Release · 1979 · New York City [40.71, -74.01]
Superappin' (1979 single)
Released in 1979 on Enjoy Records, "Superappin'" was the first recorded single by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, capturing their live routine for vinyl shortly after "Rapper's Delight" opened the market. Its extended group rhyming preserved the call-and-response feel of a Bronx jam. The record marked the crew's transition from park performers to recording artists.
Evidence2
- MusicBrainz: Superappin' (release group)MusicBrainz
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Connections1
influenced by → Rapper's Delight (1979 single)
The runaway success of "Rapper's Delight" in 1979 sent the established Bronx crews rushing to commit their live routines to vinyl, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five answered the same year with "Superappin'." The Sugarhill Gang's commercial proof of concept opened a door that the park veterans walked straight through. The chain links the genre's first hit to the first recordings by its founding performers.