Blondie's “Rapture” (1980) became the first single featuring a rap to reach number 1 in the USA, and the first rap video ever broadcast on MTV. This despite rap being pioneered by African African American communities many years prior, with Sugar Hill Gang being the first.
Sep 26, 2023
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