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- 1970. The Last Poets, a collective of spoken word artists release their debut album. Their work is considered a predecessor to rap music as it is part of the Black Arts Movement.
- 1973. DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell) hosts what is considered the first hip hop party on Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. Graffiti tagging spreads throughout the boroughs of New York City.
- 1974. Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash and Grandmaster Caz are all influenced by DJ Kool Herc. They all begin DJing at parties throughout the Bronx.
- 1975. Grandmaster Flash invents a new method of DJing. His method connects two songs during their beat breaks.
Mar 7, 2020 · Curtis, another Fayetteville native, gets credit from many authorities and source books for recording the first rap record of the hip-hop era.
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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, reaching a peak position of number 36 on January 12, 1980.
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Jun 13, 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.),
Indeed, "Funk You Up" (1979), the first hip hop record released by a female group, and the second single released by Sugar Hill Records, was performed by the Sequence, a group from Columbia, South Carolina which featured Angie Stone.
Dec 3, 2022 · Hip Hop’s first commercially successful rap group the Sugarhill Gang was formed by “the mother of modern Hip Hop” Sylvia Robinson in the late 1970s.
