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Michael Anthony Wright (born April 30, 1957), known professionally as Wonder Mike, is an American hip hop recording artist and member of the Sugarhill Gang. The group was part of the hip hop movement in the 1970s and 1980s.
The members, all from Englewood, New Jersey, consisted of Henry "Big Bank Hank" Jackson, Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright and Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien. The three were assembled into a group by producer Sylvia Robinson, who founded Sugar Hill Records with her husband, record producer Joe Robinson. [3]
Aug 2, 2023 · Wonder Mike (né Michael Wright) had been rapping for just two months when Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson changed his life. It was 1979 and Mike had just joined a group called...
Aug 17, 2024 · After Big Bank Hank, Master Gee, and Wonder Mike auditioned, Sylvia Robinson selected all three for the new group, which she named the Sugarhill Gang. None of the group members had professionally rapped before, although all had musical connections or experience.
Aug 2, 2023 · Wonder Mike (né Michael Wright) had been rapping for just two months when Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson changed his life. It was 1979 and Mike had just joined a group called...
5 days ago · It was monumental and innovative and became the keystone that the rap and hip-hop world stands upon to this day. Big Bank Hank, Wonder Mike, and Master Gee saw an opportunity coincide with a risk ...
Dec 3, 2022 · She enlisted members Wonder Mike (Mike Wright) and Master Gee (Guy O’Brien) hailing from Englewood, New Jersey and Big Bank Hank (Henry Jackson) from the Bronx to create a rap record for her and her husband Joe’s label Sugar Hill Records.
