SugarHill Gang - Apache (1981)

In 1981, the rap group Sugarhill Gang covered the Incredible Bongo Band version of the song, on their second album 8th Wonder. In addition to using the distinctive beat and bongo drums, the Sugarhill Gang added rap lyrics on top, with some of their signature references, including:


The Lone Ranger is referenced extensively in this song. One memorable lyric states, "Tonto, jump on it! Jump on it! Jump on it!" One of the rap segments is from the perspective of the Lone Ranger himself; the phrase, "Hi-ho Silver (is what I say)" ends this segment.

The lyric "What you hear is not a test" references the song "Rapper's Delight".

The "Popcorn" song by Hot Butter (see "Other versions" below) is referenced via this lyric: "What's that? Hot butter popcorn!" Some ten years earlier, Hot Butter had released a version of "Apache," as a follow-up to "Popcorn."

The "Monster Mash" is mentioned in this song.

In 1995, the Sugarhill Gang's version of "Apache" gained new popularity after being featured in "Viva Lost Wages", a sixth-season episode of the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, as well as a subsequent clip show from the series.

The question "What's that?" seems to reference the 1976 Mazola Margarine "We Call It Maize" Commercial featuring a supposed American Indian woman
 
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