Funk you up was the second single on Sugar Hill, following what September 1979 hip hop song?
Rapper's Delight "Rapper's Delight" is a hip-hop song released in September 1979 by The Sugarhill Gang, and produced by ex-Mickey and Sylvia member Sylvia Robinson.
Up for the Down Stroke Up for the Down Stroke is an album by the American funk band Parliament. It was the band's second album (following 1970's "Osmium"), and their first to be released on Casablanca Records. The album was released on July 3, 1974. Its title track was Parliament's first chart hit and remains one of the most well-known P-Funk songs. The album also contains a funk reworking of The Parliaments' song "(I Wanna) Testify" under the title "Testify". The original title of the album was "Whatever Makes Baby Feel Good", and the cover features group leader George Clinton hovering over a woman in distress, sporting a black wig and monster-type gloves.