Genius of Rap: The Sugarhill Story

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Tracklist

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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 (Don't Don't Do It)
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 Mel7:32
3It's Nasty (Genius of Love)
producer:
Jigsaw Prod. and Sylvia, Inc.
performer:
Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Sweet Mountain Studios in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
recording of:
It’s Nasty (Genius of Love) (short version)
writer:
Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Island Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five4:20
4Spoonin' Rap
producer:
Peter Brown
recording of:
Spoonin’ Rap (A Drive Down the Street, I Was Spanking and Freaking)
writer:
Gabriel Jackson
Spoonie Gee6:59
5Drop the Bomb
Trouble Funk6:58
6The 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 Five7:10
7Gotta Rock
The Treacherous Three5:58
8Jesse
recording of:
Jesse
writer:
Reggie Griffin, Ronald Isley, Melvin Glover and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel6:07
9Message 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 Bootee6:50
10Pump Me Up
Trouble Funk6:35