Ego Trip's Rap Singles 1981

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spotify (quite a few jams missing, bring out your collector's items)

previously on Rap Singles:
Ego Trip's Rap Singles 1979
Ego Trip's Rap Singles 1980

Poll Results

Option	Votes
4. Funky 4 + 1: "That's the Joint" (Sugarhill)	11
3. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5: "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" (Sugarhill)	4
1. Afrika Bambaataa & the Jazzy 5: "Jazzy Sensation" (Tommy Boy)	1
20. Lovebug Starski & the Harlem World Crew: "Positive Life" (Tay-ster)	1
37. Sugarhill Gang: "Apache" (Sugarhill)	1
29. Troy Rainey: "Tricky Tee Rap" (Heavenly Star)	0
28. Margo's Kool Out Crew: "Death Rap" (Heavenly Star)	0
27. T Ski Valley: "Never Let Go" (Grand Groove)	0
26. Spanish Fly & the Terrible Two: "Spanglish" (Enjoy)	0
25. Disco Four: "Do It, Do It" (Enjoy)	0
24. Chapter Three: "Real Rocking Groove" (Grand Groove)	0
30. Doctor Love & Sister Love: "Doctor Love & Sister Love Rap" (Heavenly Star)	0
31. Land of Hits Orchestra: "Gangster Rock" (Golden Flamingo)	0
32. T.J. Swann & Company: "Get Fly" (Express)	0
33. Busy Bee: "School Days" (Master Five)	0
34. Chapter Three: "Smurf Trek" (Grand Groove)	0
35. Sweet G: "A Heartbeat Rap" (West End)	0
36. Doctor Ice: "Calling Doctor Ice" (Enjoy)	0
38. Blondie: "Rapture" (Chrysalis)	0
39. Super Jay: "Super Jay Love Theme" (Hitmakers of America)	0
23. Kool Kyle the Starchild: "It's Rockin' Time" (Enjoy)	0
22. Grandmaster Chilly T & Stevie G: "Rock the Message Rap" (12 Star)	0
21. South Bronx: "The Big Throwdown" (Dakar)	0
2. Fearless Four: "Feel the Heartbeat" (Enjoy)	0
5. T Ski Valley: "Catch the Beat" (Grand Groove)	0
6. Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde: "Genius Rap" (Profile)	0
7. Boogie Boys featuring Kool Ski, Kid Delight & Disco Dave: "Rappin'Ain't No Thang" (Mike & Dave)	0
8. Grand Wizard Theodore & the Fantastic Five: "Can I Get a Soul Clap,Fresh Out the Pack" (Soul Wax)	0
9. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5: "It's Nasty" (Sugarhill)	0
10. Trouble Funk: "Pump Me Up" (Jam)	0
11. Spoonie Gee: "Spoonie is Back" (Sugarhill)	0
12. Just Four: "Girls of the World" (Grand Groove)	0
13. Mean Machine: "Disco Dream" (Sugarhill)	0
14. Treacherous Three: "Put the Boogie in Your Body" (Enjoy)	0
15. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5: "Birthday Party" (Sugarhill)	0
16. Pee Wee Mel & Barry B: "Life on Planet Earth" (12 Star)	0
17. T.J. Swann, Pee Wee Mel & Swann Controllers: "Maximus Party" (Express)	0
18. Crash Crew: "We Want to Rock" (Sugarhill)	0
19. Solo Sound: "Get the Party Jumpin'" (Express)	0
40. Sangria: "To the Beat Y'all" (Reel to Reel)	0

― corrs unplugged, Monday, 1 August 2022 11:01 (three years ago)

"The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" seems the obvious choice here, must have been wild hearing that in 1981

"That's the Joint" a great jam too

T Ski Valley dropping some serious knowledge on "Never Let Go"

Hey, well it's T-Ski Valley and I want you to know
That prices are high, wherever you go
The price of food is at its all time high
I like to travel, can't afford to fly
You get up early and lose some sleep
To get to work, you can't get a seat
The busses are crowded and the trains are packed
The Guardian Angels are trying to fight back
Things are hard and I want you to know
But just hang on and never let go

and at least two tracks sample Genius of Love, dope, Rapture also a good showcase for the xover of disco/(post)punk/rap (Magnificent Seven could have been on as well)

I have a weak spot for Apache (JUMP ON IT)

― corrs unplugged, Monday, 1 August 2022 13:48 (three years ago)

First look, Funky 4 +1, but of course "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" is all-time. Trouble Funk is always a sentimental favorite, and they and Lovebug Starski have more good things to come. I'm also a fan of "Apache" in literally any context.

― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 August 2022 13:58 (three years ago)

“that’s the joint” is one of the best songs ever, any genre

― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Monday, 1 August 2022 14:33 (three years ago)

I've always enjoyed this video of some kid jamming along to 'That's The Joint' on a cheap bass that's almost the height of him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlIMAPJmlek

― MaresNest, Monday, 1 August 2022 14:34 (three years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOfYjKI2ytw
Universal Two - Dancing Heart

― Nabozo, Monday, 1 August 2022 15:04 (three years ago)

I used to have a comp with Positive Life on it, absolutely loved it. Shame it’s not on streaming.

― a hoy hoy, Monday, 1 August 2022 19:57 (three years ago)

I used to have a comp with Positive Life on it, absolutely loved it. Shame it’s not on streaming.

― a hoy hoy, Monday, 1 August 2022 19:57 (three years ago)

xp love that bass cover!

― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 2 August 2022 10:46 (three years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 8 August 2022 00:01 (three years ago)

I really don’t see what people find so amazing about “That’s the Joint”. I mean, the song’s great and all, but so are a lot of other songs on this list. Voting “Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel”.

― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 8 August 2022 01:33 (three years ago)

where it all started for me

https://i.discogs.com/8rpg3cfIUHS78afysKDC03ji3XD3TbGytib-49f4zbE/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:570/w:570/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE4NDQz/MS0xNTIzODA3OTEy/LTM1MjEuanBlZw.jpeg

so, it's a tie between Jazzy Sensation + Genius Rap

― meisenfek, Monday, 8 August 2022 20:59 (three years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 00:01 (three years ago)

37. Sugarhill Gang: "Apache" (Sugarhill) 1
good work, singular voter

fair winner, great song, rather unanimous

― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 07:59 (three years ago)

and the beat goes on Ego Trip's Rap Singles 1982

― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 09:11 (three years ago)

Obviously "Ant Rap" and "Der Kommissar" were too good for the list. Of the two my vote would have gone to both of them. Adam Ant pioneered a hip-hop / world beat crossover approach that could so easily have been an alternative future for hip-hop and Falco of course invented gangster rap.

― Ashley Pomeroy, Tuesday, 9 August 2022 18:34 (three years ago)

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