King Tim III (Personality Jock)
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"King Tim III" is a 1979 song
by the Fatback Band
from the disco album XII. Released on July 25, 1979, several weeks before "Rapper's Delight
" (which is widely regarded as the first commercially released hip hop
song), this song is often cited as the beginning of recorded hip hop. The title refers to vocalist Tim Washington
.
The song was originally the B-Side of the 7-inch single, with the A-Side "You're My Candy Sweet" a mid-tempo disco song. However the song stalled at #67 after 4-weeks on the R&B chart and was replaced the following week with "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" on the chart. It peaked at #26 on the R&B chart and stayed on for 11 weeks.
1979 in music
See also:Record labels established in 1979* 1979 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1979.-January–February:*January 1...
by the Fatback Band
Fatback Band
The Fatback Band is an American funk and disco band. Most popular in the 1970s and 1980s, The Fatback Band is most known for their Top Ten R&B hits, " Spanish Hustle", "I Like Girls", "Gotta Get My Hands on Some ", and "Backstrokin'"...
from the disco album XII. Released on July 25, 1979, several weeks before "Rapper's Delight
Rapper's Delight
"Rapper's Delight" is a 1979 single by American hip hop trio The Sugarhill Gang. While it was not the first single to feature rapping, it is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip hop in the United States and around the world. The song's opening lyric "I said a hip hop, a...
" (which is widely regarded as the first commercially released hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
song), this song is often cited as the beginning of recorded hip hop. The title refers to vocalist Tim Washington
Tim Washington
Tim Washington was a defensive back in the National Football League. Washington was the final selection of the 1982 NFL Draft, selected by the San Francisco 49ers. He would split that season between the 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs....
.
The song was originally the B-Side of the 7-inch single, with the A-Side "You're My Candy Sweet" a mid-tempo disco song. However the song stalled at #67 after 4-weeks on the R&B chart and was replaced the following week with "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" on the chart. It peaked at #26 on the R&B chart and stayed on for 11 weeks.