It's not quite the first rap record, or the best, but Rapper's Delight--15 glorious minutes of the bass line from Chic's "Good Times," with a New Jersey crew spieling goofy routines about Superman and bad food on top--is one king hell of a party-starter. After that, they could have filled the rest of the disc with crowd noise and gotten away with it, but the Sugarhill Gang had a bunch of other party-jam hits, notably the almost-as-indelible "Apache" and "8th Wonder." Those songs show up here too, along with some entertaining non-hits and "Showdown," their rap-off with the Furious Five. What they're saying isn't really the point; the point is to move the crowd, and they're still hip-hop's greatest entertainers. --Douglas Wolk

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tracklisting:	Rapper's Delight Hot Hot Summer Day 8th Wonder Showdown - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five Apache Lover in You Word Is Out Kick It Live from 9 to 5 Livin' in the Fast Lane Girls Work, Work the Body! - Wonder Mike
title:	The Best Of SugarHill Gang: Rapper's Delight
purchase date:	09-05-2005
published:	16-07-1996
price:	$11.98
net Rating:	4.5
last lookup time:	137383696
genre:	East Coast Old School Rhino Records
fullTitle:	The Best Of SugarHill Gang: Rapper's Delight
currentValue:	$6.59
created:	137383696
country:	us
aspect:	Audio CD
asin:	B0000033K4
artist:	The Sugarhill Gang