Blondie helped rap reach the mainstream. Debbie Harry loved all types of music and was big in the underground music scene. She hung out with Fab Five Freddie and calls him out in the song. She pays homage to different genres of music in the video.
From what I understand it's not the first rap but it was the first single to hit #1 that included rap in it. Many will say Rapper's Delight was the first rap song as they rap over the song Good Times by Chic. 70's was my era. I miss it.
The guy at the DJ table is Jean Michel Basquiat, a famous NY street artist. Jeffery Wright plays him in the movie, Basquiat and David Bowie plays Andy Warhol. Basquiat died from a drug overdose in '87 and his paintings are very valuable.
First listen to this back in the day. Who is this?!!! It was a mix of rap, jazz & funk. Saw her face and said YES. She still looking good Ms. Debra Harry. Your reaction, " What the hell he supposed to be?!!! A magician from 1918!!!😅😅😅
Think I heard the message and sugarhill gang just before this. But couldn’t swear. Blondie came out of CBGBs, the edgiest club at the time / ramones, New York Dolls, talking heads, Patti Smilth etc. Blondie played, punk, disco and then saw rap coming out of Brooklyn. Loving your reactions K Shavon. ❤👍🏽👍☘️
They were friends with some of the pioneers of rap and were promoting a genre they hugely respected. They were very innovative and not afraid to take risks. Their song ‘Tge tide is high’ is another example of that.
This song is what I considered the first rap song. And it's certainly was a lot better than any other thing I ever heard It's still holds true today. Great performance by Blondie
Although Sugar Hill Gang, Curtis Blow, the Furious Five, and Spoonie G were all rapping at this point, They were all rapping IN BROOKLYN and BRONX dance clubs. All rap recordings at this point were virtually unheard of in the US. This was 1981, The very FIRST YEAR of MTV. This was the FIRST rap on any major recording label ever. This was the intro to rap for the world. Then, 1 year later, we had Herbie Hancock's ROCK IT, starting the breakdance movement of 1982. 1983, SUCKA MC"S was recorded by RUN DMC, and the Beastie Boys released COOKIE PUSS. 1985, the movie KRUSH GROOVE was released to minimum numbers, with a soundtrack including RUN DMC and the Beastie Boys 1986, the Beastie boys released LICENSE TO ILL, not only the FIRST RAP group to sell a PLATINUM ALBUM (Run DMC had made Gold but not platinum.) but it was AND STILL IS the biggest selling rap album EVER. Other's were rapping in the early 80s, but NOBODY KNEW IT until the BEASTIE BOYS took rap from the boroughs of NYC to MAINSTREET America and THE WORLD.. (First world tour -----with Madonna). The Beasties and Blondie were like the Elvis' of rap.
I remember not liking the song at first. It was something different and I wasn't used to it. But the song grew on me quickly and I started really liking it. And I've always had a mad crush on Debbie ... still do! :)
The man in the white suit is rapper Grand Master Flash. White Lines was a big hit for him. Blonde used to play and hang out at a club called CBGB's and developed friendships with a lot of up and coming hip hop and rap artists. They decided to include rap on this tune. MTV aired this video helping the radio and video hit to reach number one and not just in the US. First Billboard number one rap.hit.
Hey sis, She is a boss, love her. Some of her rhymes came out of the New York block parties of just being silly. And when she says Flash is fast, flash is cool, shes talking about the great DJ Grandmaster Flash. Quote best known, "Debbie Harry's rap in this was nothing special, but it was the first rap in a song that had its own original music". Helped bring hip-hop and rap to the forefront. Rap wasnt allowed on the radio at the time. Thanx darlin', hugs, Peace
This was the 80s lots of UFO movies and being seen lol so hip hop was poultry so yea as most people do music about what's going in at the t8me. But she was also saying how everyonhibra8bwashed lollowing the crowd all dancing the same. She did griw up in NY w8th some of the First hip hop & rappers on the streets who envouraged her to do rap and hip hop music some she mentioned as Fab Give Freddy ec5 they were here friends and also 2 or 3 were in that video. No matter where you were , which bars you were in , this song, can't touch this by MC Hammer , and vanilla ice, ice ice baby, when the DJs played the. EVERYONE was up dancing and singing , this was the 1st Rap song in MTV as well as the first on the top 10 charts in the USA and I believe sh.e won an Grammy for it ? I think on that
Technically, the 1st 'rap' song to hit #1 was Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" (😂). But this was the 1st song with rap *in it* to go to #1. Also Fab 5 Freddy (the hip hop icon she mentions when she first starts the rap part) is in the video (2nd grafitti artist you see in the background). And the DJ in the video is famous artist Jean-Michel Basquiat--who back then was famous for his graffiti art.
Too bad one cannot recognize this was 41 years ago. Way before you were born. This is one of the first of this kind of music. Before dissing it, look into the musical history of it and for once, learn of the significance of the style of the song. You might learn something instead of telling “Y’all this is a white girl” singing thang. Song was wrote and been out there longer than you and your mother ha e been around.
Blondie is the group. The singer is Debbie Harry. Lee Quiñones, Fab 5 Freddie, and Jean-Michel Basquiat appear in the video. The dancer in white is William Barnes, the choreographer. Listen again, very carefully and closely. Did you hear it?
no, a white girl wasn't the "FIRST" rapper !! .... most people say it started in the early 70s with New York Subway Graffitti - it was a whole subculture of breakdancing / graffitti / rap ..... trust me, she wasn't the first
Not the first rap song, but the first song to contain rap that aired on mtv, get on the radio & go #1 and to bring rap to the mainstream. You keep mentioning cocaine. I’m sure there was plenty, but heroin was more their style. Probably their downfall, plus their manager ripped them off & turmoil with the band members. Anyway, they kicked the heroine, thankfully.
I am sorry, But I always hear that Eminem is taking black people's music, Remember this everyone, If it was not for Debbie Harry and Blondie, Rap music would still be played in basements instead of ruling the air waves. It's not white music, It's not black music.... It's just the gift of music for all of us.
Blondie helped rap reach the mainstream. Debbie Harry loved all types of music and was big in the underground music scene. She hung out with Fab Five Freddie and calls him out in the song. She pays homage to different genres of music in the video.
From what I understand it's not the first rap but it was the first single to hit #1 that included rap in it. Many will say Rapper's Delight was the first rap song as they rap over the song Good Times by Chic. 70's was my era. I miss it.
The guy at the DJ table is Jean Michel Basquiat, a famous NY street artist. Jeffery Wright plays him in the movie, Basquiat and David Bowie plays Andy Warhol. Basquiat died from a drug overdose in '87 and his paintings are very valuable.
Blondie was Sooo into the art scene and you can't blame her with the weird unique art created back then.
Been waiting for this reaction.❤
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Sugar Hill Gang and Curtis Blow came first, Rapture was the first song with a rap to reach #1 on Billboard
Treacherous three as well
I’ve been listening to the sugarhill gang a lot lately 😊
Fab 5 Freddie- first video on MTV to feature rap verses... Good ole'days!
_no cams, no cellphones, n no BS.
First listen to this back in the day. Who is this?!!! It was a mix of rap, jazz & funk. Saw her face and said YES. She still looking good Ms. Debra Harry. Your reaction, " What the hell he supposed to be?!!! A magician from 1918!!!😅😅😅
Blonde introduce punk/new wave to the charts . A decade later did the same thing for Rap .
More Blondie! Soooo many styles. Each song extraordinarily unique and awesome.
You always brighten my day.
THANK U
It was the first number-one single in the United States to feature rap vocals.
And UK.
Think I heard the message and sugarhill gang just before this. But couldn’t swear.
Blondie came out of CBGBs, the edgiest club at the time / ramones, New York Dolls, talking heads, Patti Smilth etc.
Blondie played, punk, disco and then saw rap coming out of Brooklyn.
Loving your reactions K Shavon.
❤👍🏽👍☘️
They were friends with some of the pioneers of rap and were promoting a genre they hugely respected. They were very innovative and not afraid to take risks. Their song ‘Tge tide is high’ is another example of that.
This song is what I considered the first rap song. And it's certainly was a lot better than any other thing I ever heard It's still holds true today. Great performance by Blondie
No it's not the first rap there other songs way before that. So many debate on but rapper delight was the first hit rap song on the billboard chart
absolutely love the tubular bellls [?] in this
Blondie & The Cars pushed 70's musical genius into the 80's, and then sampling killed the music business.
Hey beautiful. It certainly wasn't the first rap, BUT it was the first rap to get so main stream .
LUV U ROD😘
I thought rapper delight was the first mainstream it was first billboard hit song
Although Sugar Hill Gang, Curtis Blow, the Furious Five, and Spoonie G were all rapping at this point, They were all rapping IN BROOKLYN and BRONX dance clubs. All rap recordings at this point were virtually unheard of in the US. This was 1981, The very FIRST YEAR of MTV. This was the FIRST rap on any major recording label ever. This was the intro to rap for the world. Then, 1 year later, we had Herbie Hancock's ROCK IT, starting the breakdance movement of 1982. 1983, SUCKA MC"S was recorded by RUN DMC, and the Beastie Boys released COOKIE PUSS. 1985, the movie KRUSH GROOVE was released to minimum numbers, with a soundtrack including RUN DMC and the Beastie Boys 1986, the Beastie boys released LICENSE TO ILL, not only the FIRST RAP group to sell a PLATINUM ALBUM (Run DMC had made Gold but not platinum.) but it was AND STILL IS the biggest selling rap album EVER. Other's were rapping in the early 80s, but NOBODY KNEW IT until the BEASTIE BOYS took rap from the boroughs of NYC to MAINSTREET America and THE WORLD.. (First world tour -----with Madonna). The Beasties and Blondie were like the Elvis' of rap.
FACTS
Blondie was the first one to take a rap song to the mainstream
This should be hilarious. You’re gonna love it.
NOT the first Rapper! This is the 1st rap song that went to #1 on the pop charts (recorded in 1980 but released in Jan. 1981).
I remember not liking the song at first. It was something different and I wasn't used to it. But the song grew on me quickly and I started really liking it. And I've always had a mad crush on Debbie ... still do! :)
The man in the white suit is rapper Grand Master Flash. White Lines was a big hit for him. Blonde used to play and hang out at a club called CBGB's and developed friendships with a lot of up and coming hip hop and rap artists. They decided to include rap on this tune. MTV aired this video helping the radio and video hit to reach number one and not just in the US. First Billboard number one rap.hit.
Another great fun reaction!! Gotta do Atomic, amazing song and very odd video. You’ll love it!
THANK U
Hey sis, She is a boss, love her. Some of her rhymes came out of the New York block parties of just being silly. And when she says Flash is fast, flash is cool, shes talking about the great DJ Grandmaster Flash. Quote best known, "Debbie Harry's rap in this was nothing special, but it was the first rap in a song that had its own original music". Helped bring hip-hop and rap to the forefront. Rap wasnt allowed on the radio at the time. Thanx darlin', hugs, Peace
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Great job as always. 👍
THX
Grandmaster Flash was the DJ at the beginning of the rap section. Fab Five Fredy
This song just brought the underground hip-hop/rap to the mainstream.
She wasn't first, but she absolutely did her part to get the genre heard. Atomic, X-Offender, Hangin On The Telephone...think Debbie is still touring.
HEY KIM
You should do call me by Blondie😊😊👍👍love ya honey💋💋
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That was the 80’s 🎉😂❤
My man "Puttin on the Ritz" with the top hat on his way to the trap with Blondie. Cocaine's a hell of a drug.
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Great song and reaction
The man in the white top hat is the man from Mars. The band follows him to the light of his space craft.
YEAH CAUSE THEY WAS HIGH AS HELL
The Punk/Hip Hop connection. The album come out in 1980, this single in 81 (January).
One could actually say that Bob Dylan had the first rap song... no one ever gives him credit. Subterranean Homesick Blues... 1965
Well, she does mention Grandmaster Flash in the song, so the Furious Five would pre-date her (and she acknowledged it).
Baron Samadi, Voodoo trance dance ceremonies, creepy peeps, and Debbie. What could go wrong?
Rapper's Delight came out first, but this was closely after and MUCH more played mainstream. Not great rap, but she helped put a spotlight on rap.
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1981 First Rap Lyrics to Reach U.S No1
Baby girl I missed your birthday happy birthday ❤you
AW THX BESTIE😘
Basquiat!
Great era of music
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Check out Atomic by Blondie when you get a chance 👏👏👏🙋♀️
Rap was around, but Blondie took it mainstream.
Professional.
Tha cut!
Ian Dury was rapping in 1974
Rappers Delight by Sugar Hill Gang was the 1st rap song to hit the airwaves reaching #36 in 1979 but Rapture was the first to go #1 ✌💖☮
Know every word of it too.
@@stoveboltlvr3798 lol same here as I know the words to 1000s of songs that I grew up with since the 1960s
This was the 80s lots of UFO movies and being seen lol so hip hop was poultry so yea as most people do music about what's going in at the t8me. But she was also saying how everyonhibra8bwashed lollowing the crowd all dancing the same.
She did griw up in NY w8th some of the First hip hop & rappers on the streets who envouraged her to do rap and hip hop music some she mentioned as Fab Give Freddy ec5 they were here friends and also 2 or 3 were in that video.
No matter where you were , which bars you were in , this song, can't touch this by MC Hammer , and vanilla ice, ice ice baby, when the DJs played the. EVERYONE was up dancing and singing , this was the 1st Rap song in MTV as well as the first on the top 10 charts in the USA and I believe sh.e won an Grammy for it ? I think on that
It came out in 1977
THX
it was the first for Blondie but not the first rap/hip hop. ..that was Sugar Hill gang.
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OG Hip Hop connect Fab 5 Freddy
Rap comes from Disco. Same way Rock comes from blues
I heard the guy in the white tux was Flava Flav
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Yeah she is not the first but certainly early on in rap
Technically, the 1st 'rap' song to hit #1 was Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" (😂). But this was the 1st song with rap *in it* to go to #1. Also Fab 5 Freddy (the hip hop icon she mentions when she first starts the rap part) is in the video (2nd grafitti artist you see in the background). And the DJ in the video is famous artist Jean-Michel Basquiat--who back then was famous for his graffiti art.
For real - just assume everyone knows. ❤️👍🏽👍☘️
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the coke line....lmao. they had to follow the sugar man
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First white female rapper
Finger popping, 24 hour shopping
Yeah, I thought it was Curtis blow
Too bad one cannot recognize this was 41 years ago. Way before you were born. This is one of the first of this kind of music. Before dissing it, look into the musical history of it and for once, learn of the significance of the style of the song. You might learn something instead of telling “Y’all this is a white girl” singing thang. Song was wrote and been out there longer than you and your mother ha e been around.
Blondie is the group. The singer is Debbie Harry. Lee Quiñones, Fab 5 Freddie, and Jean-Michel Basquiat appear in the video. The dancer in white is William Barnes, the choreographer. Listen again, very carefully and closely. Did you hear it?
Lool
I know it sounds funny now, but when this came out us white people had never heard this before. I was like why is she talking.
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no, a white girl wasn't the "FIRST" rapper !! .... most people say it started in the early 70s with New York Subway Graffitti - it was a whole subculture of breakdancing / graffitti / rap ..... trust me, she wasn't the first
At the time all rap music was pretty basic this was around 1980
She stayed on cloud 9!🤣🤣
Not the first rap song, but the first song to contain rap that aired on mtv, get on the radio & go #1 and to bring rap to the mainstream.
You keep mentioning cocaine. I’m sure there was plenty, but heroin was more their style. Probably their downfall, plus their manager ripped them off & turmoil with the band members. Anyway, they kicked the heroine, thankfully.
I am sorry, But I always hear that Eminem is taking black people's music, Remember this everyone, If it was not for Debbie Harry and Blondie, Rap music would still be played in basements instead of ruling the air waves.
It's not white music, It's not black music.... It's just the gift of music for all of us.
“1919 Magician” 😂😂😂
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Why do people get so excited about rap!
Love Blondie but I gotta say the rap action here is just a teensy bit cringe
Blondie almost as purrty as u purrty girl
THX LARRY
The first one to buy when going whitegrl shopping!
Blondie was way overrated.
Worst rap ever lol
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It's almost anti-rap. Like what you don't do in rap.
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Great song back in the day. It's a little cringworthy now,but not as much as the excruciatingly embarrassing video 😫
Early hip hop was simple like this. I prefer classic hip hop to rap. It’s more innocent and fun.
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