XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Jan. 5, 1980: The Sugarhill Gang's classic 1979 song, "Rapper's Delight," helped move hip-hop from the humble streets of the Bronx, N.Y., to ...

On this day in 1979, The Sugarhill Gang released the first-ever Top 40 rap radio hit. WTOP caught up with the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture to discuss the legacy ...

Hip-hop legends of "Rapper's Delight" fame, the Sugarhill Gang, performed at Nashville's intimate AB Hillsboro Village venue. The still touring touring quartet is four decades removed from an era ...

It was 1979 when Sugarhill Gang first uttered the words “I said a hip, hop, the hippie to the hippie to the hip, hip, hop – a you don’t stop the rock.” And they haven’t stopped boogieing to the beat ...

On May 9, 2025, East Coast rap icons The Sugarhill Gang will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the groundbreaking pinnacle of success for their 1980 hit "Rapper's Delight" at the intimate AB Hillsboro ...

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Now what you hear is not a test, they’ll be rappin’ to the beat. The Sugarhill Gang, known for hits like Rappers Delight, is set to perform at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford on Sept. 5 ...

MIDDLETOWN — The city is bringing the hip-hop group The Sugar Hill Gang, best known for its hit, “Rapper’s Delight,” will perform in a free concert at Harbor Park Sept. 23. In 1979, the Sugarhill Gang ...

Yard Goats fans will be treated to a different kind of delight at Dunkin’ Park after a game on Sept. 5 – old-school hip-hop artist the Sugarhill Gang. The team typically holds a post-game concert near ...