Rappin' Rodney

Rappin' Rodney
Studio album by Rodney Dangerfield
Released	1983
Studio	The Record Plant, New York
Genre	Comedy hip hop, stand-up comedy
Label	RCA Victor (AFL1-4869)
Producer	Estelle Endler, Rodney Dangerfield, J.B. Moore, Robert Ford Jr.

Rappin' Rodney is a comedy album by American comedian Rodney Dangerfield issued by RCA Records in 1983. ^[1] The title track is a rap-influenced novelty song co-written by J.B. Moore and Robert Ford Jr., the same songwriters who worked with Kurtis Blow on "The Breaks". Dennis Blair co-wrote the song. The accompanying music video, which includes cameos from Pat Benatar and Don Novello (as Father Guido Sarducci), ^[2] was played heavily on MTV at the time of release.

The rest of the album consists of live stand-up comedy under the titles "Rodney Rappin'" and "Rodney Continues Rappin'", recorded live at Catch a Rising Star, in New York City.

The song peaked at number 83 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. ^[3] It soon earned Dangerfield a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording. ^[4]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rodney Rappin'"	Rodney Dangerfield	18:18

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rappin' Rodney"	Rodney Dangerfield, J.B. Moore, Robert Ford Jr., Dennis Blair, Douglas Hoyt, Scott Henry	5:04
2.	"Rodney Continues Rappin'"	Rodney Dangerfield	16:36

Personnel

• Creative consultant: Dennis Blair
• Production assistant: Kathy Lymberopoulos
• Photography: Bernard Vidal
• Engineer: Bob Merritt
• Edited and mixed at the Record Plant, Los Angeles.
• Mastered at A&M studios, Los Angeles by Bernie Grundman

References

1. "Rappin' Rodney - Rodney Dangerfield | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
2. "Rappin' Rodney by Rodney Dangerfield". SongFacts.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
3. "Rodney Dangerfield - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014.
4. "Rodney Dangerfield". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy . Retrieved January 15, 2018.