Biography

As one of the very first rap groups, and certainly the first to have a hit, the Sugarhill Gang are crucial to the history of hip-hop. The trio of Master G, Wonder Mike, and Big Bank Hank hailed from New Jersey, but it was through seminal NYC hip-hop label Sugarhill Records that they achieved fame, as their single "Rapper's Delight"--based around the groove of Chic's hit "Good Times"--became a massive hit in 1979 and paved the way for a tidal wave of rappers. The Gang didn't stay together long or record much, but what they left behind was more than enough.

Top Tracks

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• 8th Wonder

• Apache

• Beat Street

• Hot Hot Summer Day

• Kick A Rhyme With Dr. Seuss

• Kids' Rapper's Delight (kids' Rap-along)

• Rapper's Delight

• Rapper's Reprise (jam Jam)

• Step Off

• The Message

• White Lines (don't Don't Do It)

Discography

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• Jump on It!

  Kid Rhino / Rhino

  1999

• 8th Wonder

  DBK Works

  1982

• The Sugarhill Gang

  Castle Music Ltd.

  1980