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 ...

The post The Story Behind Blondie’s Iconic “Rapture” appeared first on Consequence. Which brings us to one of Blondie’s signature songs, the cleverly titled “Rapture.” In 1981, the Autoamerican single ...

These days, few songs get to #1 unless they're at least rap-adjacent. But for nearly its first decade of existence, rap music came nowhere near the pop charts. For a long time, it never even came ...

“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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Ron Galella There comes a time in the lifespan of most bands where your ...

The first go-round for the New York new-wave band – one of the leaders of the punk-parallel movement, along with Television and the Talking Heads – famously disintegrated in 1982, after charting a ...

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 ...

Few would argue against Blondie as a group deserving a thorough recap of their eclectic and extensive career. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. As the title clearly states, these eight discs only cover ...

Blondie was a New York City band that became famous for its New Wave rock sound and had several hits in that style, including the No. 1 smash “Call Me” from the movie “American Gigolo.” But the band ...

The Boys star Jensen Ackles has broken down Soldier Boy's surprise performance of Blondie's 1981 hit 'Rapture' in episode four. Throughout season three's first few episodes, viewers were introduced to ...

I was listening through to a Blondie greatest hit album today and came across so old tracks I quite liked. The thing I noticed on one track (Rapture circa 1980) was that it was basically a very 'rappy ...