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 ...

In 1979 the rap group Sugarhill Gang was formed, and in that same year, they became one of the most talked about groups in the genre of hip-hop. Their hit song “Rapper’s Delight” was released that ...

WASHINGTON — "Rapper’s Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and to go platinum twice. The record-breaking song was inducted ...

Don’t miss your chance to see true pioneers of the hip-hop genre live on stage in D.C. The Sugarhill Gang performs this Sunday at City Winery at 1350 Okie St. Northeast. “A Sugarhill show is an ...

It will not be blasting out of a car radio. It will be hitting your eardrums live from the group that made the words famous worldwide in their 1979 hit, "Rapper's Delight." The famed rap group the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Wonder Mike, from left, Master Gee and Hen Dogg of The Sugarhill Gang perform "Rapper's Delight" at the BET Awards on Sunday, ...

Keith LeBlanc, the Tackhead drummer, producer, and session musician best known for his work on classic hip-hop songs by Grandmaster Flash and Sugarhill Gang, died on Thursday (April 4) due to an ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Sugarhill Gang, the legendary hip-hop group that pioneered American rap with their 1979 hit song “Rapper’s Delight,” will perform in downtown Grand Rapids this weekend as part ...

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 ...