BOOMBOX 2: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro And Disco Rap 1979-83 (3XLP) Kota The Friend climbing the heights of the

climbing the heights of the charts in the UK

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BOOMBOX 2: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro And Disco Rap 1979-83 (3XLP) Kota The Friend climbing the heights of theSoul Jazz Records Boombox 2 is a selection of early rap music from the period 1979 83, with barely a household name in sight. Featured here are some the earliest hip hop records that came out of New York City following the enormous commercial success of the first ever rap record, Rappers Delight by the Sugarhill Gang, in September 1979. Artists and producers alike tried to jump aboard the new commercial possibilities of hip hop. By the end of the year