Yo! Boombox – Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro And Disco Rap 1979-83

Description

These first exuberant wave of innocent, upbeat, party-on-the-block rap records were the first to try and create the sounds heard in community centres, block parties and street jams that first took place in the Bronx in the mid-1970s. Where the first DJs Flash, Kool Herc and Bambaataa were back-spinning, mixing and scratching together now classic breakbeat records like The Incredible Bongo Bands Apache or Babe Ruths The Mexican, these first pre-sampling rap records were all made using live bands, often replaying then current disco tunes. As Chics Good Times was to Rappers Delight, the songs here feature then-current dancefloor hits such as the Tom Tom Clubs Genius of Love, Cheryl Lynns To Be Real, MFSBs Love Is the Message while MCs rapped over the top, creating a unique new sound. In fact, the links between disco and rap date back earlier to the party style MCing of figures such as the legendary DJ Hollywood or radio DJs like Frankie Crocker. This new Soul Jazz Records collection celebrates these first old-school rap records, bringing together rare, classic and obscure tracks released in the early days of rap.