Rappin' Rodney

Rappin' Rodney
Studio album by
Rodney Dangerfield
Released1983
StudiosThe Record Plant, New York
Genres
LabelRCA Victor (AFL1-4869)
Producers

Rappin' Rodney is a comedy album by American comedian Rodney Dangerfield issued by RCA Records in 1983. The title track is a rap-influenced novelty song co-written by J.B. Moore and Robert Ford Jr., the same songwriters who worked with Kurtis Blow on "The Breaks". Dennis Blair co-wrote the song. The accompanying music video, which includes cameos from Pat Benatar and Don Novello (as Father Guido Sarducci), was played heavily on MTV at the time of release.

The rest of the album consists of live stand-up comedy under the titles "Rodney Rappin'" and "Rodney Continues Rappin'", recorded live at Catch a Rising Star, in New York City.

The song peaked at number 83 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. It soon earned Dangerfield a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording.

Track listing

Side A

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rodney Rappin'"Rodney Dangerfield18:18

Side B

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rappin' Rodney"Rodney Dangerfield, J.B. Moore, Robert Ford Jr., Dennis Blair, Douglas Hoyt, Scott Henry5:04
2."Rodney Continues Rappin'"Rodney Dangerfield16:36

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Rappin' Rodney - Rodney Dangerfield | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "Rappin' Rodney by Rodney Dangerfield". SongFacts.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rodney Dangerfield - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rodney Dangerfield". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved January 15, 2018.