CHICKEN FRIED RAP (Early 80's Pioneering Country/Rap Sure-shots)

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Ok in this entry we have some of Hip Hop Musics very first ever jabs at fusing Country rhythms and Rap. A lot of people start around 1985 with Shawn Browns DA HA DA Ha or in 86' with KOOL MOE DEE's WILD WILD WEST. But actually before those two songs there was an oldschool rap crew called the DISCO FOUR, who Dropped a record called "COUNTRY ROCK & RAP" I'm sure if you were a teenager in the early 80's you may remember the Disco Four & perhaps this song, especially living in NYC During the explosion of Hip Hop culture, you DEFINITELY REMEMBER THIS. Country Rock & Rap takes portions from the famous 70's break beat "BLACK GRASS" By bad Bascomb (A Black, Country/Blue Grass Band) and this was a staple in all of the early Hip Hop DJ's crates because of that B-boy breakdown. Country Rock & Rap came out in 1982 on Enjoy Records. The Disco Four were from HARLEM U.S.A and were actually 5 MC's and 2 DJ's consisting of MR. TROY, COUNTRY, COOL  G, GREG G, And RONNIE D and DJ's AL-B & B-FATS. B-Fats went on to do the famous dance record WOP IT, Which promoted the popular dance at the time the WOP. This was around 1986. Anyway, here are 3 of Hip Hops 1st Country Rap records. The song features the Banjo Melody of Black Grass with a Disco/Rap Breakdown played/Produced by Early Enjoy Records in-house Rap Producer/Percussionist "PUMPKIN" King Of The Beats. It is IMHO and to my knowledge The earliest Rap song that infused country-like vibes, references, or innuendos. And these very songs made way for people like Kid Rock, The Nappy Roots, Nelly's Country Grammer, And in 2019 LIL NAS X Who just dropped that joint called OLD TOWN ROAD. So below I have included all three of those ground-breakers mentioned above plus a surprise



DISCO FOUR - COUNTRY ROCK & RAP (1982)







SHAWN BROWN (RAPPIN' DUKE) - DA HA DA HA









KOOL MOE DEE - WILD WILD WEST



"And now for the closer" Super Rare Gem. Country Singers THE BELLAMY BROTHERS drop this song in 1986 titled "Country Rap" a humble nod to Hip Hop Rap music. Pretty cool. Its technically not Hip Hop, it is a country record in all respects, but, they pay homage by rhyming some verses (Many country songs do this anyway) But for the fact that the record it titled COUNTRY RAP lets you know, these Guys were helping to Pioneer something!!