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Soul Jazz Records new Boombox 3 continues their story of the first rap records to be put onto vinyl. It is a jam-packed collection of original independent old-school hip-hop, created with just one thing in mind to get this party jumping! After the explosion of hip hop in the parks and clubs of The Bronx in the mid-1970s, it was in Harlem where the first rap records emerged at the end of 1979 - an avalanche of superb rap tracks released on small independent labels all trying to capitalise on the success of Rappers Delight. Like hip hop culture itself, these first rap singles are the product of their own unique set of aesthetics exciting and innovative rap performed with Bronx block party B-Boy funk breaks, disco jams and Jamaican sound system culture.