I started kindergarten in 1978. Rappers Delight came out the following year. I knew all of the words and I would recite it from memory. There was a 6 minute version and a 15 minute version on the 12". I knew the 15 minute version by heart. All the kids thought those were my rhymes. I tried to tell them that I didn't make it up and it was The Sugarhill Gang but I don't think they understood what that meant. As far as they could tell I was a rapper.
So I got into Hip Hop at an early age. I knew several rap songs by memory before Rap got really big around 83/84 when they started making movies and music videos for Rap songs, and playing Rap on the radio.
So I got into Hip Hop at an early age. I knew several rap songs by memory before Rap got really big around 83/84 when they started making movies and music videos for Rap songs, and playing Rap on the radio.