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The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group formed in Englewood, New Jersey in 1979.Their hit "Rapper's Delight", released the same year they were formed, was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, [1] reaching a peak position of number 36 on January 12, 1980. [2]
In 1996, Sir Mix-A-Lot played off the lyrics to the Sugarhill Gang's version of "Apache" in his hit "Jump on It", released on the album Return of the Bumpasaurus. The lyrics contain the names of several cities in the United States. [44] It was used as the beat and background music on the song "We Run This" on Missy Elliott's album The Cookbook.
8th Wonder is the second album by the American rap group the Sugarhill Gang. [1] The album was released in 1981 for Sugar Hill Records and was again produced by Sylvia Robinson and James Cullimore.
The Sugarhill Gang – “Apache” (1981) Hip-hop largely developed outside of recording studios and Billboard charts through most of the 1970s, but the decade ended with the Sugarhill Gang’s ...
Jump On It! is a 1999 studio album by American hip hop group The Sugarhill Gang made of children's music and was the first hip hop album made by rap artists for children. [3] ...
In 1980, the song was the anchor of the group's first album The Sugarhill Gang. [17] It was the first top 40 song to be available only as a 12-inch extended version in the US. Early pressings (very few) were released with a red label, with black print, on Sugar Hill Records, along with a 7" 45rpm single (which is very rare).
The Sugarhill Gang singles chronology ... (1980) "Apache" (1981) "8th Wonder" is a 1980 single by the American hip hop trio the Sugarhill Gang, ...
The album was released in 1980 for Sugarhill Records and was produced by Sylvia Robinson.The single "Rapper's Delight" was the first rap single to become a top-40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 36 on the U.S. pop chart and number 4 on the R&B chart.