Funk you up was the second single on Sugar Hill, following what September 1979 hip hop song?
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Funk You Up "Funk You Up" is a 1979 old school hip hop song recorded by The Sequence for Sugar Hill Records. It is significant as the first hip-hop song to be released by a female rap group (and by a rap group from the Southern United States, as all three members of The Sequence were natives of Columbia, South Carolina), and was the second single released on Sugar Hill, following "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang.
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Rapper's Delight "Rapper's Delight" is a hip-hop song released in September 1979 by The Sugarhill Gang, and produced by ex-Mickey and Sylvia member Sylvia Robinson.
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Hotel Room Service "Hotel Room Service" is a song by rapper Pitbull released as the third single from his fourth album, "Rebelution". The song samples "Push the Feeling On" by Nightcrawlers and "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang. It was released to both iTunes and mainstream radio on June 16, 2009. It peaked at #8 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, making it his second top 10 hit along with "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)".
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Up for the Down Stroke Up for the Down Stroke is an album by the American funk band Parliament. It was the band's second album (following 1970's "Osmium"), and their first to be released on Casablanca Records. The album was released on July 3, 1974. Its title track was Parliament's first chart hit and remains one of the most well-known P-Funk songs. The album also contains a funk reworking of The Parliaments' song "(I Wanna) Testify" under the title "Testify". The original title of the album was "Whatever Makes Baby Feel Good", and the cover features group leader George Clinton hovering over a woman in distress, sporting a black wig and monster-type gloves.
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I Wanna Be with You (The Isley Brothers song) "I Wanna Be with You (Part 1)" was a hit song by R&B/funk group The Isley Brothers. Released from the 1979 double LP, "Winner Takes All", it reached number #1 on the U.S. R&B singles chart during the spring of that year. However, the single did not manage to chart on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
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The Sugarhill Gang The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for their 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" is a 1979 disco song performed by R&B duo McFadden & Whitehead, from their debut album "McFadden & Whitehead". They wrote and produced the song along with keyboard player Jerry Cohen. Released as the lead single from the album, the song spent a week at number one on the R&B singles chart. It also proved to be a successful crossover hit, peaking at number 13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and reached number 5 in the UK. The single also made it to number 10 on the disco charts. It eventually went double platinum, selling over 2 million copies.
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Hip Hop Police "Hip Hop Police" is a song written and performed by Chamillionaire and Slick Rick. It was produced by J. R. Rotem and released as the first single of Chamillionaire's second album, "Ultimate Victory".
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Blowin' Up (Don't Stop the Music) "Bowin' Up (Don't Stop the Music)" is the second single released by rap group, Quo from their debut album, "Quo". The single was released on September 20, 1994, was produced by Teddy Riley and featured guest vocals from Aaron Hall. It was a minor success, peaking at 25 on the Hot Rap Singles and 90 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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Do You Love What You Feel "Do You Love What You Feel" is a well-known soul/disco song by Rufus and Chaka. Released in late 1979 from the Quincy Jones produced album, "Masterjam", it spent three weeks at the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart, becoming the fourth of five songs that they would send to the top of that chart. It also peaked at number thirty on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart. Along with the track, "Any Love", "Do You Love What You Feel" peaked at number five on the disco/dance charts. It would be one of the last albums featuring lead vocalist Chaka Khan before fully going solo.
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I Want to Take You Higher "I Want to Take You Higher" is a song by the soul/rock/funk band Sly and the Family Stone, the B-side to their Top 30 hit "Stand!". Unlike most of the other tracks on the "Stand!" album, "I Want to Take You Higher" is not a message song; instead, it is simply dedicated to music and the feeling one gets from music. Like nearly all of Sly & the Family Stone's songs, Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart was credited as the sole songwriter.
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Funk or Walk Funk or Walk is the debut album by the Brides of Funkenstein, released on Atlantic Records in September 1978. The album was produced by George Clinton with the exception of the album's first single "Disco To Go" which was written and produced by Clinton and Bootsy Collins. The Brides of Funkenstein consisted of Lynn Mabry and Dawn Silva, who were members of Sly and the Family Stone prior to joining P-Funk. Funk Or Walk earned these extraordinary divas a Record World Award for Best New Female Artists and Best New R&B Group in 1979. The song was originally performed live by Bootsy's Rubber Band. To this day, the P-Funk All Stars continue to play "Disco To Go" in their live concerts. The Brides of Funkenstein also toured and recorded with Parliament/Funkadelic around this same time.
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What I'm After (Lords of the Underground song) "What I'm After" is the second single released from the Lords of the Underground's second album, "Keepers of the Funk". Produced by K-Def, with the group serving as co-producers, "What I'm After" was a minor hit on the rap charts, peaking at 32 on the chart. The song samples Trouble Funk's "Pump Me Up" and fellow New Jersey native Redman's "Tonight's da Night". The promotional music video was directed by Diane Martel, her second Lords of the Underground video after "Chief Rocka", and featured a cameo appearance by Redman.
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The Pinocchio Theory The Pinocchio Theory is a 1977 single by the American Funk band Bootsy's Rubber Band. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on February 9, 1977. The single first charted in Billboard magazine's Hot Soul Singles chart in March 1977 where it peaked at number six. "The Pinocchio Theory" inspired the George Clinton creation Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (see P-Funk mythology: the song says if you fake the funk, your nose will grow, and Sir Nose fakes the funk). The b-side of the "The Pinocchio Theory" is "Rubber Duckie".
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Take Me to the Next Phase "Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1)" was a hit song for R&B/funk band The Isley Brothers. The song has the sound of a live stadium recording, but it was created entirely in a recording studio. Ernie and Marvin Isley plus Chris Jasper laid the foot stomps and some of the crowd noises across 24 recording tracks. Released from their hit 1978 album, "Showdown", the single spent 2 weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart. However, it never managed to cross over to the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart.
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Get Up (Lost Boyz song) "Get Up" is the fifth and final single released from the Lost Boyz' debut album, "Legal Drug Money". Clark Kent and Mr. Sex produced the song, which prominently sampled Stephanie Mills' 1978 hit, "What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin.
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Take You Out "Take You Out" is a song by American recording artist Luther Vandross. The song was released as the lead single in support of his platinum selling album, "Luther Vandross". "Take You Out" became a top ten R&B hit, the single peaked to #7 on "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and was a top 40 hit at #27 on "Billboard" Hot 100 singles.
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Back That Thang Up "Back That Azz Up" (or the censored version "Back That Thang Up") is a song recorded by American hip-hop artist Juvenile. It was released on February 24, 1999 as the second single from his 1998 album "400 Degreez". The song, an explicit exploration of the same themes as Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back" was Juvenile's biggest hit single until the release of "Slow Motion" in 2004, peaking at number 19 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
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Shake Your Pants "Shake Your Pants" is a funk song by the band Cameo from the 1980 album, "Cameosis". It was also released as a single where it peaked at number eight on the Hot Soul Singles chart "Shake Your Pants" has since been re-released on many of the band's greatest hits albums, including one named after the song.
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At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) "At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)" was a hit song by R&B/funk band Rufus featuring Chaka Khan in 1977. Released from their hit album, "Ask Rufus", it spent two weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart and peaked at number thirty on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart.
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Hip Hip Hura Hip Hip Hura (English: Hip Hip Hurray ) is Chrisye's eleventh studio album, recorded in collaboration with Adjie Soetama. It was released in 1985 by Musica Studios. The album, with a similar beat to the earlier "Aku Cinta Dia", was later certified silver. However, Chrisye was accused of plagiarism over the title song owing to similarities between it and Kenny Loggins' song "Footloose".
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Rock with You "Rock with You" is a song written by English songwriter Rod Temperton, produced by Quincy Jones and recorded by Michael Jackson. It was released on November 3, 1979, as the second single from Jackson's fifth album "Off the Wall" (1979). It was also the second number one hit of the 1980s, a decade whose pop singles chart would soon be dominated by Jackson. Temperton, formerly of the group Heatwave, also wrote Jackson's song "Thriller" (1984).