Rappers Delight

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#TitleArtistLength
1Rapper's Delight
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)
writer:
Bernard Edwards, Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang14:33
2White Lines
engineer and mixer:
E.T. Thorngren and Sylvia Robinson
producer:
Melle Mel, Joey Robinson, Jr. and Sylvia Robinson (Sylvia Inc.)
arranger:
Reggie Griffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (in 1983)
recording of:
White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
writer:
Melvin Glover and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
Four Hills Music Ltd and IQ Music Ltd.
is based on:
Cavern
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel7:33
3Spoonin' Rap
producer:
Peter Brown
recording of:
Spoonin’ Rap (A Drive Down the Street, I Was Spanking and Freaking)
writer:
Gabriel Jackson
Spoonie Gee7:02
4The Message
producer:
Clifton Chase and Ed Fletcher
vocals:
Duke Bootee and Melle Mel
music videos:
The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
a cappella versions:
The Message (a cappella) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee
instrumental versions:
The Message (instrumental) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 59)
recording of:
The Message (in 1982)
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five7:11
5Gotta Rock
The Treacherous Three6:01
6Jesse
recording of:
Jesse
writer:
Reggie Griffin, Ronald Isley, Melvin Glover and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel6:08
7Message II (Survival)
producer:
J. Chase, Joey Robinson, Jr. and Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (in 1982)
instrumental versions:
Message II (Survival) (instrumental) by Melle Mel & Duke Bootee
recording of:
Message II (Survival)
writer:
Joseph Robinson, Jr., Melvin Glover and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Melle Mel & Duke Bootee6:52
8Pump Me Up
Trouble Funk6:35
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1Flash to the Beat, Part 1
Grandmaster Flash5:37
2Funk Box
recording of:
Funk Box
writer:
B Macdonald, Craig Derry, Edward Fletcher, Dwain Mitchell, Sylvia Robinson and Doug Wimbish
The Sugarhill Gang8:10
3Simon Says
The Sequence7:37
4Showdown
engineer:
Steve Jerome
producer:
Larry Johnson, Michael Johnson and Sylvia Inc.
performer:
The Sugarhill Gang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (in 1981)
recording of:
Showdown
lyricist:
Big Bank Hank, Edward Morris, Master Gee, Guy Todd Williams, Keith Wiggins, Melvin Glover, Nathaniel Glover and Wonder Mike
composer:
Larry Johnson, Michael Johnson and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
The Furious Five meets the Sugarhill Gang5:53
5Rapping and Rocking the House
Funky 4 + 16:46
6Spoonie Is Back
Spoonie Gee5:05
78th Wonder
recording of:
8th Wonder
writer:
Cheryl Lorraine Cook and Ronald LaPread
publisher:
Jobette Music (UK) Ltd. and Sugar Hill Music
The Sugarhill Gang7:22
8The Birthday Party
recording of:
The Birthday Party
writer:
Edward Morris, Guy Todd Williams, Jiggs Chase, Keith Wiggins, Melvin Glover, Nathaniel Glover and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five8:12