Today in Hip-Hop: The Sugarhill Gang Drop the Single “Rapper’s Delight”
On this day, Sept. 16, in hip-hop history, The Sugarhill Gang dropped the single, "Rapper's Delight."
Rapper's Delight
The Ten Most Important Songs Of Hip-Hop’s First Decade
On August 11, 2013, hip-hop music celebrated the 40th anniversary of the day Kool Herc dragged his turntables and records to a Bronx recreation area and spun discs in an entirely different way than most had ever heard. In addition, when his homeboy Coke La Rock started talking trash into a microphone left on the table, the beautiful dynamic between DJ and MC blossomed to the beat. Alt...
Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” Honored in Library of Congress
The 1979 hip-hop classic joins selections by the likes of Prince, Dolly Parton and the late Donna Summer as new entries in the National Recording Registry...
XXL Quick Hitters: 50 Cent, Whitney Houston, “Rapper’s Delight” Studio
50 Cent, Whitney Houston and the "Rapper's Delight" studio owners make today's headline bits...