about these days. I mean that their lyrics arent meaning anyhting special or thoughtful

[@dutdut2.059]

Miles hardin there’s plenty of lyrical rappers today look up polo g or kendrick lamar or joey badass or j cole or tyler & tell me they just talking about the same stuff

[@marioastorga7024]

Asereje me trajo hasta aquí

[@vidayabundancia33]

Igual,pero ya conocía este tema

[@Montero1505-o6b]

Mee too😂😂😂😂😂

[@Breezebutterfly182]

A mí también 😂

[@RaulMartínez-e8m]

A mi

[@enersonjose9172]

Me too

[@johnmoore6277]

IN 1982 I WAS 13 AND I STILL LOVE THIS TODAY IN 2018 DETROIT EASTSIDE.

[@thevoicethatwontbestopped4549]

John Moore I was 15

[@pugsareawsome5202]

South Brooklyn

[@FrankBarryLuv]

Me, too. Born in 1969 👌🏻. Greetings from Germany. 😊

[@andonia2020]

I was -21

[@Legittuber]

I'm a 2002 baby & I like this hip hop song still as well.

[@CarlosLopez-pm9gl]

When did we change this for guns? And violencia? We're nuts! We were happy!

[@TheRastafarianStuff]

in 1992 after the major labels had a famous meeting

[@1988benzwitlouisvseats]

@@TheRastafarianStuffno it was actually around 1984-86 when scholly D made “am I black enough for you” and when Ice T made “6 in the mornin’” and then it was fully established & went mainstream in 87-89 when NWA dropped the “Straight Out Of Compton” album, and Eazy E dropped “Boyz In The Hood”.

[@chesterswingjr9796]

Rappers today, take note. THIS is how it’s done!!! One of the most iconic rap tunes in history.

[@lucecita007]

This is rap and not the other stuff that stinks

[@vanesagonzalez1511]

You should listen "Dance Crip" by Trueno.

[@Just_My_Reviews]

And still better than the crap on the radio nowadays.

[@lucecita007]

@@vanesagonzalez1511 listened I guess he has no voice like nodal it's all computer voice fixed

[@thirabx6954]

The Bronx created rap

[@mae8367]

They made real history and they still underrated and not known

[@incontrol5848]

.....not known by YOU ALL, you have no clue of the culture....not our fault, it's yours hun. GENX AKA FIRST GENERATION HIPHOP 👈🏾💯😎

[@ayamethompson9435]

I'm a 1993 baby and whenever I say this is my favorite rap song people look at me like I'm crazy.

[@maxxsteele9396]

That's because it's Hip-Hop.

[@tydsmith0813]

+max steel hip hop is the culture (MC's, DJ's, graffiti artists, break dancers, beat boxers etc), rap is the lyrical aspect.

[@maxxsteele9396]

TyRonda Smith SugarHill gang calls their music HipHop. You're suggesting that they. The pioneers of the style don't know what the fuck they're talking about. Look at you trying to be so brave - HAH!

[@tydsmith0813]

+max steel I'm not suggesting anything. They call their music hip hop because it falls within the culture of hip hop, not because it isn't necessarily rap music since they are rapping on the song. I'm just saying that if someone says rap you can't say it's not rap it's hip hop when technically it is still rap music, which also makes it hip hop since rap is a pillar of hip hop

[@maxxsteele9396]

TyRonda Smith HIP HOP..... biach!

[@SavMacCauley]

Only 13 million views for this classic? This should have over a billion views.

[@BRlGADE_KINGPIN]

Meanwhile cardi b’s wap has 230 million views.. sad world we live in

[@rasalghul8195]

Agree, Not sure if the youths look back at the origins or the crazy 60-70's . As an elder, I'm constantly finding new and interesting music of all genres that has already been made. Who needs the newest bimbo in underwear and heels grinding saying it's feminism, it ain't. Look at Spears. Meaningless.

[@souljaunt]

Not sure a lot of people know about them

[@peterfile6762]

@@BRlGADE_KINGPIN agreed bro, I don’t understand this fucking generation... cardi b is so god awful yet people still love her and call her “queen” nothing really makes sense anymore, and if anything all those shitty cardi b fans and cardi b are ruinin music

[@LanceVance1983]

I'm 18 and I'm old school when it comes to legendary songs like this, these new songs that are going on now are just straight trash. I got into the 80s when I was 5.

[@Methodical2]

Man, I loved this growing up. I still have and play the 12" album.

[@JulesUS8386]

Loved this when it came out in 1980! Definitely different sound than I had heard in Texas…fun to dance too! History in the making…great to be 19 during those years!

[@Boheem]

‘79 not 80