The Sugarhill Gang
- Type
- Band
- Styles
- old-school hip-hop, hip-hop
- Fans
- 19.7k
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The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, playing old school hip hop, formed in New Jersey in 1973. Their first album, Sugarhill Gang, came out in 1980 on Sugar Hill Records.
Next date in London: 25 September 2027 at Fox & Firkin.
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Profile
- Latest album
- Jump on It! (1999)
- Formed
- 1973 · New Jersey
- Active since
- 1979
- Label
- Sugar Hill Records
About — The artist
The Sugarhill Gang is an American old-school hip-hop group formed in Englewood, New Jersey, in 1979. Their hit "Rapper's Delight", released the same year they were formed, was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching a peak position of number 36 on January 12, 1980. This was the trio's only U.S. hit, though they would have further success in Europe until the mid-1980s. The trio reformed in 1994 and embarked on a world tour in 2016.
The group are considered hip-hop pioneers. Their old-school hip-hop sound combined rapping with samples from disco, funk and soul. This paved the way for electro and East Coast hip-hop.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “The Sugarhill Gang” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- Sugarhill Gang 1980
- 8th Wonder 1981
- Livin' in the Fast Lane 1984
- Jump on It! 1999