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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 ]
The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five. Released: February 2, 1999; Label: Rhino Records / Warner-Elektra-Atlantic — — — — 2005 Essential Cuts. Released: June 27, 2005; Label: Union Square Music — — — — 2006 Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel and the Furious Five: The Definitive Groove Collection
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.
Wonder Mike (né Michael Wright) had been rapping for just two months when Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson changed his life. It was 1979 and Mike had just joined a group called Sound on ...
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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.
Master Gee (musician) (born 1962), member of hip hop and funk group The Sugarhill Gang; Master Gee (wrestler) (born 1947), retired American professional wrestler;