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"The Rapper"
"The Rapper"
Single by The Jaggerz
from the album We Went to Different Schools Together
B-side	"Born Poor"
Released	January 1970
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	2:41
Label	Kama Sutra KA 502
Songwriter(s)	Dominic Ierace
Producer(s)	Sixuvus Productions
The Jaggerz singles chronology
45 RPM colored vinyl
	Limited edition release

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"The Rapper" is a song by The Jaggerz, written by band member Donnie Iris.^[2] Released as a single, it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, behind Simon & Garfunkel's smash "Bridge Over Troubled Water" on 20 March 1970, it reached No. 1 on the Record World Singles chart.^[3] It was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1970 (see 1970 in music) for selling over a million copies.^[4]

Background

The song is addressed to a girl, or girls in general; it describes the method of a man who seduces women with untruths ("rapping"). The singer says, "You know what he's after"; he concludes by saying there comes a point at which the man has his target where he wants her, and the girl has to "face reality". The record ends with a small burst of applause heard in the studio.

The "rapper" of the title and "rappin'" in the lyrics have only some coincidental resemblance to the vocal style of rapping.^[5]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1970)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)^[6]	32
Canada RPM^[7]	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[8]	2
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[9]	2
U.S. Record World Singles^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1970)	Rank
Canada ^[10]	48
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[11]	45
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[12]	34

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Gold	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Covers

"The Rapper" has been covered by two Jaggerz members. Since beginning his solo career, Donnie Iris has covered the song numerous times in concert. Additionally, live recordings of the song have appeared on his compilation albums.

Also, "The Rapper" was covered by Jimmie Ross during the time period when The Jaggerz weren't together. Additionally, the single was covered by Wolfman Jack. Canadian hard rock trio Santers recorded the song for their 1981 debut album Shot Down In Flames.

Album appearances

We Went to Different Schools Together, 1970 (The Jaggerz)
Live! At Nick's Fat City, 1998 (Donnie Iris)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donnie Iris, 2001 (Donnie Iris)
Re-Rapped by Request, 2001 (The Jaggerz)
Ah! Live!, 2009 (Donnie Iris)
Full Circle, 2010 (Jimmie Ross)

References

^ Popoff, Martin (2009). Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records. Krause Publications. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-89689-958-2.
^ The Jaggerz. "The Rapper". YouTube. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment
^ ^a ^b Tady, Scott. "50 years ago, the Jaggerz topped the charts". The Beaver County Times. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 262. ISBN 0-214-20512-6. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
^ "The Rapper by The Jaggerz". Archived from the original on 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 153. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 28, 1970" (PDF).
^ "March 21, 1970". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
^ "Top 100 1970-03-21". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". Musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1970". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
^ "American single certifications – Jaggerz – The Rapper". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

External Links

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[1] Popoff, Martin (2009). Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records. Krause Publications. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-89689-958-2.

[youtube=1Ye-oQXC6l4-2] The Jaggerz. "The Rapper". YouTube. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment

[timesonline/1521988007-3] Tady, Scott. "50 years ago, the Jaggerz topped the charts". The Beaver County Times. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[4] Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 262. ISBN 0-214-20512-6. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

[5] "The Rapper by The Jaggerz". Archived from the original on 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2019-05-27.

[aus-6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 153. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[7] "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 28, 1970" (PDF).

[8] "March 21, 1970". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

[9] "Top 100 1970-03-21". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2015-11-26.

[10] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[11] "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". Musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-03.

[12] "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1970". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

[United_StatesJaggerzThe_RappersingleCertRef-13] "American single certifications – Jaggerz – The Rapper". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

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-"'''The Rapper'''" is a song by [[The Jaggerz]], written by band member [[Donnie Iris|Dominic Ierace]], better known as Donnie Iris. Released as a single, it reached No. 2 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Pop Singles chart, behind [[Simon & Garfunkel]]'s smash "[[Bridge Over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]" and it was certified Gold by the [[RIAA]] in 1970 (see [[1970 in music]]) for selling over a million copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=The%20Rapper&artist=Jaggerz&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-03-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 |archivedate=2015-09-24 }}</ref> (Iris later launched a solo career; his biggest hit was "[[Ah! Leah!]]")
+"'''The Rapper'''" is a song by [[The Jaggerz]], written by band member [[Donnie Iris]].<ref name="youtube=1Ye-oQXC6l4">{{cite web |author1=[[The Jaggerz]] |title=The Rapper |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ye-oQXC6l4 |website=YouTube |access-date=19 September 2023 |language=en |quote=Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment}}</ref> Released as a single, it reached No. 2 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Pop Singles chart, behind [[Simon & Garfunkel]]'s smash "[[Bridge Over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]" on 20 March 1970,  it reached No. 1 on the [[Record World]] Singles chart.<ref name="timesonline/1521988007">{{cite news |last1=Tady |first1=Scott |title=50 years ago, the Jaggerz topped the charts |url=https://www.timesonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2020/03/15/50-years-ago-jaggerz-topped/1521988007/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |work=[[The Beaver County Times]]}}</ref> It was certified Gold by the [[RIAA]] in 1970 (see [[1970 in music]]) for selling over a million copies.<ref>{{cite book |first=Joseph |last=Murrells |title=The Book of Golden Discs |year= 1978 |edition= 2nd |publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd |location=London |page=262 |isbn=0-214-20512-6 |url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/262 |url-access=limited |access-date=2022-01-21}}</ref>
+==Background==
-The song is addressed to a girl, or girls in general; it describes the method of a man who seduces women with untruths ("rapping".) The singer says, "You know what he's after"; he concludes by saying there comes a point at which the man has his target where he wants her.  The girl has to "face reality."  The record ends with a small group of applause heard in the studio.
+The song is addressed to a girl, or girls in general; it describes the method of a man who seduces women with untruths ("rapping"). The singer says, "You know what he's after"; he concludes by saying there comes a point at which the man has his target where he wants her, and the girl has to "face reality".  The record ends with a small burst of applause heard in the studio.
-The "rapper" of the title and "rappin'" in the lyrics have only some coincidental resemblance to the vocal style of [[rapping]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-jaggerz/the-rapper |title=The Rapper by The Jaggerz |accessdate=2019-05-27}}</ref>
+The "rapper" of the title and "rappin'" in the lyrics have only some coincidental resemblance to the vocal style of [[rapping]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-jaggerz/the-rapper |title=The Rapper by The Jaggerz |access-date=2019-05-27 |archive-date=2019-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527035647/https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-jaggerz/the-rapper |url-status=live }}</ref>
-== Covers ==
-"The Rapper" has been covered by two Jaggerz members. Since beginning his solo career, Donnie Iris has covered the song numerous times in concert. Additionally, live recordings of the song have appeared on his compilation albums.
-Also, "The Rapper" was covered by [[Jimmie Ross]] during the time period when The Jaggerz weren't together. Additionally, the single was covered by [[Wolfman Jack]]. Canadian hard rock trio [[Santers]] recorded the song for their 1981 debut album ''Shot Down In Flames''.
-== Album appearances ==
-* ''[[We Went to Different Schools Together]]'', 1970 (The Jaggerz)
-* ''[[Live! At Nick's Fat City]]'', 1998 (Donnie Iris)
-* ''20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donnie Iris'', 2001 (Donnie Iris)
-* ''[[Re-Rapped by Request]]'', 2001 (The Jaggerz)
-* ''[[Ah! Live!]]'', 2009 (Donnie Iris)
-* ''[[Full Circle (Jimmie Ross album)|Full Circle]]'', 2010 (Jimmie Ross)
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+|Australian ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |publisher=Australian Chart Book |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |page=153}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|32
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-|align="left"|Canada [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']]
+|align="left"|Canada [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3782.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - March 28, 1970}}</ref>
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-|align="left"|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]
+|align="left"|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1970-03-21 |work=[[Billboard Hot 100]] |title=March 21, 1970 |access-date=2022-01-21 |archive-date=2018-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205193630/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1970-03-21 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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+|align="left"|U.S. ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19700321.html |title=Top 100 1970-03-21 |work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox Magazine]] |access-date=2015-11-26 |archive-date=2013-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302011422/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19700321.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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+|-
+|align="left"|U.S. ''[[Record World]]'' Singles<ref name="timesonline/1521988007"/>
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+|Canada <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3740&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3740.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3740 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |work=collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=5 July 2017 |archive-date=28 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828112032/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3740&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3740.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3740 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1970.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970 |website=Musicoutfitters.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>
+|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1970.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970 |website=Musicoutfitters.com |date= |access-date=2016-10-03 |archive-date=2017-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010063344/http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1970.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-|U.S. ''Cash Box'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1970YESP.html |title=Top 100 Year End Charts: 1970 |work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox Magazine]] |accessdate=2016-07-07 }}</ref>
+|U.S. ''Cash Box'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1970YESP.html |title=Top 100 Year End Charts: 1970 |work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox Magazine]] |access-date=2016-07-07 |archive-date=2012-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922141548/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1970YESP.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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+== Certifications==
+{{Certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Jaggerz|title=The Rapper|relyear=1970|certyear=1970|access-date=September 7, 2024}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
+== Covers ==
+"The Rapper" has been covered by two Jaggerz members. Since beginning his solo career, Donnie Iris has covered the song numerous times in concert. Additionally, live recordings of the song have appeared on his compilation albums.
+Also, "The Rapper" was covered by [[Jimmie Ross]] during the time period when The Jaggerz weren't together. Additionally, the single was covered by [[Wolfman Jack]]. Canadian hard rock trio Santers recorded the song for their 1981 debut album ''Shot Down In Flames''.
+== Album appearances ==
+* ''[[We Went to Different Schools Together]]'', 1970 (The Jaggerz)
+* ''[[Live! At Nick's Fat City]]'', 1998 (Donnie Iris)
+* ''20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donnie Iris'', 2001 (Donnie Iris)
+* ''[[Re-Rapped by Request]]'', 2001 (The Jaggerz)
+* ''[[Ah! Live!]]'', 2009 (Donnie Iris)
+* ''[[Full Circle (Jimmie Ross album)|Full Circle]]'', 2010 (Jimmie Ross)
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==External Links==
+* {{discogs master|204629}}
 {{The Jaggerz}}

v t e The Jaggerz
Jimmie Ross Dominic Ierace Bill Maybray Thom Davies Jim Pugliano Benny Faiella Larry Lorey Mike Caporizzo
Studio albums	Introducing the Jaggerz (1969) We Went to Different Schools Together (1970) Come Again (1975) And the Band Played On... (1998) Re-Rapped by Request (2001)
Solo albums	Full Circle (Jimmie Ross, 2010) Donnie Iris discography
Singles	"(That’s Why) Baby I Love You" "Gotta Find My Way Back Home" "Ain't No Sun" "The Rapper" "I Call My Baby Candy" "Memoirs of the Traveller" "2 + 2"
Related bands	The Skyliners Wild Cherry Donnie Iris and the Cruisers

v t e Donnie Iris
Studio albums	Back on the Streets King Cool The High and the Mighty Fortune 410 No Muss...No Fuss Out of the Blue Footsoldier in the Moonlight Poletown Together Alone Ellwood City Ah! Leluiah!
EPs	You Can't Really Miss Me If I Never Go Away
Live albums	Live! At Nick's Fat City Ah! Live!
Video/DVD releases	Live at Blossom King Cool: Ah! History of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers
Singles	"Ah! Leah!" "I Can't Hear You" "Sweet Merilee" "Love Is Like a Rock" "My Girl" "Tough World" "The High and the Mighty" "Do You Compute?" "Injured in the Game of Love"
The Cruisers	Mark Avsec Brice Foster Paul Goll Marty Lee Hoenes Albritton McClain Steve McConnell Tommy Rich Mark Tirabassi Kevin Valentine Scott Alan Williamson
Related bands	The Jaggerz Wild Cherry Cellarful of Noise The Innocent
Other	"The Rapper" Discography Cellarful of Noise (Cellarful of Noise, 1985) Magnificent Obsession (Cellarful of Noise, 1988)