Ego Trip's Rap Singles 1979

sure, we could list all the rap-inspired songs that charted during the early 80s, but this thread is about the batch of ‘79, and my posts were relevant to that.

xp hehe yes, I was quite old when I realized the Ketchup Sugarhill connection, but perhaps it subliminally sold me on Asereje

"Rapper's Delight" will probably walk this, it's the big stone cold classic of the bunch, very strong opening lines and that undeniable Chic groove

the endless version is hilarious, I think 3 or 4 minutes will suffice for most purposes

voted "We Rap More Mellow"

yeah that is super good, funky

less mellow tbh

3 or 4 minutes [of RD] will suffice for most purposes

controversial opinion, it may work even better read in holden caulfield voice than to the beat

Have you ever went over a friend's house to eat
And the food just ain't no good?
I mean the macaroni's soggy, the peas are mushed
And the chicken tastes like wood
A so you try to play it off like you think you can
By saying that you're full
And then your friend says, "Mama, he's just being polite
He ain't finished, uh-uh, that's bull"
A so your heart starts pumping and you think of a lie
And you say that you already ate
And your friend says, "Man, there's plenty of food"
So you pile some more on your plate
But while the stinky food's steaming, your mind starts to dreaming
Of the moment that it's time to leave
And then you look at your plate and your chicken's slowly rotting
Into something that looks like cheese
Oh, so you say that's it, I got to leave this place
I don't care what these people think
I'm just sitting here making myself nauseous
With this ugly food that stinks
Oh, so you bust out the door while it's still closed
Still sick from the food you ate
And then you run to the store for quick relief
From a bottle of Kaopectate
And then you call your friend a two weeks later
To see how he has been
And he says "I understand about the food
Baby bubba, but we're still friends"

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Hot Take/Challops alert: The Chicken Verse is actually rather good and provides a nice break from all the braggadocio.

Not that rapping about, say, having a bigger dick than Superman or being able to watch Knicks basketball on a color TV don’t also kick ass, you understand.

would be great to find some hip-hop without all the braggadocio, if anyone has any recommendations

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can't argue with that

as we proceed Ego Trip's Rap Singles 1980

i didn't know we were voting for most popular . . .

haha we weren't Austin!

I think in polls to come we'll see more vote splitting, but Rapper's Delight was never going to lose this I'm afraid