Funk You Up
| "Funk You Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Sequence | ||||
| from the album Sugarhill presents The Sequence | ||||
| Released | December 1979 | |||
| Recorded | November 1979 | |||
| Studio | Sugar Hill Studios | |||
| Genre | old-school hip hop, rap | |||
| Length | 6:30 (single version) 10:30 (12" version) | |||
| Label | Sugar Hill Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Angela Brown, Cheryl Cooke, Gwendolyn Chisolm, Sylvia Robinson | |||
| Producer(s) | Sylvia Robinson | |||
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"Funk You Up" is a 1979 old school hip hop song American female hip hop group The Sequence. The song was released in December 1979 by Sugar Hill Records. It was written by The Sequence members Angie B., Blondy, and Cheryl the Pearl and produced by Sylvia Robinson. "Funk You Up" peaked at number fifteen on the US Hot Soul Singles chart. The song was the first hip hop song to be released by female hip hop act. "Funk You Up" is also the second single to be released on Sugar Hill Records, following the release of "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang.
"Funk You Up" has become one of the most frequently sampled songs in music history, most notably in hip hop music.