where it all started for me
https://i.discogs.com/8rpg3cfIUHS78afysKDC03ji3XD3TbGytib-49f4zbE/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:570/w:570/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE4NDQz/MS0xNTIzODA3OTEy/LTM1MjEuanBlZw.jpeg
so, it's a tie between Jazzy Sensation + Genius Rap
― meisenfek, Monday, 8 August 2022 20:59 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 00:01 (two years ago) link
37. Sugarhill Gang: "Apache" (Sugarhill) 1good work, singular voter
fair winner, great song, rather unanimous
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 07:59 (two years ago) link
and the beat goes on Ego Trip's Rap Singles 1982
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 09:11 (two years ago) link
Obviously "Ant Rap" and "Der Kommissar" were too good for the list. Of the two my vote would have gone to both of them. Adam Ant pioneered a hip-hop / world beat crossover approach that could so easily have been an alternative future for hip-hop and Falco of course invented gangster rap.
― Ashley Pomeroy, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 18:34 (two years ago) link