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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
HACKENSACK — The Bronx may be widely known as the birthplace of hip-hop, but the genre also has deep roots in Bergen County, where the Sugarhill Gang brought the art form to the masses with “Rapper's ...
Last night, Brian Williams made his debut alongside co-anchor Lester Holt and Today‘s Kathie Lee Gifford (who makes a quick cameo) on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, “performing” The Sugarhill ...
Anyone passing by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on Thursday evening will hear these familiar lyrics: I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie/To the hip hip hop-a you don't stop a ...
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 ...
A legendary rap group is coming to Syracuse to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. The Sugarhill Gang will perform at the Middle Ages Beer Hall in Syracuse on Friday, Dec. 1. Doors open at 7 ...