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Rappers Rapp Records (also known as The Rappers Rapp Disco Record Co.) is an American
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founded in 1981 by Duffy Hook III and Jerry Hooks Sr. and the first
West Coast rap West Coast hip hop is a regional genre of hip hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast region of the United States. West Coast hip hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during the e ...
label. It is currently run by Lee "DJ Flash" Johnson. The label's first release was the single "The Gigolo Rapp" by Disco Daddy &
Captain Rapp Captain Rapp is the stage name of Larry Earl Glenn, an American hip hop/post-disco musician, producer and West Coast Rap pioneer. He is best known for his politically conscious song " Bad Times (I Can't Stand It)", which was a West Coast respons ...
in 1981. After the success of their first release, Hook began hosting auditions in
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and found their second act called The Rappers Rapp Group. The Rappers Rap Group, which consisted of five L.A. rappers, MC Fosty, Lovin C, King MC, Macker-Moe, Mr Ice and DJ Flash from Taft, California, released their first single, "Rappers Rapp Theme", in 1982. One year later Rich Cason released "Year 2001 Boogie" on Rappers Rapp. With this record the style changed from the typical old school rap to an electronic wave sound with
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s and rap. Rich Cason had a major influence on the release of "Magic Mike Theme", "Radio Activity Rapp", "Killer Groove" and "Bad Times (I Can't Stand It)". In 1986 The Brothers Supreme released the West Coast classic "We Can´t Be Held Back" on the Rappers Rapp Label.


Current artists

*DJ Flash


Former artists


References


External links


Official website


See also

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