A year after the Sugarhill Gang released “Rapper’s Delight” in 1979, Blondie recorded “Rapture,” the first major hip-hop hit to use original music rather than sampling other artists’ beats. Released ...

In 1981, the band Blondie topped the Billboard charts with the song "Rapture." The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 28, 1981, and stayed there for two weeks. Unlike the reggae-tinged ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Rapture" combines elements of new wave, disco, and hip-hop, most notably the section where Debbie Harry tries her hand at rapping ...

“Rapture” is often considered one of the earliest rap songs to hit the mainstream. During a 2012 interview with Westchester Magazine, Harry said the song was an example of hip-hop rather than rap. “At ...

In 1974, vocalist Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein formed the new wave band Blondie in New York City. Initially enjoying success on the U.S. underground music scene, Blondie broke into the ...

On this date 45 years ago, Blondie released “Rapture,” a genre bending single that quietly became one of the most important crossover records in Hip Hop history. Released in 1981 from the album ...

While standing tall in their pop punk songbook, one 1981 smash still leaves Blondie feeling diffident about its legacy. Read ...

Bass players don't often get the love they deserve. I know this, because I'm a bass player. While the lead vocalists and guitarists get to be front and center, the bassists, and drummers, often go ...

One of the most versatile classic rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s was Blondie. Blondie songs took ideas from many genres, including disco, rock, pop, new wave, doo-wop, rap, and reggae. It’s ...

Fred Brathwaite, also known as Fab 5 Freddy, 66, is a visual and graffiti artist and filmmaker whose name appears in the lyrics of Blondie’s “Rapture” and who had a cameo in the music video. He’s the ...

Nearly five decades ago, Fab 5 Freddy told Debbie Harrythat "everybody's fly," and it led not just to Blondie topping the Hot 100 for the fourth time, but the groundbreaking punk band also made ...