In 1980, The Sugarhill Gang introduced rap music into a mainstream UK audience with the hit single "Rapper's Delight".
The act was songwriter Adrian Sear, producer Nigel Martinez, and television music composer Graham de Wilde.
The backing included samples of "Good Times" by Chic and "Funkin' for Jamaica" by Tom Browne.
[5] The Evasions had one follow-up single - "Jock's Rap", this time being a parody of "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five[6] - but it was not a hit.
[7] The track gained an unexpected afterlife in 1996 when Coolio sampled it - including de Wilde's vocals - on the single "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)".