- Zip Zap Rap
Infobox Single
Name = Zip Zap Rap |200px
Artist =Devastatin' Dave The Turntable Slave
Released = start date|1986
Format = 12" single
Recorded = 1985
Length = 4:56Zip Zap Rap was a
1986 single released by "Devastatin' Dave, the Turntable Slave" with some backing vocals performed by middle-to high-school-aged children. As part of theWar on Drugs campaign by theReagan Administration the single focuses on the effects of acocaine addiction and alludes to possible alternate career paths rather than living a life of crime to pay for the drug. Furthermore the cover itself features a yellow stripe in the top-left corner reading "Hear our message: say no to drugs".The album gained notoriety in early 2007 when it was featured in many "Worst Album Covers" lists in the
blogosphere , going so far as being mentioned byThe Guardian as one of the worst of all time. [cite web|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/gallery/image/0,8543,-10305055279,00.html|title=The worst album covers in the world|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=2007-02-07]"Devastatin' Dave" Kurin currently lives as a music producer in California, and has appeared on the TV series
Divorce Court ."Worst Album Covers Ever" Lists this single has appeared on
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/list/djlanda/the_100_worst_album_covers_ever RateYourMusic.com]
* [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/gallery/image/0,8543,-10305055279,00.html The Guardian]
* [http://www.stevecarter.com/albumcovers.htm Unofficial Worst Album Covers]
* [http://www.worstalbumcovers.org/page/Fashion+Victims WorstAlbumCovers.org - Fashion Victims]References
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