 In his narration between the tracks on George Russell's 1958 jazz album New York N.Y., the singer Jon Hendricks recorded something close to modern rap, since it all rhymed and was delivered in a hip, rhythm-conscious manner.Art forms such as spoken word jazz poetry and comedy records had an influence on the first rappers.Coke La Rock, often credited as hip-hop's first MC cites the Last Poets among his influences, as well as comedians such as Wild Man Steve and Richard Pryor.