https://modestwalrus.com/tags/1979/Recent content in 1979 on Modest WalrusHugoen-usSat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/rappers-delight-the-sugarhill-gang/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/rappers-delight-the-sugarhill-gang/<h2 id="why-i-reacted-to-this-song">Why I Reacted To This Song</h2> <p>The flow was divine. This is the record that started it all and it&rsquo;s still a joy to hear.</p> <h2 id="original-by-artist">Original by Artist</h2> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mcCK99wHrk0?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="about-this-song">About This Song</h2> <p>&ldquo;Rapper&rsquo;s Delight&rdquo; was released in 1979 by The Sugarhill Gang, built over a looped bassline lifted from Chic&rsquo;s &ldquo;Good Times.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s widely credited as the song that brought hip-hop to a mainstream audience for the first time, turning a style that had existed in parks and block parties into a genuine hit record.</p>