Funk you up was the second single on Sugar Hill, following what September 1979 hip hop song?
Funk You Up "Funk You Up" is a 1979 old school hip hop song recorded by The Sequence for Sugar Hill Records. It is significant as the first hip-hop song to be released by a female rap group (and by a rap group from the Southern United States, as all three members of The Sequence were natives of Columbia, South Carolina), and was the second single released on Sugar Hill, following "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang.
Take You Out "Take You Out" is a song by American recording artist Luther Vandross. The song was released as the lead single in support of his platinum selling album, "Luther Vandross". "Take You Out" became a top ten R&B hit, the single peaked to #7 on "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and was a top 40 hit at #27 on "Billboard" Hot 100 singles.