Posted this as a reply to a reply on an earlier thread. But I figure it needs to be an OP

[The Polack MSgt]

The premise was that Blondie's "Rapture" was the 1st Rap single. It was not. It was the 1st rap song to chart. In my mind an important distinction.

I don't aim to minimize that record or to disrespect Blondie, but calling "Rapture" the 1st Rap record simply isn't accurate

Fatback released 'King Tim III (Personality Jock).' in 1979, though it didn't get much attention.

Nonetheless, it is the first rap song released on a major mainstream record label.

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Everyone who was roller-skating back in 79-80 thinks that The Sugarhill Gang's "Rappers Delight" was 1st. They're wrong, it came out months after Fatback's rap single - but it was a jam.

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That is the beginning of Rap, but Hip hop (a DJ mixing beats and riffs from various records to keep a groove going) started with DJ Cool Herc in NY back in 72.

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The MC rhyming, the rap, was last piece to be put in place.

I'm The Polack MSgt, thanks for coming to my TED Talk