https://community.pandora.com/t5/Community-Chat/First-quot-Rap-quot-song-to-get-FM-radio-airplay-Technically/m-p/188345#M27413 <P>I gotta go with the cover of a 1973 failed song from The Boss, Bruce Springsteen, done up in an "early onset" Rap Style.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Manfred Mann's Earth Band compiled a redo of "Blinded by the Light" in 1976, and it Took Off!</P><P>To me personally, MMEB's version has to be the very first or earliest appearance of the Rap genre.</P> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 03:47:36 GMT Poppy66 2025-09-19T03:47:36Z https://community.pandora.com/t5/Community-Chat/First-quot-Rap-quot-song-to-get-FM-radio-airplay-Technically/m-p/188345#M27413 <P>I gotta go with the cover of a 1973 failed song from The Boss, Bruce Springsteen, done up in an "early onset" Rap Style.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Manfred Mann's Earth Band compiled a redo of "Blinded by the Light" in 1976, and it Took Off!</P><P>To me personally, MMEB's version has to be the very first or earliest appearance of the Rap genre.</P> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 03:47:36 GMT https://community.pandora.com/t5/Community-Chat/First-quot-Rap-quot-song-to-get-FM-radio-airplay-Technically/m-p/188345#M27413 Poppy66 2025-09-19T03:47:36Z