The first rap song

[funeralcrasher]

wasn't written by Sugar Hill Gang or Fab Five Freddy.. it was Plastic Fantastic Lover by Jefferson Airplane. 

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[poeticalpanther.livejournal.com]

Actually, rap goes back to Jamaican first-wave ska; look up "toasting" and "ska" as a Google search, and you can read up on that history. :)

[pkbarbiedoll.livejournal.com]

Very interesting - thanks!

[johnbutler.livejournal.com]

I always thought it was "Dang Me" by Roger Miller in 1964.