Rapper's Delight & Other Old School Favorites

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1Rapper's Delight
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang35:06
2Showdown
engineer:
Steve Jerome (US songwriter & producer, member of Hot Butter)
producer:
Larry Johnson (Sugar Hill producer), Michael Johnson and Sylvia Inc.
performer:
The Sugarhill Gang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1981)
recording of:
Showdown
lyricist:
Big Bank Hank, Edward Morris (80s US MC Edward Morris, aka Mr. Ness of Furious Five), Master Gee (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Guy Todd Williams, Keith Wiggins (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five), Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Nathaniel Glover (80s US hip hop MC) and Wonder Mike
composer:
Larry Johnson (Sugar Hill producer), Michael Johnson and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Furious Five meets the Sugarhill Gang5:54
3It's Good to Be the Queen
Sylvia Robinson4:45
4Yes We Can-Can
The Treacherous Three7:00
5Spoonie Is Back
Spoonie Gee6:39
6Jam on It
Newcleus8:03
7Jesse
recording of:
Jesse
writer:
Reggie Griffin, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Melle Mel6:13
8Hey Fellas
Trouble Funk7:21
9Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)
West Street Mob6:50
10The Message
producer:
Clifton Chase and Ed Fletcher
vocals:
Duke Bootee and Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel)
music videos:
The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
a cappella versions:
The Message (a cappella) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) & Duke Bootee
instrumental versions:
The Message (instrumental) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 59)
recording of:
The Message (in 1982)
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five4.37:12