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  2. Mar 7, 2020 · It was the first recorded rap,” Curtis said of “King Tim III.” Short in stature, Curtis speaks in a stately, melodious voice that has a mellow groove of its own.

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  3. Aug 7, 2023 · While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre’s most popular artists — including Killer Mike, JT of City Girls, King Combs and Fat Joe — to recall their first memory of hearing a rap song and how it resonated with them.

  4. Oct 5, 2022 · The song 'Noah' by the American music group The Jubalaires, which was active in the 1940s and 1950s, is known as the first rap song in history.

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  5. Apr 10, 2024 · The Sugarhill Gang, American rap group best known for its hit single “Rapper’s Delight,” which was the first rap song to achieve mainstream success on the pop charts. The group’s original members were Wonder Mike (byname of Michael Anthony Wright; b. April 30, 1957, Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.),

  6. " Rapper's Delight " is a 1979 hip hop track that serves as the debut single of American hip-hip trio the Sugarhill Gang, produced by Sylvia Robinson.

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  7. The Sugarhill Gang is an American 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, [1] reaching a peak position of number 36 on January 12, 1980. [2]

  8. Aug 24, 2015 · Rapper’s Delight was the first single released on Sugarhill Records on 16th September 1979. The record peaked at no. 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, no. 4 on the US Hot Soul Singles...

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