Rapper's Delight Quotes
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Source: Rapper's Delight
Speaker: The Sugarhill Gang
"I said a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie, to the hip hip-hop."
I said a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie, to the hip hip-hop, and you don't stop the rock it to the bang-bang, boogie say "up jump" the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat.
Context
These famous lines open the song "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (on their album Sugarhill Gang, 1979).
"Rapper's Delight" is the song that seemed to blend Soul Train with American Bandstand, a crossover hip-hop hit that was one of the first popular rap songs of all time.
Where you've heard it
This is the most popular rap song for people to memorize (and demonstrate just how street they are)—from the old lady in The Wedding Singer to NBC news anchor Brian Williams, everyone's on it. Also...it's a cookbook.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Put on your bell bottoms for true authenticity when reciting these lyrics.