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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]
Henry Lee Jackson (January 11, 1956 – November 11, 2014), known by his stage name Big Bank Hank, was an American hip hop recording artist and manager. Also known as Imp the Dimp, he was a member of the trio the Sugarhill Gang, the first hip hop act to have a hit with the cross-over single "Rapper's Delight" on the pop charts in 1979. [1]
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". He was 17 at the time of recording the song, alluded to by the lyric, "I guess by now you can take a ...
Bergen County's hip-hop legacy will be celebrated Sunday with an event at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center.
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Members of the rap group The Sugarhill Gang. Pages in category "The Sugarhill Gang members" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The Funky 4 + 1's first single, "That's the Joint," came out just a couple of months after the Sugarhill Gang's pioneering 1979 single "Rapper's Delight," so "we were in the first wave of rap ...
Wonder Mike is best known for being a member of the Sugarhill Gang, the first hip hop act to produce a record, the 1979 single "Rapper's Delight". [3]As of 2019, Wright and other members of the Sugarhill Gang continue to perform in '80s nostalgia shows.