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May 07, 2007

West Coast Rap Filth, circa 1980

Who was responsible for the dirtiest, most foul-mouthed record of 1980? Arguably, King Monkey. Need proof?

MP3s (NSFW):
King Monkey "Badd Mann Dann Rapp"
King Monkey "King Monkey Rapp"

These two XXX-rated, smutty tunes may have comprised the Golden State's very first rap record. What a way to get in the game, West Coast! I've got no further info on the artist, so if you do, speak up in the comments section.

Big thanks to Adam of the brand new Atomicism blog for passing this along!

Posted by Liz Berg on May 07, 2007 at 07:00 AM in Liz B's Posts, MP3s, Music, Sex | Permalink

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Badd Mann Dann Rapp: The guy loses a bar at about 1:30 and doesn't catch up until 2:55. On King Monkey Rapp, he does it again almost immediately, so gives up, dropping the rhythmic style mid-take for a more 'spoken word' style. Ha Ha. No retakes for *this* freak.

Posted by: vmh | May 07, 2007 at 09:15 PM

"Badd Mann Dann Rapp"... mmmh, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' "Stagger Lee" (from the Murder Ballads album) anyone?

Posted by: The LemonPeople | May 08, 2007 at 09:43 AM

It's much older than that, and Nick Cave would confirm -- it's a version of the "Ball of the Freaks", which has been around since the beginning of the 20th Century.

Posted by: Goyim in the AM | May 08, 2007 at 10:12 AM

"King Monkey Rapp" is a version of the ancient oral-tradition rap "The Signifying Monkey." Rudy Ray Moore's kept it alive over the decades, and Schooly D did a version as "The Signifying Rapper" in the '80s.

Posted by: MrFab | May 15, 2007 at 05:51 PM

wow i remember this
but we were the first west coast rap lable on the west coast
for mor in fo google rappers rapp records.

Posted by: king mc | April 03, 2008 at 02:47 AM

on second thought you are right
they beat us by a year

Posted by: king mc | April 03, 2008 at 02:50 AM

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