| Rappin' Rodney | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Rodney Dangerfield |
| Cover: | Rodney Dangerfield - covering rodney.jpg |
| Released: | 1983 |
| Recorded: | 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 Billboards Hot 100 chart.[3] It soon earned Dangerfield a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording.[4]