Hip Hop Phrases

[Baker, John]

        Did the term "hip hop" itself come from its use in the 1979 song by the Sugarhill Gang, "Rapper's Delight," the first rap song to be a hit?

John Baker


-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Shapiro [mailto:fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 10:09 AM
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Subject: Hip Hop Phrases


Have there been any other significant phrases added to the language by
specific hip-hop songs?

Fred Shapiro