SnowsInAustralia t1_iye95pr wrote on November 30, 2022 at 7:18 PM

A lot of early rap had melodies though. Arguably the very first rap song ever, Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight," was very melodic. Furious Five's "The message," was melodic. Almost every song by Whodini is melodic.

PORTOGAZI t1_iyewu4t wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:50 PM

????? The first rap song ever? You mean the first HIT RAP song. Rappers delight was made by an assembler boy-band of fake rappers from the burbs who stole their lines and styles from inner city rappers of the time. They blew up — made it raps first hit and got all the credit.

I forget most of the details but that’s the short. Can’t look at that song the same now.