Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham spent decades on the segregated Chitlin' Circuit as a vaudeville comedian before "Here Comes the Judge" — his courtroom routine set to a funky backing track — became a Billboard hit and a Laugh-In fixture in 1968. The record's spoken, rhythmic boasting over a beat is widely cited as one of rap's earliest ancestors, a link drawn explicitly by pioneering MCs like DJ Hollywood who grew up on Markham's comedy records.

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1968

Here Comes the JudgePigmeat Markham