Historical past will likely be made on Friday, October 18, when Charles Mudede and hiphop professor Daudi Abe carry out their Stranger piece “Anatomy of a Track: The Sugarhill Gang’s ‘Rapper’s Delight’ (1979)” stay! Onstage! At Clock-Out Lounge!
The world has by no means seen a efficiency like this earlier than!
As they wrote in our newest Artwork + Efficiency concern, “Rapper’s Delight” made hiphop accessible to the world. It is the observe “that made it potential for Dr. Dre and Jay-Z to be billionaires, Snoop and Martha Stewart’s world-famous friendship not solely achievable however worthwhile, and a nasty breakdancer on the Olympics go viral.”
If you have not learn learn it, YOU NEED TO RIGHT NOW.
On the present, Mudede and Abe will interject the tune with their annotations and broaden on the tune’s place in historical past whereas additionally exploring a number of the samples featured within the tune and the tracks that adopted in “Rapper’s Delights” footsteps. Particular visitor DJ Vitamin D will present the soundtrack. It will likely be a hiphop present, it is going to be a historical past lecture, and it is going to be a dance get together—you do not wish to miss it.
The enjoyable begins at 9 pm, however you may wish to arrive early to seize some Stevie’s Pizza, which now has a location inside Clock-Out and has been deemed “Rhodes Scholar-level pizza” by meals author Meg van Huygen. 🍕
Get your tickets now for under $10!