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Grandmaster Flash & The Blondie Effect

www.spin.com
As co-founder of the New York City new wave band Blondie, Harry was always ahead of her time; the “it” girl of the '70s and '80s.
25 months ago

The Story Behind Blondie’s Iconic “Rapture”

Consequence of Sound
In 1981, the Autoamerican single became the first song featuring rapped vocals to top the US charts, and its accompanying video the first “rap” clip to appear...
38 months ago

Grandmaster Flash on shooting 'Wild Style' in his kitchen, how Blondie's 'Rapture' changed his life and why he once 'looked at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a place that would never accept us'

Yahoo
“Rapture,” which came out in January 1981, was the first single featuring rap vocals to go to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
22 months ago

The Rap in Blondie’s ‘Rapture’

WSJ
Blondie recorded “Rapture,” the first major hip-hop hit to use original music rather than sampling other artists' beats.
67 months ago

The Story Behind The Song: Blondie’s ‘Rapture’, the first rap song to ever top the charts

Far Out Magazine
The Story Behind The Song: Blondie's 'Rapture', the first rap song to ever top the charts. Looking at how Debbie Harry brought hip-hop music...
52 months ago

The Number Ones: Blondie’s “Rapture”

Stereogum
“Rapture” isn't really a rap song. It's a stretch to refer to what Debbie Harry does on “Rapture” as rapping. Instead, she does a sleepy and...
56 months ago

Blondie looks back on iconic music video ‘Rapture’ on its 40th anniversary

New York Post
It has everything: Jean-Michel Basquiat playing a DJ, graffiti artists Lee Quiñones and Fab 5 Freddy, Debbie Harry rapping, voodoo dancers, a goat!
42 months ago

On This Day: Blondie Hit No. 1 With the First Song Featuring Rap, "Rapture"

American Songwriter
A rap gathering in the Bronx in 1978 inspired Chris Stein and Debbie Harry to write "Rapture" for Blondie's fifth album 'Autoamerican' in...
9 months ago

Rewinding The Charts: Blondie’s ‘Rapture’ Rules Billboard Hot 100

Billboard
The Mike Chapman-produced song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 61, just as Blondie's previous single, “The Tide Is High,” crowned the chart.
129 months ago

Blondie Rediscover and Drop ‘Rapture’ Origin Song ‘Yuletide Throwdown’

Rolling Stone
“Yuletide Throwdown” not only captures the holiday spirit, but it gives listeners a glimpse behind the band's creative process. The song serves...
39 months ago