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, ...
Hip-hop legends of "Rapper's Delight" fame, the Sugarhill Gang, performed at Nashville's intimate AB Hillsboro Village venue. The still touring touring quartet is four decades removed from an era ...
The Roots bandleader says hearing The Sugarhill Gang's 1980 hit felt like a paradigm shift: "Suddenly they start talking in rhythmic poetry and we... Questlove on hip-hop, history and the first time ...
On May 9, 2025, East Coast rap icons The Sugarhill Gang will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the groundbreaking pinnacle of success for their 1980 hit "Rapper's Delight" at the intimate AB Hillsboro ...
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson still remembers the first time he heard The Sugarhill Gang's 1980 hit "Rapper's Delight." It felt like a paradigm shift: "Suddenly they start talking in rhythmic poetry and ...