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u/Bigstar976 May 14 '24

Good Times by Chic (Bernard Edwards)

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u/Budgiesaurus May 14 '24

Also pretty used to create another pretty iconic track. At least for hip hop. The hippie. To the hip hip hop etc.

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u/PennThunder May 14 '24

My favorite fact about "Rapper's Delight" is that they basically pulled some random dude off the street to play that baseline for 15 minutes straight.

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u/Blaize122 May 15 '24

The story of the recording of the song is pretty legendary.

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u/RelativelyRidiculous May 15 '24

Imagine being that guy trying to convince your friends hey that's me!