Up the Junction soundtrack by Manfred Mann. The television version of the play was the inspiration for the 1979 Squeeze hit "Up the Junction". Up the Junction Up the Junction is a 1963 collection of short stories by Nell Dunn that depicts contemporary life in the industrial slums of Battersea and Clapham Junction. The book uses colloquial speech, and its portrayal of petty thieving, sexual encounters, births, deaths and back-street abortion provided a view of life that was previously unrecognised by many people. The book won the 1963 John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize. In 1965 it was adapted for television by the BBC
1979 in hip hop music Rap Willie Wood & Willie Wood Crew – Willie Rap Xanadu & Sweet Lady – Rappers Delight / Rockers Choice Younger Generation (early name of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five) – We Rap More Mellow 1979 in hip hop music This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1979. On March 25, 1979, the Fatback Band released the single King Tim III (Personality Jock) which is often cited as the first recorded hip hop song. On September 16, 1979, The Sugarhill Gang released the single Rapper's Delight which became