On today’s date, 46 years ago, Hip Hop’s first Billboard Top 40 single, “Rapper’s Delight,” was released by Englewood, New Jersey’s Sugarhill Gang. As one of Hip Hop’s earliest relics, this single, ...
The Evolution Festival launches in St. Louis this August. The two-day event co-founded by Contemporary Presentations and The Just Listen Company features The Sugarhill Gang, Ice Cube, St. Louis band ...
It was 1979 when Sugarhill Gang first uttered the words “I said a hip, hop, the hippie to the hippie to the hip, hip, hop – a you don’t stop the rock.” And they haven’t stopped boogieing to the beat ...
The Sugarhill Gang, pioneers of hip-hop, performed in Nashville, showcasing rap's evolution from party music to a dominant genre. Master Gee, a member of the group, discussed the organic growth of hip ...