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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]
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The Sugar Hill Gang appeared on the syndicated Soap Factory Disco Show in late 1979, and their performance later became the song's official music video. [19] The group's performance on the Palisades Park-based program demonstrates the significant overlap between early hip-hop and disco of the late 1970s. Alternate music videos exist as well.
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.
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The Sugar Hill label's first record was "Rapper's Delight" (1979) by The Sugarhill Gang, [4] which was also the first top 40 hip hop single. Afterwards Super Wolf, [ 5 ] [ 4 ] The Sequence , Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five , Funky Four Plus One , Crash Crew , Treacherous Three , West Street Mob , and Spoonie Gee joined the label.
He is a founding member of the hip hop group the Sugarhill Gang. On the band's signature song, " Rapper's Delight ", he raps, "I said M-A-S, T-E-R, a G with a double E, I said I go by the unforgettable name of the man they call the Master Gee".