The 50 Best Rap Singles of 1982: The Packman

This single finds Master Don and Frank Heller capitalizing on the first wave of video arcade madness with an impressive vocoder hook.

The Packman
“I’m the Packman (Eat Everything I Can)” (Enjoy Records)

“I’m the Packman” capitalizes on the first wave of video arcade madness with an impressive vocoder hook, “munch” effects and a florid electro melody. “I’m the Packman! Eat everything I can!” goes the voice. It’s likely that Harlem DJ Master Don and musician/engineer Frank Heller made this B-boy anthem by themselves, though Enjoy Records owner Bobby Robinson gave himself songwriting and production credit — not an uncommon occurrence among record executives then or now.

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