“Rappin To The Beat” – A 1981 television special on the new rap music phenomenon.
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1981 20/20 SPECIAL ON RAP MUSIC
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“Rappin To The Beat” – A 1981 television special on the new rap music phenomenon.
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3:07 glad to see them mention the hi de ho man Cab Calloway
interesante
Respect for mentioning Funky 4+1 and even playing That's The Joint in the background! Easily my fav Sugarhill group.
S/O to The Jubalaires back in the 1930’s and 40’s. They been had that Sugarhill Gang flow.
Let's not forget to thank 20/20 for always delivering great documentaries.
The culture is unstoppable!
4:11
DONT GET IT MISS INFORM BLONDI INTRUDUCED RAP MUSIC TO WHITE CORPORORATE PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT OUR RAP MUSIC IN THE 70s WAS JUNGLE MUSIC
Honestly this news man and the other reporters seemed to have a really positive attitude about rap. It’s almost like people were more tolerant and laid-back then than they are now
Who knew Deborah Harry was such an OG? Lol. The way she talked about rap back then you can tell she actually got it. Respect
Anyone rember the great rivals? Kool moe dee vs ll cool J. Roxanne Shante vs the real Roxanne.
Rakim was the linguistic master of the 80s rap
This is the decade I grew up in. I still have many of these on wax (12 inch vinyl) and ny 2 technic 1200s still work but digital is so much easier
First example a hot white lady culture vulture…Blondie…lmao
Back When You Had To Chain Your Boom Box Up Outside The Grocery Store
I agreed with everything that was said in the whole documentary until I got to 10:04 …. ?
Bro, the "preppy rapper" at 9:10 reminds me of Dan Akroyd in Trading Places. ?
Breakin will be in Olympics 2024
Nice old school hip teachers ???
The South origins hidden gems and Jamaica ?? nice
Anyone could rap, but not anyone could get a deal. Now, anyone can rap AND anyone can get a deal. No talent required.
The kid rapping on the right @8:07 is Leo O’Brien, Richie from The Last Dragon. R.I.P.
To these new wave rappers !!!! Take notice !!!!! 1 NO GUNS
2 NO CURSING ?
3 NO DISRESPECTING WOMEN
4 DONT NEED LOTS OF MATERIAL ITEMS TO BE NOTICED
5 WE LIVED TO SEE ANOTHER DAY
6 GOOD OLD FASHION FUN !!!
You young people should try it sometime you’d truly be surprised at what’s in store for you..
Rap was born out of Disco Music in the late 70s, now its the most dominant music on the radio. Rock music has largely vanished in mainstream pop music.
Back when Rap was fun. Now we have skittles 69, and Lil Pump LOL?
This is the "Reefer Madness" of the 80s.
So ignorantly racist.
This is a sample heaven for a old school DJ mix
I ? ? ? Blondie
Before wack artists gotten accepted and killed the game
I smoked marlboro 100 reds . And I love Christy ruppucci
Not many people will tell you they remember Rappin' Duke…
I remember when this originally aired!
he says its not melodic but actually in the beginning it was….
Very first Karen of Hip Hop 6:30!
It's 2021 and making billions.. ?
At 8:10 is that Bruce Leroy’s little brother from the “Last Dragon” on the far right? At 8:18 the kid at the desk looks like Chris Rock.
I'm a original b boy from the 70s guess what we were arrested for loitering graffiti to this day holds 2-5 yrs in prison when we started inde labels they came out with parental guidance stickers and review's in 1984 and 1987 sampling law's lawsuits copyright infringement even thou they stole lol Richard entire collection gave it to pat Boone without paying a dime.big momma Thornton hound dog Elvis guess how much she got $0.00. They hate rap they hate hip hop unless they control the outcome that's why you got bullshit today the culture they want you to have sex drug's GREED materialism genocide
Johnson!! This sounds like devil music. Dave Chappell voice.
I wonder what happened to that "rap music"??….they said it wouldn't last…..?????????
The whole world felt it?
Rap inspired murder
10:19 bruce leeroy’s little brother from “the last dragon” on the far right “
Leo O'Brien (aka) Richie Green.
Rip??
In the 89s, I was in Music class in Elementary school and one of my classmates said he had a song to sing to the class. The teacher got excited and gave him permission. He started rapping and talking about Superman was a fairy and flying through the air in pantyhose and busting out with super sperm. Teacher eyes and got so big..she jumped up and took him out of the class so fast and I never saw him again after that. I didn’t understand why he was removed from the class until I became a teenager lol but that was my introduction to Rap and The Sugar Hill Gang (Rappers Delight)??
Great video. Man i miss the days when rap was fun, and about real life. When the only beef you heard was about Roxanne
This was when rap was good!
Thanks for this hip hop history
Real hip hop
Rudy Ray
if you can talk, you can sing. if you can walk you can dance.