5 NFL team raps you may not remember

In the 1980s, hip-hop was still a relatively new concept. Sure, there were plenty of hit hip-hop songs on the charts in the mid-1980s, but the genre itself was seen as a fad likely to pass. In turn, it was normal for celebrities and brands to release songs with rapping in it for novelty's sake.

When the NFL's Chicago Bears recorded and released "The Super Bowl Shuffle" in 1985, the song seemed to have been a wake-up call to sports franchises. Featuring dozens of Bears players rapping and/or singing, "The Super Bowl Shuffle" lasts almost 7 minutes and ultimately charted high on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The commercially-sold single would go on to sell over 500,000 copies, the song itself would earn a 1985 Grammy nomination, and furthermore, the song would go on to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity.

In turn, the success of "The Super Bowl Shuffle" led to many other videos from other NFL teams. Unfortunately, none of those team songs has led to commemorative anniversary releases or high-profile teams the way that "The Super Bowl Shuttle" has; in 2014, Misfire Records released a "Shuffle" cover which included My Morning Jacket's Jim James and The Long Winters' John Roderick, comedians Tom Scharpling, Scott Aukerman, David Wain, Kyle Kinane and Dave Hill, and wrestler Colt Cabana.

Here are 5 other NFL team videos which you may not remember seeing for any number of reasons.

#1: Los Angeles Rams "Let's Ram It"

Presently, the Rams are a Los Angeles-based NFL team. This was also the case in the 1980s when the team recorded "Let's Ram It," although the group spent many years in St. Louis, Missouri.

The 1986 Los Angeles Rams won more games than it lost, but the team was not a Super Bowl-level roster. However, that did not stop these Rams from recording a "Super Bowl Shuffle"-esque novelty song and releasing it as a 12" single.

The song features 3 verses. Jackie Slater, Gary Jeter, Norwood Vann, Dennis Harrah and Nolan Cromwell take the first verse. Verse 2 includes David Hill, Jim Collins, Ron Brown and Tony Hunter. The final versus has Barry Redden, Carl Ekern, Johnnie Johnson, LeRoy Irving and Eric Dickerson.

To put it politely, "Let's Ram It" is full of double-entendres, even though it is supposed to be a family-friend track. If you like hip trusts, you will be in business.

#2: New York Giants "We're The N.Y. Giants"

Following the success of the Chicago Bears' "Super Bowl Shuffle" came the release of the New York Giants' music video "We're The N.Y. Giants." As noted by the credits of the song's music video, it was "performed by Manuel, Headon and Roberts."

The most optimistic way that you can look at this music video is in calling it a time capsule. Giants Stadium, the East Rutherford, New Jersey stadium which serves as the video's setting, was torn down in 2010 and was ultimately replaced with MetLife Stadium. And that is without factoring in the players who participated in the video.

The song itself is exactly what you may expect from mid-1980s novelty hip-hop. As an example of the lyrics: "We're the New York Giants, Don't you know we're great, football is our business, Pasadena we can't wait." The video is essentially New York Giants players running around the field of Giants Stadium and doing some choreography.

"We're The N.Y. Giants" was released on a VHS home video release by Coliseum Video and Evart Enterprises with distribution from A-1 Creative Records. Other content can be found on the 20-minute video, which has current listings on eBay and Amazon.

#3: San Francisco 49ers "The 49ers Rap"

One of the most dominant NFL teams of the 1980s was the San Francisco 49ers. Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, Tom Rathman and even backup quarterback Steve Young were some of the star players who helped the 49ers have the most dominant playoff run in NFL history in addition to a Super Bowl victory.

But great playing on the field does not necessarily equate to prowess in a record studio. In turn, "The 49ers Rap" was not a high-charting single like "The Super Bowl Shuffle." It also does not feature all of the star players from the Super Bowl champions that you may have hoped for, as quarterback Joe Montana is among those missing in action.

Fortunately, there have been many other 49ers-related songs over the years. That includes songs from JigGsaw featuring San Quinn, Bandaide, Cellski, Nova Cain and Traxamillion ("Official 2010 49er Anthem"), Bobo & Reallty Real ("Roll Call"), Ashkon ("Niners In Paris"), D-How The Money Mayka ("Solid Gold (49ers)") and Heat ("Die-Hard"). In turn, a 49ers loyalist has plenty of other musical options in case "The 49ers Rap" is not a track that they want to get psyched to.

#4: Los Angeles Raiders "Silver/Black Attack"

The Oakland Raiders franchise was founded in 1960, and stayed in Oakland until 1981. From 1982, the Raiders team was based in Los Angeles, where it remained until 1994. A return to Oakland was made in 1995.

During that L.A. run of the Raiders, a novelty-rap song called "The Silver/Black Attack" -- also written as "The Silver-Black Attack" and "The Silver & Black Attack" -- was released in 1986. As noted by the Washington Post: "On the chorus, 26 Raiders form a bizarre choir that comes across as USA for Africa on steroids. In another characteristic move, the 0-1 Raiders made the 4 1/2-minute record not for charity but for profit."

The opening verse is done by linebacker Howie Long, a future Hall Of Famer also regarded as a top on-air broadcast journalist. As rapped by defensive back Lester Hayes within "The Silver/Black Attach": "I play the corner and I play it great. How do I do it? I intimidate. When those receivers come off the line. I greet them in a way that's uniquely mine."

To my ears, this recording was clearly a cash-in on "The Super Bowl Shuttle" craze, yet its use of metal-style riffs and a guitar solo makes it more palatable than many other NFL teams' recordings within the 1980s.

#5: Philadelphia Eagles "Buddy's Watchin' You"

The Philadelphia Eagles -- a team which my father-in-law Velo "The Great Khan" Andreev swears by -- won the most recent NFL Super Bowl. The 1988 Eagles squad was also an impressive bunch, winning the NFC East division and finishing the regular season with a 10-6 record. Fortunately, what is regarded as one of the best Eagles teams of all-time was properly documented with a music video of its own.

Then-Eagles coach Buddy Ryan was known to run a tight ship in that era. In turn, "Buddy's Watchin' You" is a fitting tribute to the squad's coach. As plainly noted within the lyrics of the track: "Buddy's watchin' you. The Philly fans are too."

Among the other lyrics from the song, you ask? Says quarterback Randall Cunningham: "Randall Cunningham. Quarterback. The guy everyone wants to sack. You think you will. No you won't." And per wide receiver Mike Quick: "Quick six. Wide receiver. They thought the name was a joke, but I made them all believers."

Should these 5 music videos not be enough comedy gold for you, believe you me there is more 1980s NFL-related hip-hop out there, and I can unearth such for a future Sportskeeda column.