Rap In Peace Big Bank Hank

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    Sad news in this morning as we learnt that Henry Jackson aka Big Bank Hank of the pioneering rap group Sugarhill Gang has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 57.

    Not only did their jam Rapper’s Delight serve as THE track that introduced the world to rap music it also gave us Big Bank Hank’s ridiculously good verse where he threw shade at Superman and talked about his sexual prowess with the ladies, which will go down as one of our all-time faves.

    Let’s just take a moment to appreciate it in full -
     

    Well, I’m Imp the Dimp, the ladies’ pimp,
    The women fight for my delight.
    But I’m the grandmaster with the three MCs
    That shock the house for the young ladies
    And when you come inside, into the front,
    You do the freak, spank, and do the bump
    And when the sucker MC try to prove a point,
    We’re treacherous trio, we’re the serious joint!
    And from sun to sun and from day to day
    I sit down and write a brand new rhyme
    Because they say that miracles never cease
    I’ve created a devastating masterpiece
    I’m gonna rock the mic ‘til you can’t resist,
    Everybody, I say it goes like this
    Well, I was coming home late one dark afternoon
    A reporter stopped me for an interview
    She said she’s heard stories and she’s heard fables
    That I’m vicious on the mic and the turntable
    This young reporter I did adore,
    So I rocked some vicious rhymes like I never did before
    She said, “Damn, fly guy, I’m in love with you
    The Casanova legend must have been true”
    I said, “By the way, baby, what’s your name?”
    Said, “I go by name Lois Lane
    And you could be my boyfriend, you surely can,
    Just let me quit my boyfriend called Superman.”
    I said, “He’s a fairy, I do suppose
    Flyin’ through the air in pantyhose
    He may be very sexy, or even cute,
    But he looks like a sucker in a blue and red suit,”
    I said, “You need a man man who’s got finesse
    And his whole name across his chest
    He may be able to fly all through the night,
    But can he rock a party 'til the early light?
    He can’t satisfy you with his little worm,
    But I can bust you out with my super sperm!”
    I go do it, I go do it, I go do it, do it, do it.
    And I’m here and I’m there, I’m Big Ban Hank, I’m everywhere
    Just throw your hands up in the air
    And party hardy like you just don’t care
    Let’s do it, don’t stop, y'all, a tick tock, y'all, you don’t stop!
    Go ho-tel, mo-tel, whatcha gonna do today? (Say what?)
    Is I’m gonna get a fly girl, gonna get some spank, drive off in a def OJ,
    Everybody go, “Ho-tel, mo-tel, Holiday Inn”
    You say if your girl starts actin’ up, then you take her friend

    In memory of Big Bank Hank we’ve put together a little playlist dedicated to Rapper’s Delight featuring the full length 15 minute version as well as a couple of covers and some other delights!

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Sad news in this morning as we learnt that Henry Jackson aka Big Bank Hank of the pioneering rap group Sugarhill Gang has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 57.

Not only did their jam Rapper’s Delight serve as THE track that introduced the world to rap music it also gave us Big Bank Hank’s ridiculously good verse where he threw shade at Superman and talked about his sexual prowess with the ladies, which will go down as one of our all-time faves.

Let’s just take a moment to appreciate it in full -

 

Well, I’m Imp the Dimp, the ladies’ pimp,

The women fight for my delight.

But I’m the grandmaster with the three MCs

That shock the house for the young ladies

And when you come inside, into the front,

You do the freak, spank, and do the bump

And when the sucker MC try to prove a point,

We’re treacherous trio, we’re the serious joint!

And from sun to sun and from day to day

I sit down and write a brand new rhyme

Because they say that miracles never cease

I’ve created a devastating masterpiece

I’m gonna rock the mic ‘til you can’t resist,

Everybody, I say it goes like this

Well, I was coming home late one dark afternoon

A reporter stopped me for an interview

She said she’s heard stories and she’s heard fables

That I’m vicious on the mic and the turntable

This young reporter I did adore,

So I rocked some vicious rhymes like I never did before

She said, “Damn, fly guy, I’m in love with you

The Casanova legend must have been true”

I said, “By the way, baby, what’s your name?”

Said, “I go by name Lois Lane

And you could be my boyfriend, you surely can,

Just let me quit my boyfriend called Superman.”

I said, “He’s a fairy, I do suppose

Flyin’ through the air in pantyhose

He may be very sexy, or even cute,

But he looks like a sucker in a blue and red suit,”

I said, “You need a man man who’s got finesse

And his whole name across his chest

He may be able to fly all through the night,

But can he rock a party 'til the early light?

He can’t satisfy you with his little worm,

But I can bust you out with my super sperm!”

I go do it, I go do it, I go do it, do it, do it.

And I’m here and I’m there, I’m Big Ban Hank, I’m everywhere

Just throw your hands up in the air

And party hardy like you just don’t care

Let’s do it, don’t stop, y'all, a tick tock, y'all, you don’t stop!

Go ho-tel, mo-tel, whatcha gonna do today? (Say what?)

Is I’m gonna get a fly girl, gonna get some spank, drive off in a def OJ,

Everybody go, “Ho-tel, mo-tel, Holiday Inn”

You say if your girl starts actin’ up, then you take her friend



In memory of Big Bank Hank we’ve put together a little playlist dedicated to Rapper’s Delight featuring the full length 15 minute version as well as a couple of covers and some other delights!




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