Rappin And Rocking The House (Version "A") / Rappin And Rocking The House (Version "B")

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Rappin And Rocking The House (Version "A") / Rappin And Rocking The House (Version "B")

Record company Enjoy Records

Producer Bobby Robinson

Performing artist Funky 4+1

Date1979

Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink

DimensionsOverall (HW): 12 1/4 × 12 3/8 in. (31.115 × 31.433 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)

Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection

Object number2001.235.11.A,.B

Description

Portal Description“Rappin And Rocking The House (Version "A")” / “Rappin And Rocking The House (Version "B")” is a single with a B side released in 1979 by Funky 4 + 1. Signed under Enjoy Records, this single was produced by Bobby Robinson. Funky 4 + 1 included K.K. Rockwell (Kevin Smith, b. unknown), Sha-Rock (Sharon Green, b. 1962), Keith Keith (Keith Caesar, b. unknown), Rahiem (Guy Todd Wiliams, b. unknown) until 1979 when they joined Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Lil’ Rodney C (Rodney Stone, b. unknown), MC Jazzy Jeff (Jeff Miree, b. 1962) D.J. Baron (Baron Chappell, b. unknown), and D.J. Breakout (Keith Williams, b. unknown). The Funky 4 + 1 is considered a legendary Hip-Hop group emerging out of the South Bronx, forming at the end of the Disco era in 1978. Funky 4 + 1 was one of the first battle groups, the first Rap group to have a female MC, the first Rap group to be signed by a major record label, and the first Rap group to perform live on national television (Funky 4 + 1 performed “That’s the Joint” on Saturday Night Live, February 1981). Their debut single was the 15-minute track “Rappin and Rocking the House” released in 1979, which was the same year they signed with Enjoy Records for three months then signed with Sugar Hill Records where they released “That’s the Joint” in 1980.

Physical DescriptionVinyl has track listing, artist and record details in black ink. Red vinyl cover. *The song title and performer are blacked out with marker on this artifact -- a practice common among DJs. Every DJ had his or her special or obscure beats and breaks, and it was only time before other DJs figured out what those were, but in order to keep it a secret for as long as possible, the labels would be blacked out, scratched out, or taped over in order to hide the information from competing DJs.

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