Spoonie’s trademark intro from “Spoonin’ Rap” “Ya say a one for the trouble two for the time come one y’all lets rock the (whistle sound)” opened “Monster Jam” and gave us a further peek into the persona of the self proclaimed “Cold Crushin’ Lover”. Spoonie’s first Sugar Hill release was a collaboration with the newly signed all female group The Sequence. He signed with Sylvia Robinson’s Sugar Hill Records and though his stay was brief, his impact was huge. “The Love Rap” was also the first time that a Rap record contained only a drum beat and no other instruments.īy 1980 Spoonie made history becoming the only Rap artist to have three record label deals within a year. Pumpkin’s drum pattern which was his interpretation of Tower of Power’s “Squib Cakes” is the foundation and backdrop of many early 80’s routines and any old school tape will contain various M.C.’s rhyming over it. Easy Lee, “The Love Rap” produced by Pumpkin was the first Rap recording to become a break beat with D.J.’s buying several copies to spin behind their M.C’s, or to add to their D.J. Credited to Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous 3 with D.J. This single was pivotal in the history of Rap recordings. Bobby signed Spoonie and The Treacherous Three and released “Love Rap” and its flipside “The New Rap Language” in 1980. Spoonie Gee’s uncle by marriage was Bobby Robinson – founder of Enjoy Records – who wanted to capitalize on this new music that he was hearing all around Harlem, even from his son the late Ronnie D of The Disco 4 (who eventually recorded on Enjoy). Spoonie went solo and Special K, (who was Moe Dee’s classmate at Norman Thomas High School), joined the group.
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