Artist	Song
fatback band	king tim III (personality jock) (79)
the sugarhill gang	rapper's delight (79)
grandmaster flash and the furious five	superrappin' (79)
spoonie gee	spoonin' rap (79)
the sequence	funk you up (79)
kurtis blow	christmas rappin' (79)
disco dave & the force of the 5 mc's	high powered rap (80)
treacherous three	new rap language (80)
kurtis blow	the breaks (80)
blondie	rapture (80)
funky 4+1	that's the joint (81)
afrika bambaataa	jazzy sensation (81)
the sugarhill gang	apache (81)
grandmaster flash & the furious five	the adventures of grandmaster flash & the wheels of steel (81)
treacherous three	feel the heartbeat (81)

Comment:

This is a chronological compilation of the most infuential songs and artists of hip hop, beginning with the first rap put on record by the Fatback Band in August of 1979, followed by the song that put rap on the map, "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang. Kurtis Blow was the first rapper to sign with a major label, and "Rapture" by Blondie was the first song in the popular charts to feature rapping.

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