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Kurtis Blow – Christmas Rappin’ (Mercury Records 1979)
A collaboration of Russell Simmons and Kurtis Blow in 1979, this came about as a need by Russell to make money and the easiest way
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Rapper’s Delight
The first commercially successful hip hop song, a track by the Sugar Hill Gang and produced by Sylvia Robinson in August 2, 1979. While it
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King Tim III (Personality Jock)
Referred to as the official first hip hop song to be ever recorded back in 1979. Released by the Fatback Band from the disco album Xii
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SquizThaTrigg – Survival
After dropping when I come through some few months ago, Squiz is back again with yet another fire. Stream the song below
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TeeBlaiz Kim – Break Through
One of the fastest rising upcoming artist from Jos the home of hip hop music in Nigeria drop yet another great tune titled ‘Breakthrough’. In
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XnationalZ – NeVeRTHELess (EP)
XnationalZ, the group project of Los Angeles’ producer/ rapper iota_arcane and producer Namo, releases their latest effort “NeveRTHELess”. Entirely produced by Namo and written by

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