Snake Hips by Timmie Rogers - Roots of Rap

February 16, 2020

Snake Hips by Timmie Rogers

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Snake Hips by Timmie Rogers
Snake Hips is a unknown proto-rap song by Timmie Rogers, alias Clark Dark. The track was recorded in 1974, way before rap music actually got its start in 1979.

Shake Hips featured on the album Timmie Rogers As Super Soul Brother Alias "Clark Dark" and was released on Partee Records, a subsisiary of Stax Records that released comedy recordings, most notably Richard Pryor's That Nigger's Crazy album.

Ancestors of Rap

In 2011 the track was released for the second time on the album Ancestors Of Rap (A Collection Of Highly Underrated Prototype Rap Songs) by Tramp Records. Listen to the track below.


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