The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight (Official Video)

Official video for The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight. Rapper’s Delight was the first single released on Sugarhill Records on 16th September 1979. The record peaked at no. 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, no. 4 on the US Hot Soul Singles chart, no. 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart, No. 1 on the Dutch Top 40 chart and no. 3 on the UK singles chart. The record sold over 2 million copies in the US and the song ranked number 251 on Rolling Stone magazines 2004 list of ‘500 Greatest Songs Of All Time’. The song is arguably one of the most sampled records of all time, supposedly used in over 225 other songs. 2019 marks 40 years since this seminal hip hop record was released. Check out the subtitle function if you want to sing along (click on CC)! Listen: Facebook: Twitter: Lyrics: I said a hip hop Hippie to the hippie The hip, hip a hop, and you don’t stop, a rock it out Bubba to the bang bang boogie, boobie to the boogie To the rhythm of the boogie the beat Now, what you hear is not a test I’m rappin’ to the beat And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet See, I am Wonder Mike, and I’d like to say hello To the black, to the white, the red and the brown The purple and yellow, but first, I gotta Bang bang, the boogie to the boogie Say up jump the boogie to the bang bang boogie Let’s rock, you don’t stop Rock the rhythm that’ll make your body rock Well so far you’ve heard my voice but I brought two friends along And the next on the mic is my man Hank C’mon, Hank, sing that song, check it out Well, I’m Imp the Dimp, the ladies’ pimp The women fight for my delight But I’m the grandmaster with the three MCs That shock the house for the young ladies And when you come inside, into the front You do the Freak, Spank, and do the Bump And when the sucker MC’s try to prove a point We’re Treacherous Trio, we’re the serious joint A from sun to sun and from day to day I sit down and write a brand new rhyme Because they say that miracles never cease I’ve created a devastating masterpiece I’m gonna rock the mic ’til you can’t resist Everybody, I say it goes like this Well, I was coming home late one dark afternoon A reporter stopped me for an interview She said she’s heard stories and she’s heard fables That I’m vicious on the mic and the turntable This young reporter I did adore So I rocked some vicious rhymes like I never did before She said, “damn, fly guy, I’m in love with you The Casanova legend must have been true“ I said, “by the way, baby, what’s your name?“ Said, “I go by name of Lois Lane“ “And you could be my boyfriend, you surely can Just let me quit my boyfriend called Superman“ I said, “he’s a fairy, I do suppose Flyin’ through the air in pantyhose He may be very sexy, or even cute But he looks like a sucker in a blue and red suit“ I said, “you need a man who’s got finesse And his whole name across his chest He may be able to fly all through the night But can he rock a party ’til the early light? He can’t satisfy you with his little worm But I can bust you out with my super sperm!“ I go do it, I go do it, I go do it, do it, do it An’ I’m here an’ I’m there, I’m Big Ban Hank, I’m everywhere Just throw your hands up in the air And party hardy like you just don’t care Let’s do it, don’t stop, y’all, a tick tock, y’all, you don’t stop! Go ho-tel, mo-tel, whatcha gonna do today? (say what?) I’m gonna get a fly girl, gonna get some spank, drive off in a def OJ Everybody go, “ho-tel, mo-tel, Holiday Inn“ You say if your girl starts actin’ up, then you take her friend I say skip, dive, what can I say? I can’t fit ’em all inside my OJ So I just take half, and bust ’em out I give the rest to Master Gee so he can shock the house I said M-A-S, T-E-R, a G with a double E I said I go by the unforgettable name Of the man they call the Master Gee Well, my name is known all over the world By all the foxy ladies and the pretty girls I’m goin’ down in history As the baddest rapper there ever could be Now I’m feelin’ the highs and you’re feelin’ the lows The beat starts gettin’ into your toes You start poppin’ your fingers and stompin’ your feet And movin’ your body while you’re sitting in your seat And then damn! Ya start doin’ the freak, I said Damn! Right outta your seat Then you throw your hands high in the air Ya rockin’ to the rhythm, shake your derriere Ya rockin’ to the beat without a care With the sureshot MCs for the affair Now, I’m not as tall as the rest of the gang But I rap to the beat just the same #RappersDelight #SugarhillGang #40thAnniversary
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