Funny how the dude at the end called this an attempt at rap. It was a no. 1 hit for hip hop, the first of its kind ever. It introduced the music to people who after listening to it still didn’t know what it was, yet. It was a true success.
The dude at the end is Fab Five Freddy, whom Blondie is referencing in the wrap. If you listen carefully, he is giving Blondie props for taking interest in rap (a new genre at the time, heard only in black clubs) and taking it mainstream. Blondie hit #1 with this song and introduced a broader, white audience to rap. Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" came out 2 years prior to "Rapture", had some commercial success, but didn't get the wide airplay and broad success this song had.
@@The1fan4life First of all that's not Fab Five Freddy. Second of all did you just call Grandmaster Flash 'the dude at the end'! He was the DJ on the record, 'Flash is fast, Flash is cool..' you know, that guy. He also effectively invented turntables both through his electrical inventions (peek-a-boo system) and his technical innovations (quick mix theory, scratching to some extent after GrandWizard Theodore). In general, white people coopting black music isn't great, just look at what happened to disco, but Debbie Harry did it right, attempting to incorporate Grandmaster Flash into her song and music video, and shouting out Fab Five Freddy, paying her respects to those who came before her and lifting them with her platform as well, as opposed to using the platform solely for her gain. Also not to get too picky but Rapper's Delight came out in September 1979 and the album version of Rapture came out November 1980, so they're only one year apart not two. And, in between them, Kurtis Blow released The Breaks
Motown was built on crossing over. But they definitely did incorporated so many different things in their songs and thats why blondie has so many songs that I can say i like
Debbie I know if your youth was in the 90's you would have been strongly affliated and related in the rap scene, and you know what...... lol #ThatEyeFlick. #SALUTEDebbie
When something sounds good, it doesnt really matter what the song is about unless the words are derogatory like today's music, which ruins everything. I cant wait until the mental patients are removed from rap music so it can be clean fun again.
![Blondie (Debbie Harry & Chris Stein)- Interview - 1981 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zPUZD0ceGBk/mqdefault.jpg)
I remeber when Soldier Boy performed this back in the 80s, man was a real hero, stood up to the hood.
Cringe af
@@yekhantlu786 cap
No
She was the first musician to rap on MTV
The first one they let rap
She was literally the first person to bring rap/hip hop to the masses period.
Blondie is NOT a “her”
Blondie is a band.
Debbie Harry is a “her”
HELLO!!😊
Wow, thanks for clearing that up. Smh.😆👏👏
@@RichM1793 no. It’s Debbie Harry
Funny how the dude at the end called this an attempt at rap. It was a no. 1 hit for hip hop, the first of its kind ever. It introduced the music to people who after listening to it still didn’t know what it was, yet. It was a true success.
The dude at the end is Fab Five Freddy, whom Blondie is referencing in the wrap. If you listen carefully, he is giving Blondie props for taking interest in rap (a new genre at the time, heard only in black clubs) and taking it mainstream. Blondie hit #1 with this song and introduced a broader, white audience to rap. Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" came out 2 years prior to "Rapture", had some commercial success, but didn't get the wide airplay and broad success this song had.
@@The1fan4life First of all that's not Fab Five Freddy. Second of all did you just call Grandmaster Flash 'the dude at the end'! He was the DJ on the record, 'Flash is fast, Flash is cool..' you know, that guy. He also effectively invented turntables both through his electrical inventions (peek-a-boo system) and his technical innovations (quick mix theory, scratching to some extent after GrandWizard Theodore). In general, white people coopting black music isn't great, just look at what happened to disco, but Debbie Harry did it right, attempting to incorporate Grandmaster Flash into her song and music video, and shouting out Fab Five Freddy, paying her respects to those who came before her and lifting them with her platform as well, as opposed to using the platform solely for her gain. Also not to get too picky but Rapper's Delight came out in September 1979 and the album version of Rapture came out November 1980, so they're only one year apart not two. And, in between them, Kurtis Blow released The Breaks
That’s GRANDMASTER FLASH
Angelo Robledo so i read thats not him, he never showed up, thats a stand in.
Rapture is not a rap song and it was an attempt at rap
Blondie is the band. Blondie is the band. Blondie is... oh, never mind.
Yeah but Deborah Harry is a Blondie
This song opened the door for hip hop a
a.k.a rap for all you young millennials that don't know 🧠🧑🏫
My favorite Blondie song ever!!!
She was the first musician to rap on MTV
LUKE 21;36
She was the first musician to rap on MTV
First crossover artist imo
She was the first musician to rap on MTV
LUKE 21;36
LUKE 21;36
LUKE 21;36
She was the first musician to rap on MTV
I could watch a prime Debbie Harry rap all day.
I couldn't
First crossover artist imo
Motown was built on crossing over. But they definitely did incorporated so many different things in their songs and thats why blondie has so many songs that I can say i like
Great song
She was the first musician to rap on MTV
LUKE 21;36
She was the first musician to rap on MTV
Is that Fast Freddy? Huge.
Explain the man from Mars
damn, why so many bots?
Right
Debbie I know if your youth was in the 90's you would have been strongly affliated and related in the rap scene, and you know what...... lol #ThatEyeFlick.
#SALUTEDebbie
I heard the band didn't wanted do it.
When something sounds good, it doesnt really matter what the song is about unless the words are derogatory like today's music, which ruins everything. I cant wait until the mental patients are removed from rap music so it can be clean fun again.
Bassline stolen from The Ohio Player's song "Who'd She Coo"
The last half of this song is cringey
It really isn’t. It was revolutionary
No it wasn't revolutionary
@@evancain4906 No. It was cringey and unnecessary.
@@charlesjonessr3684 much like you🔥
@@deniseherud I guess you told me
We used to drive by the Catholic Church blaring this song.