Les paroles de Rapper's Delight ont provoqué l'une des premières controverses entre artistes du milieu hip-hop[43]. Les deux musiciens du groupe Chic menacent d'attaquer le label en justice, mais un règlement hors-tribunal est finalement négocié[1]. [9] According to Wonder Mike, he had heard the phrase "hip-hop" from a cousin, leading to the opening line of "Hip-hop, hippie to the hippie, to the hip-hip-hop and you don't stop", whilst he described "To the bang-bang boogie, say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat" as "basically a spoken drum roll. At the age of 17, he had visited a friend in New Jersey. It was this 7" single that reached number one in the Dutch chart. The track interpolates Chic's "Good … "Rapper's Delight" is a 1979 hip hop track by the Sugarhill Gang and produced by Sylvia Robinson. We had the first hit. Les Beastie Boys l'ont samplé sur Triple Trouble (en), sorti en 2004. The song turned out to be an early version of "Rapper's Delight", which also included a scratched version of the song's string section. [10], Before the "Good Times" background starts, the intro to the recording is an interpolation of "Here Comes That Sound Again" by British studio group Love De-Luxe, a disco hit in 1979. The friend knew Robinson, who needed some musicians for various recordings, including "Rapper's Delight". La chanteuse de rhythm and blues Sylvia Robinson découvre le rap en juin 1979 à New York, lors d'une soirée dans laquelle se produit Lovebug Starski[1],[2]. [6] Rodgers admitted that he was originally upset with the song, but later declared it to be "one of his favorite songs of all time" and his favorite of all the tracks that sampled (or in this instance interpolated) Chic. Lors de sa sortie, la chanson est nommée « disque de l'année » par la National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM)[35]. Rapper's Delight est alors le maxi 45 tours le plus vendu de tous les temps[19]. En 1998, l'actrice Ellen Albertini Dow, alors octogénaire, chante un extrait de Rapper's Delight dans la comédie Wedding Singer. Shearin's job on the song was to play the bass for 15 minutes straight, with no mistakes. Ce dernier était le manager du groupe Mighty Force, auquel Curtis Fisher appartenait à l'époque[44],[45],[46]. Nile Rodgers, qui a coécrit Good Times avec Bernard Edwards, apprend l'existence de Rapper's Delight dans un night club de Manhattan[41]. Le journaliste musical Harry Allen estime que le disque a bouleversé le paysage musical et rendu possible l'explosion du rap (« It made everything else possible. Even later pressings were issued in the more common blue sleeves with the Sugarhill Records logo. The single sold over 2 million copies in the United States, grossing US$3.5 million for Sugar Hill Records. Le morceau figure au Registre national des enregistrements de la Bibliothèque du Congrès américain et est introduit au Grammy Hall of Fame en 2014. Les membres du groupe affirment que les royalties sur ces ventes ne leur ont pas été intégralement versées[11],[20]. Chip Shearin claimed during a 2010 interview that he was the bass player on the track. Mexican singer Aleks Syntek's single "Tu necesitas" has similar rapped parts, sung in Spanish. En quinze ans, 15 millions de singles de Rapper's Delight sont vendus. En 30 ans, les ventes dépassent les 10 millions d'exemplaires dans le monde. Rodgers and Edwards immediately threatened legal action over copyright, which resulted in a settlement and their being credited as co-writers. While it was not the first single to include rapping, "Rapper's Delight" is credited for introducing hip hop music to a wide audience, reaching the top 40 in the United States, as well as the top three in the United Kingdom and number-one in Canada. Robinson suggère aux rappeurs d'intervenir à tour de rôle, influençant la structure du titre qui, contrairement à la plupart des chansons populaires, n'alterne pas couplets et refrain[11],[12]. Rodgers experienced this event the first time himself at a high school in the Bronx. The guys who had been doing this thing sort of felt like they were being ripped off. Early pressings (very few) were released with a red label, with black print, on Sugar Hill Records, along with a 7" 45rpm single (which is very rare). »). Elle anticipe le potentiel commercial de cette musique et cherche à signer des rappeurs sur son label Sugar Hill Records, mais ne peut convaincre les pionniers du genre d'enregistrer pour elle[3],[4]. In DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE, Rappers Delight's title and artist were changed to Rapper's Delight and Sugar Hill Gang, respectively. '[13], There's this idea that hip-hop has to have street credibility, yet the first big hip-hop song was an inauthentic fabrication. Rapper's Delight est le premier titre du groupe, enregistré pour un budget de 750 dollars[5]. Sa durée dépasse les 14 minutes, ce qui ne dissuade pas les radios spécialisées dans la musique noire de la diffuser. 500 plus grandes chansons de tous les temps, http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=350, Austrian-charts.com – Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight, Ultratop.be – Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight, Swisscharts.com – Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight, Swedishcharts.com – Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight, Top France, cliquer sur les onglets "1980" et la date du "8 mars 1980", Norwegiancharts.com – Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight, Charts.org.nz – Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight, Dutchcharts.nl – Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight, Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah), https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rapper%27s_Delight&oldid=176757942, Chanson inscrite au National Recording Registry, Article contenant un appel à traduction en anglais, licence Creative Commons attribution, partage dans les mêmes conditions, comment citer les auteurs et mentionner la licence. Celui-ci comprend en face-B le titre King Tim III (Personality Jock), qui est considéré comme le premier rap jamais édité[3],[34]. It's not like the guys involved were the 'real' hip-hop icons of the era, like Grandmaster Flash or Lovebug Starski. So it's a pretty impressive fabrication, lightning in a bottle.[13]. [citation needed] The track interpolates[2] Chic's "Good Times", resulting in Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards suing Sugar Hill Records for copyright infringement; a settlement was reached that gave the two songwriting credits. Fisher n'a jamais été crédité[43],[47],[48]. Fisher affirme avoir prêté à Jackson son cahier de rimes avant que celui-ci enregistre Rapper's Delight avec Sugarhill Gang et l'avoir autorisé à utiliser ses paroles en espérant une rétribution. We had the first hit. Rodgers approached the DJ who said he was playing a record he had just bought that day in Harlem. »)[2]. Most of the rappers who performed in clubs did not want to record, as many practitioners believed the style was for live performances only. [10] A live band was used to record most of the backing track, including members of the group "Positive Force": Albert Pittman, Bernard Roland, Moncy Smith, and Bryan Horton.[11][12][10]. "Rapper's Delight" is a 1979 hip hop song by The Sugarhill Gang that has seen many uses in video games. Dès le début des années 1980, la chanson est parodiée par différents interprètes. [citation needed] According to Master Gee, Hank auditioned for Robinson in front of the pizza parlor where he worked, whilst Gee himself auditioned in Robinson's car. Avant la sortie de Rapper's Delight, le rap est un genre musical naissant, pratiqué dans l'arrondissement new yorkais du Bronx[3],[5],[33]. 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