Rapper’s Delight

~ Recording by The Sugarhill Gang

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.6Rapper’s Delight4:55The Sugarhill GangSugarhill Gang
1.1Rapper’s Delight5:00The Sugarhill GangRapper’s Delight
1.1Rapper's Delight4:55The Sugarhill GangSugarhill Gang
1.18Rapper’s Delight4:56The Sugarhill GangSensational 70’s, Volume 2
  • 1992 -
1.4Rapper’s Delight4:55The Sugarhill GangOld School Jams
  • 1994-12-26 CA
1.12Rapper’s Delight4:48The Sugarhill GangL'America del rock 10: La febbre del sabato sera
1.8Rapper's Delight4:52Sugarhill GangSummer Madness
1.4Rapper’s Delight4:55The Sugarhill GangOld School Jams: The History Lesson (2 CD)
  • 1997-12-11 CA
1.1Rapper's Delight4:56The Sugarhill GangThe Source Presents... Hits From the Vault, Volume 1: The Pioneers
  • 1998-08-25 US
2.17Rapper’s Delight4:51Sugarhill Gang20th Century Hits for a New Millennium: 40 Hits of 1975–1979
1.4Rapper’s Delight4:51Sugarhill GangThe Best Disco on the Dancefloor
3.14Rapper's Delight4:52The Sugarhill GangDisco Super Stars
1.14Rapper's Delight4:51The Sugarhill GangKneipenhits: Disco Classics
1.1Rapper's Delight4:52Sugarhill GangEcht Kultig: Powerparty!
  • 2001-09-10 DE
2.8Rapper's Delight4:50Sugarhill GangDisco Generation
  • 2001-10-25 NL
6.1Rapper's Delight4:53The Sugarhill GangOne‐Hit Wonders
2.14Rapper's Delight4:52Sugarhill GangFunk Chic
  • 2002-01-15 FR
3.14Rapper’s Delight4:52The Sugarhill GangDisco Super Stars
3.14Rapper's Delight4:52The Sugarhill GangDisco Super Stars
7.12Rapper’s Delight4:51The Sugarhill GangGreatest Hits of the 80’s
1.7Rappers Delight4:50The Sugarhill GangUltimate 80s: 1980 - 1984
4.2Rapper’s Delight4:54The Sugarhill GangBest Singles of All Time, Volume 2
  • 2003-08-11 AU
2.2Rapper’s Delight4:47The Sugarhill Gang50 Greatest Floor Fillers
  • 2003-11-17 GB
2.7Rapper’s Delight4:51The Sugarhill GangGreatest Hits of the 70’s (8 CD Box)
1.5Rappers Delight4:51Sugar Hill GangKult³: Die besten internationalen 70er Hits
2.16Rapper's Delight4:50The Sugarhill GangFunk Masters
  • 2004-06-15 FR
2.2Rapper’s Delight4:46The Sugarhill GangHip Hop ’n’ Cool
  • 2004-07-26 GB
2.13Rapper's Delight4:45The Sugarhill GangThe Very Best of School Disco.com
  • 2004-10-11 GB
3.20Rapper’s Delight4:51The Sugarhill GangI Love Music 1975-1979: No More Heroes
2.15Rapper’s Delight4:51The Sugarhill GangSynth & Electro
3.20Rapper’s Delight4:51The Sugarhill GangI Love Music 1975-1979
  • 2005-05-16 -
3.14Rapper’s Delight4:48The Sugarhill GangGreatest Ever! School Days: The Definitive Collection
  • 2007-09-24 GB
1.3Rapper’s Delight4:51The Sugarhill GangUlli Wengers One Hit Wonder, Volume 9
  • 2007-11-09 DE
1.6Rapper's Delight4:55The Sugarhill GangSugarhill Gang
2.14Rapper’s Delight4:38The Sugarhill GangThe Ultimate BBQ Album
  • 2008-02-26 GB
2.10Rapper’s Delight4:52The Sugarhill GangFerry Maat’s Soul Show Top 100
3.13Rapper’s Delight4:45The Sugarhill GangThrowback Thursday
  • 2015-09-18 GB
1.3Rapper's Delight4:51The Sugarhill GangRappers Delight
3.12Rapper’s Delight4:56The Sugarhill GangSuper Hits of the 70’s (disc 3)
Bootleg
3.7Rapper's Delight4:46The Sugarhill GangBest of the 80's

Relationships

sampled by:Beat Don't Stop by ASkillz vs. Beatvandals
Crew Deep by Skillz feat. Missy Elliott & Kandi
Def Squad Delight by Def Squad
Gangsta’s Delight by 50 Cent
Intro by The Notorious B.I.G.
Outro by Cipha Sounds & Mr. Choc
Party Time by The Northern Boys
Respect Due by Freestyle Fellowship (drums (drum set))
mash-ups:J’aime le rap, les vacances, Queen et le ketchup mon capitaine ! (Mylène vs. The World) by DJ Giac
Jump Up and Get Down (Like It’s Going Down for Real in Florida remix) by DJ Funk U Up
Skee-lo and Clyde by DJ Y Alias JY
part of:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 89)
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 101) (order: 101)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 248) (order: 247)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 427) (order: 427)
recording of:Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)

Related works

Rapper’s Delight

writer:Bernard Edwards
Guy O'Brien
Henry Jackson
Michael Wright
Sylvia Robinson
Nile Rodgers
publisher:Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
later parody versions:Rappers’ Plight
later translated parody versions:Hitlers Delight
Rapper's Deutsch
is based on:Good Times
is the basis for:Rappers Delight (Hip Hop Remix ’89)
lyrics quoted in:Breakadawn
Hotel Room Service
Smokin’ That Shit
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