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.
I Wanna Be with You (The Isley Brothers song) "I Wanna Be with You (Part 1)" was a hit song by R&B/funk group The Isley Brothers. Released from the 1979 double LP, "Winner Takes All", it reached number #1 on the U.S. R&B singles chart during the spring of that year. However, the single did not manage to chart on the "Billboard" Hot 100.