What band's 1981 song "Rapture" was the first #1 single to feature rap vocals? A - U2
B - Blondie
C - Van Halen
D - The Police
Answer: B - Blondie Although they were not a hip-hop group, the band Blondie released the song "Rapture" in 1981, which became the first single featuring rap vocals to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song featured the ridiculous rhymes of Debbie Harry with lyrics about the "Man from Mars eating cars." Harry's rap is so absurd that it sounds as if she is actually mocking the genre, although this was extremely early in the evolution of hip-hop. Debbie Harry has stated that some of the most popular rappers in the industry have told her it was the first rap song they ever heard.