Early Rappers Hipper Than Hop - The Ancestors Of Rap

• dave bartholomew – the monkey
• john kasandra – ain't no sin (to have fun)

• 1. dr horse – jack that cat was clean
• 2. dave bartholomew – the monkey
• 3. john kasandra – ain't no sin (to have fun)
• 4. joe tex – you're gonna thank me woman
• 5. lightin slim – just made twentyone
• 6. blanche thomas – you ain't such a much
• 7. cab calloway – the jungle king
• 8. the last poets – e pluribus unum
• 9. pigmeat markham – here comes the judge
• 10. the cadets – love bandit
• 11. bobby moore's rhythm aces – go ahead and burn
• 12. king stitt – dance heat
• 13. bo diddley – i'm bad
• 14. macy skipper – goofin' off
• 15. chuck berry – too much monkey business
• 16. gene miller – sho is good
• 17. fred wesley & the new jbs – breakin bread
• 18. andre williams – pass the biscuits please
• 19. thurston harris – purple stew
• 20. u roy – stick together
• 21. the last poets – black thighs

Jive, talking blues, spoken poetry, soul preaching and love raps: long before the advent of hip hop, afro-american rappers were forging their verse into sharp weapons!