The Early Evolution of Rap

Alan Ginsberg - Hum Bomb Rap (1971, Performed 1996)
Allen Ginsberg on stage at megatripolis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlJWIKvapzA

Gil Scott-Heron | Winter in America (1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGlRsjHTkbs

Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (Full Version, 1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCAjmuA1HDk

Chic - Le Freak 1978
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEI6p-I14-A

Elvis Costello - Pump It Up...(1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpprOGsLWUo (Better sound)



The Sugarhill Gang's Rappers Delight in 1979
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6gD_CwF5YM

Tanya Winley - Vicious Rap (1980 Classic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkcfU_oLbno

Gil Scott Heron - B Movie (1981)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80JoQY3Oelk

Blondie, Rapture (January 1981)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-0BLV04vbE&feature=related

Wordy Rappinghood (~June 1981)
Tom Tom Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hk6jit5fD8

Talking Heads - Genius Of Love (From Stop Making Sense, 1983 and 1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhjZ3TGbvdM

Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVwFeQpy_Us

Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ5LmQmQZqg