Hip Hop music on record is born by Fatback Band's "King Tim III", Younger Generation's "We Rap More Mellow", and The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" (Hip Hop legend Grandmaster Caz wrote the lyrics but never got credit).

Important artists such as Kurtis Blow and Grandmaster Flash also begin their careers, and some of the first socio-political-conscious records arise on the Paul Winley label through chiefly Tanya Winley. Philadelphia's legendary radio personality Lady B becomes the first female rapper to have a record, and Steve Gordon's "Take My Rap" is considered to be the first white rap record. Afro-Filipino Joe Bataan creates a hit with his "Rap-O, Clap-O", the first signs of Hip Hop's diversity. Enjoy Records and Sugar Hill Records become the defining Hip Hop labels of the old school era. 

  1. Rapper's Delight - The Sugar Hill Gang
  2. King Tim III (Personality Jock) - Fatback Band
  3. Rappin' and Rocking the House - Funky Four Plus One
  4. Christmas Rappin' - Kurtis Blow
  5. Superrappin' - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
  6. To the Beat Y'All - Lady B
  7. We Rap More Mellow - Younger Generation (a.k.a. Grandmaster Flash, et al)
  8. Rhythm Talk - Jocko
  9. Rhymin' and Rappin' - Paulette and Tanya Winley
10. Rap-O, Clap-O - Joe Bataan
11. Lady D - Lady D
12. Jazzy 4 MCs - MC Rock
13. Rhapazooty in Blue - Sickle Cell and Rhapazooty
14. Spiderap - Ron Hunt
15. Looking Good (Shake Your Body) - Eddie Cheba
Honorable Mention: Take My Rap...Please - Steve Gordon & The Koshers