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Mar 7, 2020 · Whereas the Sugarhill Gang’s song was far more successful — with the New Jersey-based hip-hop trio producing the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit (it reached No. 36 on Jan. 5, 1980) on ...
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Aug 6, 2023 · 1980s. 1980: Kurtis Blow’s “The Breaks” becomes a Top 5 R&B hit and is the first hip-hop song to earn gold record certification for sales of more than 500,000. His 1979 song, “Christmas ...
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Southern hip-hop originated from four key cities — Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Memphis. Houston’s Geto Boys were the first southern hip-hop group to gain mainstream popularity due in part to their hit “Mind Playing Tricks on Me,” which was featured on their 1991 album We Can’t Be Stopped. Texas-bred rappers Pimp C and Bun B of ...
Jul 10, 2023 · The group comprised Travis Scott, Sheck Wes, Don Toliver and Chase B. Five times, a rap album was the first album to top the Billboard 200 in a calendar year. Once, this was true in back-to-back ...
Reportedly featuring over 100 samples and focused on Chuck D, Flavor Flav and Professor Griff ’s revolutionary lyrics, it’s often cited as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. 1989 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince win the first hip-hop GRAMMY Award for Best Rap Performance for their 1988 hit single, "Parents Just Don’t ...
It was the first hip-hop album certified diamond by the RIAA for sales of over ten million. It remains one of the genre's all-time best-selling albums. To date, the album has sold as many as 18 million units. Released in 1990, "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts in
Aug 11, 2023 · 12. In 1987, Salt-N-Pepa’s Hot, Cool & Vicious became the first Gold and Platinum album by a female hip-hop act. 13. The Beastie Boys’ 1987 debut, License to Ill, was hip-hop’s first No. 1 entry on the Billboard 200 albums chart. 14. In 1988, Tone Loc scored rap’s first Platinum single with “Wild Thing.”.
