SALSOUL RECORDS · SG 315
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rap-o-clap-o-16qyfvu · main release rap-o-clap-o-1j8uqj3 1979 · Single
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  1. A Rap-O Clap-O 4:22
  2. B El Rap-O Clap-O 5:45

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Early disco rap song, released in November 1979. It peaked at number 48 in the US dance chart for a single week. While it didn't chart in the Billboard Hot 100, it narrowly missed out on becoming the first international rap hit, being released shortly after [m=131354]. In some European countries, Rap-O Clap-O was in the top 10 at the same time as the [[artist:17550]] classic, early in 1980. Rap-O Clap-O is also one of the earliest recorded examples of rapping in Spanish. Additionally, it became the first rap song to be covered and parodied in other languages, including a German version by [[artist:3425061]] and a Dutch one by [[artist:189398]], which can be considered the first Dutch rap hit. In many countries Rap-O Clap-O was Bataan's only charting song, making him a one hit wonder in those territories.

Written & produced
Producer [Uncredited]Arthur Baker
Producer, Written-ByJoe Bataan
Master Single · 1979 · 6 pressings · 6 countries
Joe Bataan

Rap-O Clap-O

First released
1979
Original label
Salsoul Records · SG 315
Country
US
Formats
Vinyl
Genre
Disco
Style
Disco
Tracks
2 · 10:07
Latest reissue
1990 · BCM Records
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