The Sugarhill Gang

As one of the very first rap groups, and certainly the first to have a hit, the Sugarhill Gang are crucial to the history of hip-hop. The trio of Master G, Wonder Mike, and Big Bank Hank hailed from New Jersey, but it was through seminal NYC hip-hop label Sugarhill Records that they achieved fame, as their single "Rapper's Delight"--based around the groove of Chic's hit "Good Times"--became a massive hit in 1979 and paved the way for a tidal wave of rappers. The Gang didn't stay together long or record much, but what they left behind was more than enough.

• Afrika Bambaataa & Family
• Chic
• Cold Crush Brothers
• Crash Crew
• Frankie Smith
• Grandmaster Flash
• Kurtis Blow
• Positive Force
• Rammelzee
• Spoonie Gee
• Sylvia (R&B)
• The Fatback Band
• The Treacherous 3
• Trouble Funk

• Curtis Mayfield
• George Clinton (Funk)
• Gil Scott-Heron
• James Brown
• Jimmy Castor
• Sly & The Family Stone
• The Last Poets

• Biz Markie
• Boogie Down Productions
• De La Soul
• Doug E. Fresh
• Eazy-E
• Eric B. & Rakim
• Kool Moe Dee
• LL Cool J
• Run-DMC
• Slick Rick
• Stetsasonic
• Tackhead
• U.T.F.O.
• Wham!

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