Description
Plain White Rapper is a cassette-only album by the American rapper Roy Suthard, independently released on Cherry Grove Records in 1987. The album was engineered by Tim Bode assisted by Steve Senn with Ron Thompson producing. Except “Morning Time Rap” courtesy of Robert Wright.
This one is a Holy Grail for many people. Some of us were not even sure it exists. While one article talks about Roy Suthard being one of the early Christian rappers – this tape seems elusive at best. Was he real or myth? A discogs entry for a single with two of the songs here went up a few years ago and proved that two songs did exist. That single mentions a full length release – but still no info on that full length. Was it planned but never released? Well, I can prove that it was released. And yes, Roy is white. The sound here is pretty cheesy by today’s standards. But so was some popular rap at the time. This album was probably recorded in response to 1986 albums by Run DMC, Beastie Boys, and The Fat Boys. By the time 1987 rolled around, rap was moving towards a more serious sounds with the release of debut albums by Public Enemy and N.W.A. Of course, 87 also saw DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince’s debut – so there was still some cheese around even then. If you know rap, you can probably guess what this sounds like by the song titles. I have a thing for “cheesy” early rap (I don’t find it cheesy to be honest, but that is what many call it), so I tend to love this kind of stuff. Oh, and Roy also sings the sung parts himself as well. [Christian Tape Underground, November 8, 2018]
Cassette tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Plain White Rapper”
A2. “God is Cool”
A3. “Take It Out”
A4. “Holy”
Side Two
B1. “Morning Time Rap”
B2. “Real Deal”
B3. “Love Rap”
B4. “Brotherhood”
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