Gotta love all us middle aged people who can recall all the lyrics but can’t remember where we placed our keys........

In the hip hop Bible, page 1 starts "In the beginning, there was the Sugar Hill Gang."

1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" was the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

THIS SONG LAUNCHED A MUSICAL REVOLUTION.

This was THE SH!T at the skating rink....LOL

This where "rap" originated. They were the first. Everybody was singing this word for word! Man, such a great time to be alive...

I'm a 58 year old white guy from the south and I remember when this song came out. It was HUGE!!! We used to bounce to it at the skating rink. We would leave the video games,the snack bar or the fooseball tables to bounce to this. The floor would be packed!

This was IT. All the 50-year-olds here know all the words. Takes me back!

Sugarhill is in Harlem. My parents lived there and that was my first home. And this young men was the first rap jam.

This song didn’t invent rap but kicked off the golden era of hip hop.

I watched this with my 29 year old daughter. She looked at me like I was crazy because new all the words.Lol!!! We grew up with the best music!!!

The full song is 14 minutes of pure freestyling goodness...

This IS the original! Introduced rap to everyone. Sugarhill is in NYC. Learn the song and impress your friends.

"Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn. If your girl start acting up, then you take her friend." Sa'weet!!! R.I.P. Big Bank Hank.

As a 54 year old white woman from Nova Scotia who grew up with this and still knows all the words, i thoroughly enjoyed watching them hear it for the first time.....Lmao!! That was awesome....lol!

Note I'm just a white middle aged lady originally from the West Coast, and I'm no expert... But I'm surprised that no one has explained that Sugar Hill is in upper Manhattan, in between Harlem and Washington Heights. Being from Sugar Hill probably stood for something back in the day. And those have to be Nile Roger's riffs that were sampled (Niles is a famous musician and producer and in the band Chic).

I am officially an old woman. Rapper's Delight was my first rap song that I heard when I was 14 years old!! I love that Good Times is sampled!

Frankie Smith: "Double Dutch Bus" (1981)

Any time I here Holiday Inn it always makes me wanna shout “Hotel motel holiday inn””!!! Lol 😂 This is legit a classic song regardless of genres!! ✌️💗😊

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - "The Message"

Good choice. These guys ARE hip hop royalty and pioneers. Sugar Hill is a NY location. Love that you all reacted to this feel good song 😍

Seeing Tim & Fred throw their hands up and jam to the first rap song ever literally made me smile so much my face hurts. 🤣❤🎵✌

This song was like, “What the hell is this” in 1979, but it grew on all of us right quick because they spoke to everyone. “But the chicken tastes like wood” bah ha ha.

I’m in my fifties and this was the first rap song that hit the top 40 on the radio. It stands the test of time , it was fun and funny and had no vulgarity. It’s better than ANY rap song that is out today. I did enjoy watching both of you experience it for the first time.

Group of 3 MC's that had the 1st hip hop single 2 ever reach top 40 charts. This is the genesis of rap. React 2 "APACHE" next.

"Now what you hear is not a test, I'm rappin' to the beat..." A white 14 yr old boy listening to KDAY, an AM station broadcast from a tiny studio in Compton, CA. Transistor radio under my pillow so I didn't get in trouble cause I was supposed to be asleep. Hearing this through the static cause the station's signal barely reached my house not 5 miles away in my town of Paramount, CA. Next day at school EVERYBODY was talking about it. By the time it hit the pop stations we already knew every word. This song was HUGE. Appreciate KDAY for teaching me about Curtis Blow, GMF and The Furious 5, Lakeside and many other GREAT inventors of Hip Hop and Rap. 💓💓💘❣

Man, you just heard the godfathers and creators of hip hop. This song started it all.

I was 12 years old bopping Rappers Delight...The beginnings of rap. .40 years later and I still know all the words. #skiddlybeebopwerockscoobydooguesswhatamericaweloveyou

Go find the full 14:46 min. You don't have to react but owe it to yourself to hear the full piece. It broke original rap into heavy radio play and started the change in the industry

Who else has the entire song memorized and was singing along? I can’t do the long version, but this one I have it down. Been listening to this song since I was a child. My parents have the original album still.

They missed that part: "If your girl starts acting up... then you take her friend..."

Hi guys, you've got another "older" admirer here. In fact, my son is older than you both. I'll take you back to 1976 when I was in high school. How about "Play That Funky Music" by White Cherry. 29m Utube hits ain't too bad!! We liked our music loud...so turn it UP!!

This is the song that started it all. "I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie \ To the hip hip hop-a you don't stop the rock \ It to the bang-bang boogie, say up jump the boogie \ To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat" -- The song they're rappin over is "Good Times" by Chic.

P.s. They"didn't know the song" THIS IS the song. It was the first

Man, this song always takes me back to my rollerskating youth of the late 70s and early 80s. Whenever this song played, if you weren't skating to it, you were dancing to it! #RIPBigBankHank

The beat is "Good Times" by Chic - check it out. Sugarhill is a neighborhood in Harlem, Manhattan, NYC. Rap is believed to have started in the Bronx by Kool Herc in the projects on Sedgewick Ave.

1980. We all HAD to learn word for word. Awesome. And I still know it! The original version was 13 minutes! This was the first rap record we knew!!

This is the first Rap Song recorded, the start of Rap Music.

It’s kinda cute that they don’t know how iconic this song is. Basically the ground breaking rap song that made the genre what is today! Love these guys! And this song... no words. We played it until the grooves wore out and had to buy another record. Good days...

This was at the tailend of the disco era, so yeah everybody wore tight clothes lol. Tight polyester bell bottome lol

This song put rap on the map. Took it from local to national.

This is the first _recorded_ rap performance ever in 1979. Rap had its beginnings at house parties in the Bronx and Harlem back in the 1970s. A good party needs good music, so guys would sit at the record players and play the songs everyone wanted to hear and dance to in their tight dancing clothes, literally becoming the House DJs. Sometimes the parties ran a little (or a lot) late and dudes' Moms would show up to drag them home. The "MC" would plug a mic into the stereo system and make announcements for them to go to the front door to see their Moms, or to move the mustang that was blocking cars in the driveway. Eventually, the MCs began to get creative with their announcements. That evolved into rap. And this song is the first rap that was recorded at a recording studio, like any other song would have been. Rap recorded and sold on vinyl albums and tapes became a thing in 1979. Two years later, Blondie's song Rapture, containing a lengthy rap section reached the Top 100 songs on the radio list and all of America heard rap for the first time.

The dude getting down with the flame suit always made me die laughing

Those were the days - Kurtis Blow, Hamilton Bohannon, The Disco 4, The Treacherous Three, Captain Sky, Doctor Ice - the real pioneers of rap

This was THE song back in my day! We are all white girls in our late 50’s and we still sing this song to this day. And we know all the words too!

OMG! I haven’t heard this in years! It takes me back to my 1st year in college. Guys this is the beginning of Rap.

WHEN WE RAPPED BACK THEN.... AT LEAST IT HAD A BEAT YOU COULD DANCE TOO 👏👏👏👍

Thank God for the young people.We are going to be all right.This is the very first rap record. A blue album. I still know all the words 40 years later.

Wayment?!! Y'all just gettin' to Rapper's Delight. How and why? I'm 54. I still have my LP. This the genesis of rap!

I'm 54 that was our song in tbe day. I sang every word

Dee-lite, Groove is in the Heart, blends different tones.

I totally forgot that sometimes people then would refer to that type rap as "hippity-hop" music. Eventually cutting it down to hip-hop.

The Show by Doug E Fresh, it might be hard to find but it's awesome!!

YhoaaThese are the GOATs of hip hop . They paved the way for almost every rapper after their time. . This was the first rap song that broke radio play in the 70s

A classic never dies. Believe it or not , this recording changed everything from that point on. Hard to imagine the impact it had.

The beginning of RAP ❤️ This will always be one of my favorite rap songs for the simple fact EVERYONE liked this song, it brought us together at the discos on the dance floor, skating rink, & all us kids rapping to it on the school bus😂❤️

This is the First Rap Song, There is a 14 minute long version of the song you should react to. I remember when this song came out. I still remembered many of the verses,

The beat is sampled from the song "Good Times" by the band Chic. You should check that one out too. It's another classic.

"Hotel. Motel. HOLIDAY INN!" I love everything about this!

I remember having this album and roller skating to this song!

If you haven't heard Rapture by Blondie yet you absolutely should! Fun, early days of rap.

This song was the start of rap in 1979. The music they rapped to was, Good Times by Chic. I love it!

we need to bring back "sucka MC's" and "Jive Turkey"

I am so glad that you two came out with this channel and enjoy the music us older generation grew up on. Rappers Delight was one of the best raps to roller skate 🛼 on. I am so happy y’all enjoyed it as much of my generation did...

Macaroni soggy the peas are mush and the chicken taste like wood

THIS SONG IS EVERYTHING 👏🏻👏🏻

Thanks for watching this video. I just finished dancing and singing with every word! 🇨🇦💕

Fun fact: There's a long version of the song that is almost 15 minutes long.

Their performance of “Apache” should be your next Sugarhill Gang experience. Its a Native American-centered rap that really grooves!

Fred’s normally chill, but this is the most he’s ever bopped along to a banger. Great to see both guys enjoying it!

They broke ground on a whole new genre of music! EVERYBODY new this song! Good memories :-)

Yo... to my young heads... we was tight wearin in the mid 80's... we didn't really start to loosen up the apparel until about 87... bt now y'all back tight again... times will always resurface.. eventually y'all are gonna get tired of being tight and go back to baggy.. I'm sure of it..

I screamed noo that this is your 1st time hearing this. This'll be a treat.

One of the most famous lines from Rapper's Delight: "Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn, If your girl starts acting up Then you take her friend!" We use to get LIVE when that line came on! From a Sista in Brooklyn, NY

I've heard this song so many times over the years, but this time it finally hit me how many absolutely fundamental elements of rap came from it.

We ABSOLUTELY wore tight clothes in this era (the 70’s). The only Levi’s were the OG shrink-to-fit 501’s. We took them straight out the bag to the washing machine, washed them on hot, then dried them in high heat, to shrink ‘em & fade ‘em. The rappers in the 80’s brought us the baggy look. It was a reaction to the tight clothes of the 70’s Disco era.

This absolutely blew everyone's minds when it hit the airwaves. 🤯🤯🤯🤯 This came out when disco was in its last dying throes. Most people had never heard anything like it and were hungry for something new. Also this was before sampling machines existed, so everything had to be done the hard way.

Rap started with these guys. Well I put it like this. Rap has been around but these guys was the first to do on main stream media. On tv for the world to see and hear.

Classic!! They pulled me onstage in the 90's to dance w/them! Good times.

This was another one of those songs I loved skating too. Glad y’all enjoyed it.

This was the bomb back in the day... I hope you will do the Message by Grandmaster Flash... It is really real.

PARTY!!!!! This group and this hit was the introduction of the RAP genre. These are the boys to say THANK YOU to for bringing REAL rap to the people!!!

Omg you 2 made my day by taking my suggestion to react to this song! I knew you’d love this OG delight! Thanks

You two are a joy to watch as you listen to some of the greatest music ever! Keep enjoying.

Listen to the song "Good Times" by Chic.Sugar Hill Gang sampled Chic's instrumental music for "Rappers' Delight".

Yay!!! Finally!! These guys were on the cusp between disco and rap!! Thank you so much!! This is rap roots, guys!!😄✌️💙

Fun fact: this is one of the first ever rap songs. 😂🔥

My childhood, from my home borough, The Bronx aka The BX. Glad yall enjoyed it ❤

This song was made when disco was phasing out and rap was just beginning.FYI this was the first rap song to be recorded.

Try Grand Master Flash: The Message, White Lines.

"The Sugar Hill Gang" got their name from Sylvia Robinson who was their Producer. She owned a Record Company called "Sugar Hill". They recorded this Song on the Sugar Hill label. Just found this out myself.

Love it, I requested this song for you guys! Can't sit still for this one! 😁

FACT: The term "hip-hop" comes from the lyrics of this song.

That's where the term Hip Hop started.

The group and the record company were named after the Sugar Hill, Harlem, neighborhood in New York City.

I was born in 1982 so this is my kind of music I still listen till this day. It brings back memories of my childhood like skating, cookouts, ect

They paid dearly for that funky beat from Nile Rodgers. Chic "Good Times"

They sampled Chic's "Good Times" in this song

I just had so much jammin' with you two! It was fun seeing your reaction to such a classic

I was the lead photographer for Sweepstakes around 1990 at Westbrook in Iowa. These guys were on the bill. They asked if I could send them some pics from their show. I sent them about 30 pics. A week later I received a CD and a Tommy Hilfiger shirt. I didn't ask for anything. SugarHill came through. Super nice of them to do that.