''Rappin' Down Town'' is the third album from
New York City
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rap
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hip hop group
The Sugarhill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop trio. Their 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; reaching a peak position of number 36 on January 12, 1980. This was the trio's only ...
. Released in 1983, this album includes the minor R&B hits "The Lover in You" and "The Word is Out."
The final three tracks on the album would also appear on the band's next album, ''
Livin' in the Fast Lane
''Livin' in the Fast Lane'' is the fourth studio album by the American hip hop group The Sugarhill Gang, released in 1984 on Sugar Hill Records. And Reached No.82 R&B Chart
Track listing
Samples and notes
*"Troy" samples "Mosquito", by West St ...
'', the following year, with "Kick it Live" becoming a moderate hit.
Background
The Sugarhill Gang's debut single "
Rapper's Delight
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" has been said to popularize rap music and bring the genre into mainstream music in America. ''Rappin' Down Town'' was the third album the group recorded and Reached Number #90 on the R&B chart.
Track listing
#"The Lover in You"
(Pete Wingfield
William Peter Wingfield (born 7 May 1948) is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist.
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Whilst at Sussex University Wingfield and three other students formed the group Jellybread. In 1969, he ...
, Sylvia Robinson
Sylvia Robinson (née Vanderpool; May 29, 1935 – September 29, 2011) was an American singer, record producer, and record label executive. Robinson achieved success as a performer on two R&B chart toppers: as half of Mickey & Sylvia with ...
) (6:52)
#"The Word is Out"
( Bernard Alexander, Doug Wimbish
Douglas Arthur Wimbish (born September 22, 1956) is an American bass player, primarily known for being a member of rock band Living Colour and funk/dub/hip hop collective Tackhead, and as a session musician with artists such as Sugarhill Gang, ...
, Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright Michael Wright may refer to:
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*Michael Wright (Australian footballer) (born 1959), former VFL footballer for South Melbourne
*Michael Wright (basketball) (1980–2015), murdered American–Turkish basketball player
*Michael Wright (cycl ...
, Robinson) (5:40)
#"Winner Is"
(Wimbish, Skip McDonald
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Career Early career
Grounded in blues music learned from his father, a steel worker who p ...
) (6:48)
#"Kick It Live from 9 to 5
(Michael Hepburn, Pleasure
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) (6:25)
#"Space Race"
(Wimbish, Ed Fletcher
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, McDonald) (7:41)
#"Girls"
(Al Goodman
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Early years
Goodman was born in Nikopol, Ukraine, (another source says that he was born in Odessa, Ru ...
, Harry Ray, Wright, O'Brien, Venus Dodson) (5:37)
External links
Sugarhill Gang- ''Rappin' Down Town'' @Discogs.com
1983 albums
The Sugarhill Gang albums
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