I Am the Greatest (Cassius Clay album)

I Am the Greatest
I Am the Greatest
Studio album by Cassius Clay
Released	August 1963
Recorded	1963
Venue	CBS 30th Street Studio
Genre	Spoken word; rap; proto-battle rap;
Length	45:11
Label	Columbia Records
Cassius Clay chronology
Singles from I Am the Greatest
	""I Am the Greatest" /; "Will the Real Sonny Liston Please Fall Down""; Released: 1964; ""Stand by Me" /; "I Am the Greatest""; Released: 1964;

I Am the Greatest is a comedy album by boxer Cassius Clay, released in August 1963 – six months before he won the world heavyweight championship, publicly announced his conversion to Islam, and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. It was released by CBS Columbia. The album helped establish Ali's reputation as an eloquently poetic "trash talker". The album has also been identified as an early example of rap music and a precursor to hip hop music.^[1]^[2]

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