The Fatback Band‘s “Kim Tim III” released in 1979 was the first commercially released hip-hop song and it used an original beat, making “Rapper’s Delight” the first hip-hop/rap song to use a sample. Read: “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang was recorded in one take The Sugarhill Gang sampled “Good Times” by Chic, without permission

The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” (released on September 16, 1979) was the first commercially successful hip-hop single by a rap group. The song was also recorded in one take. Read: “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang was recorded in one take The group which consisted of Big Bank Hank, Wonder Mike and Master Gee, was put together by Sylvia

“Rapper’s Delight” was released via Sugar Hill Records on September 16, 1979. Just a few months after it’s release, “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang became the first rap song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, entering the chart at No. 84 on November 13, 1979. Rapper’s Delight cracked the Top 40 at No.

The Sugarhill Gang‘s “Rapper’s Delight” 12-inch was released on September 16, 1979. Rappers Delight is considered to be one of the most important records in Hip-hop as the record helped pave the way for other hip-hop artists. Big Bank Hank, Wonder Mike and Master Gee, known collectively as The Sugarhill Gang, met Sylvia Robinson, owner

The Sugarhill Gang‘s “Rapper’s Delight” from their self-titled album, was the first hip-hop song to receive a music video. “Rappers Delight” was released via Sugar Hill Records on September 16, 1979. Shortly after came the music video, hip-hop’s first music video, which was recorded on “The Soap Factory” Disco show in Palisades Park, New Jersey. During

In 1980, Hip-Hop took its first baby steps into the album format, The Sugarhill Gang’s self-titled album “The Sugarhill Gang” was the first full-length hip-hop/rap album ever. The album “The Sugarhill Gang” was released on February 7, 1980. Sylvia Robinson, founder of Sugar Hill Records, didn’t think people were ready to buy an entire long-player featuring nothing