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“Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang was the first rap song to enter Billboard’s Top 40 Chart
“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....

1970s

September 16, 2019

Scott Storch was a founding member of The Roots
Scott Storch was a founding member of The Roots
Scott Storch who produced a seemingly endless list of smash hits, including...

1990s

September 12, 2019

MC Hammer’s ‘Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em” was the first Hip-Hop album to go Diamond
MC Hammer’s ‘Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em” was the first Hip-Hop album to go Diamond
Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em (Released February 12, 1990), the third studio...

1990s

September 12, 2019

The Fearless Four were the first rap group to sign with a major label
The Fearless Four were the first rap group to sign with a major label
The Fearless Four (also known as The Fearless 4 or Fearless Four)...

1980s

September 12, 2019

Da Brat was the first solo female rapper to go platinum with her debut album “Funkdafied”
Da Brat was the first solo female rapper to go platinum with her debut album “Funkdafied”
Shawntae Harris, aka Da Brat released her debut album Funkdafied on June...

1990s

September 10, 2019

Kurtis Blow was the first rapper  signed to a major label
Kurtis Blow was the first rapper signed to a major label
During the late 70s, Kurtis Walker aka Kurtis Blow became the first...

1970s

September 10, 2019

Ice-T’s album “Rhyme Pays” was the first rap album to carry a Parental Advisory label
Ice-T’s album “Rhyme Pays” was the first rap album to carry a Parental Advisory label
In the summer of 1990, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),...

1990s

September 9, 2019

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