Captain Rapp | |
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Birth name | Larry Earl Glenn |
Origin | Los Angeles, California |
Genres | Conscious rap Post-disco West Coast hip hop |
Years active | 1981-1985 |
Labels | Saturn Records JDC Records |
Associated acts | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis |
Captain Rapp is the stage name of Larry Earl Glenn, an American hip hop/post-disco musician, producer and West Coast Rap pioneer.[1]
He is best known for his politically conscious song "Bad Times (I Can't Stand It)", which was a West Coast response to Grandmaster Flash's "the Message".[2][3]
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Glenn's musical career started in 1981 when he was signed to a small indie label called Rappers Rapp Disco Record Company. His first record, party-oriented, "Gigolo Rapp" was a minor hit on the East Coast yet the record failed in his home state.[1]
In 1983, his most successful single "Bad Times" came out on Saturn Records and reached number 23 on Billboard Dance Charts[4]. The single was arranged and produced by emerging Contemporary R&B moguls Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.[1]
In 1992, Glenn recorded a sequel to his previous hit single, titled "Bad Times, Part 2: The Continuance".[1]
"Bad Times" lyrically touches sensitive topic, including unemployment, child sexual abuse, AIDS, Salvadoran Civil War and even nuclear war, in contrast to uptempo synth-funk melody and soulful vocals.[5]
The song is a West Coast variant of "The Message" whereas the title is lampooning a name of the most sampled song in hip-hop history, "Good Times" by Chic.[3][2]
Year | Song | Label | Chart positions[4] | |
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U.S. R&B |
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1981 | "The Gigolo Rapp" (with Disco Daddy) | Rappers Rapp | – | – |
1983 | "Bad Times" | Saturn | #23 | – |
1984 | "When Doves Cry Rapp" | Rappers Rapp | – | – |
1985 | "Bite Em" | Evejim | – | – |
1985 | "Agony" | Evejim | – | – |
12" / SAT-2003[6] |
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