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Wordy Rappinghood is a Funk act. They run in the same orbit as Sweet Dreams, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Miss Kittin, Le Tigre, Spank Rock, Uffie and DJ Mehdi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 6 connections around Wordy Rappinghood and forward to Miss Kittin. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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"Wordy Rappinghood" is the debut single by American new wave band Tom Tom Club, from their 1981 self-titled debut album. It uses part of a traditional Moroccan children's song and game, "A Ram Sam Sam", made popular by the 1971 Rolf Harris recording. In the United States, the song topped the Billboard Disco Top 80 chart along with "Genius of Love".
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Wordy Rappinghood shares an orbit with Sweet Dreams, went on to shape Miss Kittin, Le Tigre, Spank Rock and Uffie. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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