Rapper's Delight - Cover Versions

Cover Versions

  • The cast of the film CB4 (including Chris Rock) released a cover on the film's soundtrack
  • Def Squad (Redman, Erick Sermon, Keith Murray) released a cover in 1998 on the album El Niño
  • Keller Williams released a cover version of the song on his 2004 live album Stage.
  • Southside Allstars (Kano, Sway, Skibbadee among others featured) released as a BBC 1Xtra exclusive.
  • Brazilian rapper Gabriel O Pensador used the same beat in his song "2345meia78" in 1997.
  • Italian rapper and dj DJ Lugi used the same beat in his song "Boloboogie".
  • Italian rapper Flaminio Maphia used the same beat in his song "Rapper do vai".
  • The lyrics "hotel, motel, holiday inn" are used in Newcleus's "Jam on Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)" (1983), TLC's "Switch", Pitbull's "Hotel Room Service", De La Soul's "Breakadawn", Cassidy's "Hotel", Dr. Dre's Housewife, The Wu-Tang Clan's "Starter", and Tweet's "Motel."
  • The bass is sampled by Bergy in "Race Ya Home".
  • Insane Clown Posse & Esham released a song "Wicked Rappers Delight" which appears on Forgotten Freshness 4. It takes inspiration from Rapper's Delight, but incorporates "Wicked" lyrics.
  • The rap group, Me & My Cousin used the opening lyrics from Rapper's Delight; "Now what you are hearing is not a test, because I'm rappin' to the beat...' in their 1996 hit, Smooth.
  • Beastie Boys samples the song in "Triple Trouble".
  • Italian rapper and superstar, Jovanotti, covered the song for his live album Lorenzo Live - Autobiografia di una festa in 2000.
  • Jamiroquai sampled the bass in club citta live concert 1993, and the name of the song appeared as same
  • Ol' Dirty Bastard uses lyrics from the song in Goin' Down from his solo debut album Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version.
  • German trio GLS United including talk show host Thomas Gottschalk re-recorded it in April 1980 as "Rapper's Deutsch". It was produced by Harold Faltermeyer and is considered the first Rap song in German language.
  • Quebec, Canada rapper KenLo from Alaclair Ensemble and Movezerbe made a translation of the song named "Délice d'un rappeur" in 2007
  • Rapper 50 Cent takes Inspiration of rappers delight on his song Gangstas Delight on his 2009 album Before I Self Destruct

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