{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 6 - The 70s Roots of Hip Hop ","description":"Mainstream hip hop burst onto the scene with &quot;Rapper's Delight&quot; by the Sugarhill Gang in 1979, but hip hop's roots go deeper than that into 70s music. Hip hop godfathers Gil Scott-Heron and James Brown helped pave the way for rap and hip hop to become a commercial success, as did Chic with their funky disco smash, &quot;Good Times&quot; in 1979. There is some irony in &quot;Good Times&quot; being liberally &quot;borrowed&quot; by Sugarhill Records for &quot;Rapper's Delight&quot; as it was disco's (and Chic's) last big hit, while it was just the beginning of what was to come for hip hop. --- Send in a voice message: https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/amy-lively\/message","author_name":"For the Record: The 70s","author_url":"http:\/\/www.FTR70.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27209952\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/154483890"}