Clappers is/was a New York-based reggae label that was formed by Lister Hewan-Lowe in 1980. The label released music by artists such as

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. Many of the albums from the Clappers label are today sought after by many reggae collectors. The Clappers label also released the first political hip hop song in 1980 with Brother D's ''

How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise? "How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise?" is a 1980 hip hop song by Brother D with Collective Effort. Released on the independent label Clappers, it is considered the first political hip hop song. Like the content of the song, the label Clap ...

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