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1580 KDAY AM, Los Angeles was the first Hip-Hop radio station
Los Angeles radio station, KDAY 1580-AM was the first hip-hop radio station....
September 23, 2019
The Sugarhill Gang’s ‘Rapper’s Delight” was the first commercially released song by a rap group
The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” (released on September 16, 1979) was the...
September 23, 2019
Coke La Rock was Hip-Hop’s first MC
After Coke LA Rock hyped the crowd performing alongside DJ Kool Herc...
September 17, 2019
DJ Kool Herc coined the terms “B-Boys” and “B-Girls”
DJ Kool Herc’s party that night of August 11th, 1973, at 1520...
September 17, 2019
“Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang was the first rap song to enter Billboard’s Top 40 Chart
“Rapper’s Delight” was released via Sugar Hill Records on September 16, 1979....
September 16, 2019
Kurtis Blow was the first rapper signed to a major label
During the late 70s, Kurtis Walker aka Kurtis Blow became the first...
September 10, 2019
Lil Rodney Cee was the first rapper to use ‘Lil’
Lil Rodney Cee, a member of Funky 4 + 1 (Funky Four...
September 3, 2019
“Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang was recorded in one take
The Sugarhill Gang‘s “Rapper’s Delight” 12-inch was released on September 16, 1979....
August 27, 2019
The Fatback Band’s “King Tim III (Personality Jock)” was the first commercially released hip-hop song
Six years after Coke La Rock rapped his first rhymes at 1520...
August 27, 2019