Various Artists / Spring Records And The First Decade Of Hip Hop

Artist: Various ArtistsTitle: Dollar Bill Y’all – Spring Records And The First Decade Of Hip HopLabel: BGP Records Cat.#: BGP2317Format: 2x12" Vinyl LPCountry: UKReleased: 2023Style: Hip Hop, Funk, SoulTrack Listing:In 1979, Spring Records released the first hip-hop style rap record ‘King Tim III (Personality Jock)’ by The Fatback Band. The label, initially relegated it to the B-Side, allowed the Sugarhill Gang the breakthrough rap hit with ‘Rapper’s Delight’. Over the next decade, Spring kept dipping their toes in the water, but without any great conviction or mainstream success but were always there to chart hip-hop’s development. “Dollar Bill Y’All” focuses on all the key moments and includes personality jocks like Mr. Magic, street tough rapping, live funk bands and the birth of sampling. This compilation is a detailed compilation looking at Spring Records’ – and sub-label Posse - long and sometimes troubled relationship with hip-hop’s first decade. “Dollar Bill Y’All” shows that,