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	The Sugarhill Gang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sugarhill Gang (FYI they were the first rap group not L.L. cool J like some people think) an American hip hop group, known mostly for one hit, "Rapper's Delight", the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit.
		But the Sugarhill Gang's place in music history seems secure as the first hip hop group to have a Gold single.
		Many music industry people figured rap for a short-lived trend, and though they were wrong, the Sugarhill Gang stumbled while trying to carry the torch; despite several modest hits ("8th Wonder," "Apache") the trio faded quickly and was virtually gone by the mid-1980s, supplanted by Run-DMC and other “new school” acts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Sugarhill_Gang (723 words)

	The Sugarhill Gang: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about The Sugarhill Gang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Sugarhill Gang were a trio of American hip hop musicians, known mostly for one hit, "Rapper's Delight", the first rap single.
		The Sugarhill Gang never again topped the charts, though they had a few minor hits.
		Grandmaster Caz[?] from the Cold Crush Brothers[?] claims that the Sugarhill Gang used his rhymes on Rapper's Delight.
	www.encyclopedian.com /th/The-Sugarhill-Gang.html (140 words)

	Sugarhill Gang - dublin - music
		One of the first major players in rap history is the Sugarhill Gang who were the first rap group to have a significant hit in the charts with “Rappers Delight” in 1979.
		Not only were The Sugarhill Gang the first rap group to have a major international hit, they were also one of the first rap groups to release their own to record a full length record, The Sugarhill Gang when most of their contemporaries were releasing 12” singles.
		The Sugarhill Gang were the founding fathers of rap music, they invented rapping over old soul classics and one of the biggest hip-hop hits of all time.
	www.dublinks.com /index.cfm/loc/16/pt/0/spid/126D75CC-5292-450E-A38AFFFF04625715.htm (346 words)

	The Sugarhill Gang MP3 Downloads - The Sugarhill Gang Music Downloads - The Sugarhill Gang Music Videos
		Although the Sugarhill Gang didn't invent hip-hop, it was the first rap act to have a huge international hit.
		The Sugarhill Gang was also among the first rap acts to record a...
		The Sugarhill Gang was also among the first rap acts to record a full-length LP; when this self-titled debut album came out in 1980, the vast majority of old school MCs were only providing 12" singles.
	www.mp3.com /albums/22610/summary.html (506 words)

	The Sugarhill Gang - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for one hit, "Rapper's Delight", the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit.
		The term "rap" is also claimed to be derived from the title of Rapper's Delight.In addition, Grandmaster Caz from the Cold Crush Brothers claims that Sugarhill Gang member Big Bank Hank used his rhymes on "Rapper's Delight".
		The Sugarhill Gang, Rapper's Delight, Further History, Current status, Hip hop groups and American musical groups.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Sugarhill_Gang (719 words)

	SUGA HILL SUGA HILL !!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sugarhill Gang is probably the most disliked rap group from the late 70s / early 80s era (disliked by other Emcees at the time).
		Sugarhill Gang have a new cd coming out, one of the titles is "Rap Ass Niggas".
		Sugarhill Gang released the first ever rap 8 track tape, I think Kurtis Blow is the only other rapper with a 8 track tape out.
	www.jayquan.com /shillg.htm (1472 words)

	Rapper's Delight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"Rapper's Delight" is a 1979 (see 1979 in music) single by American hip hop trio The Sugarhill Gang; it is widely acknowledged as the first hip hop hit single.
		The following year, the song was the anchor of the group's first album, The Sugarhill Gang.
		Grandmaster Caz from the Cold Crush Brothers claims that Sugarhill Gang member Big Bank Hank used his rhymes on Rapper's Delight.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rapper's_Delight (553 words)

	The Sugarhill Gang News
		Picture Provided By C. Costanza The Sugar Hill Gang was in the house, but they weren't claimin' any set except Hip-Hop.
		The Sugar Hill Gang is locked in a legal battle with the Beastie Boys for sampling their breakthrough hit "Rapper's Delight" without permission.
		The Sugar Hill Gang is suing the Beastie Boys over the groundbreaking rap song that pumped up the volume on a thousand boom boxes.
	www.topix.net /who/the-sugarhill-gang (579 words)

	RTE.ie Entertainment - Dublin show for The Sugarhill Gang
		Hip-hop legends and pioneers The Sugarhill Gang will play a show in The Village, Dublin on Friday 20 February.
		The Sugarhill Gang, who recorded for Sugar Hill Records, opened the record industry doors for hip-hop groups with songs like '8th Wonder', then 'Apache' and 'Showdown', featuring Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five.
		Tickets for The Sugarhill Gang at The Village are €24 and are on sale now from Road Records, Soundcellar, Ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide.
	www.rte.ie /ace/2003/1223/thesugarhillgang.html (124 words)

	Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang Songfacts
		The group was put together by Sylvia Robinson, owner of Sugarhill Records, to take advantage of the rap music that was gaining popularity at New York City block parties.
		The Sugarhill Gang was not able to follow this up with another hit.
		In 1998, The Sugarhill Gang performed this for a Turner Broadcasting party.
	www.songfacts.com /detail.lasso?id=1077 (819 words)

	VH1.com : The Sugarhill Gang : Sugar Hill Gang Delighted With Sweet $3 Million Victory
		In a case filed in January 1999, the Sugar Hill Gang claimed it was told the performance in question would only be broadcast by Snapple on closed-circuit monitors during a party at Studio 54.
		In June he granted a summary judgement on behalf of the Sugar Hill Gang, and on Friday a jury awarded it $165,000 in compensatory damages and another $2.8 million in punitive damages.
		Recently, the Sugar Hill Gang appeared in a commercial for Coca-Cola that they were actually paid for, and in January the group will return to the studio to finish its first album of new material in 21 years.
	www.vh1.com /artists/news/1451570/12192001/sugarhill_gang.jhtml (700 words)

	A Brief History of Rap-Sugarhill Gang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Sugarhill Gang inaugurated the history of recorded hip-hop with their single "Rapper's Delight," a multi-platinum seller and radio hit in 1979.
		The Sugarhill Gang were hooked up to cash on a supposed novelty item, but their new sound caught the airwaves.
		He and the Furious Five were one of the many hip-hop artist's that took the lead from the Gang and developed a genre of music that now spans the entire globe.
	www.cwrl.utexas.edu /~syverson/worldsfair/exhibits/hall1/vaughn-sowa-iskander/bios/sugarbio.html (181 words)

	Amazon.com: The Best Of SugarHill Gang: Rapper's Delight: Music: The Sugarhill Gang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Sugarhill Gang, along with the hip hop Holy Trinity (DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa) are the embodiment of Hip Hop.
		Sugarhill Gang's biggest hits are collected on this single-disc compilation.
		Even though the Sugarhill Gang were far from the best around back then (they were put together more for their potential mass appeal than for their actual rapping talent), you have to have a strong appreciation for the fact that it was them who first broke through into the mainstream with hip-hop.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000033K4?v=glance (1357 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / Slip a Big Mac into a rap, get a check from Ronald
		On ''Rapper's Delight," Wonder Mike of the Sugarhill Gang rhymes about running ''to the store for quick relief," after a particularly nasty meal, for a bottle of the chalky concoction known for relieving gastrointestinal distress.
		That was back in 1979, when hip-hop was dismissed as a fad rather than embraced as a cultural movement, so it's a safe guess that Kaopectate sales didn't spike just because its name appeared in the first rap song to crack Billboard's Top 40 pop singles chart.
		Nor is it likely that Sugarhill Gang was compensated for immortalizing the over-the-counter medication.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2005/04/05/slip_a_big_mac_into_a_rap_get_a_check_from_ronald (810 words)

	SUGARHILL GANG WIN LAWSUIT
		A New York court has awarded $3 million in damages to rap legends Sugarhill Gang in their lawsuit against Snapple and Turner Broadcasting.
		In 1991, the Gang filed suit for unlawful use after one of their biggest hits, “Rappers Delight,” appeared in a television commercial for the 1998 Goodwill Games.
		The rappers told Sonicnet.com they were shocked when they found out the commercial had aired, as they had agreed the performance in question would only be broadcast on closed-circuit monitors at Studio 54.
	remixmag.com /mag/remix_sugarhill_gang_win/index.html (165 words)

	JR.com: The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight: The Best Of Sugarhill Gang in Music: Old Skool:
		Rhino's best-of compilation brings together 10 additional tracks by the Sugarhill Gang, including the hits "8th Wonder" and "Apache." Like the breakthrough single, these tunes borrowed instrumental lines from popular songs and featured ebullient, call-and-response, party-minded raps, introducing a host of catch phrases and motifs that would become common currency for the next several decades.
		Though the Sugarhill Gang was never as innovative as contemporaries Grandmaster Flash or Afrika Bambaataa, they nevertheless opened the floodgates to one of the most powerful and popular musical styles of the 20th century.
		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.
	www.jr.com /JRProductPage.process?Product=3830020 (509 words)

	The Sugarhill Gang MP3 Downloads - The Sugarhill Gang Music Downloads - The Sugarhill Gang Music Videos
		Though the Sugarhill Gang inaugurated the history of recorded hip-hop with their single "Rapper's Delight," a multi-platinum seller and radio hit in 1979, the group was cooked up to cash in on a supposed novelty item.
		As the first hardcore rap outfit, the trio set the sound and style for the next decade of rap....
		View the musical relationships for The Sugarhill Gang.
	www.mp3.com /The-Sugarhill-Gang/artists/79/summary.html (226 words)

	The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC): SUGARHILL GANG ENJOYS ADULATION OF RAP FANS.(CITY LIFE)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When he rang in the year 1979, Michael Wright was like most mainstream music fans: He had never heard rap music.
		By the time the year was out, he was "Wonder Mike," one-third of the chart-busting Sugarhill Gang, the group that introduced the genre to the world.
		It was a whirlwind of a year that changed everything for the New Jersey native and for a fledgling music style that previously had been confined to clubs and parks.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:63051358&refid=holomed_1 (247 words)

	Gang's still here -- Newsday.com
		Radio programmers would have pointed out that the songs they played were only about three minutes long and that they would never dream of playing one that was 15 minutes.
		The funny thing was, Robinson and the Sugar Hill Gang -- a high school student, a candy factory worker and a pizza parlor manager -- didn't know any better.
		There were claims from rival rappers that the Sugar Hill Gang wasn't "keeping it real," because the members were from the suburbs of New Jersey and not the projects of the Bronx, where hip-hop was born in 1974 and nurtured for five years before "Rapper's Delight" was conceived.
	www.newsday.com /entertainment/printedition/fanfare/ny-etsong1010,0,2161939.story?coll=ny-fanfare-headlines (848 words)

	VH1.com : The Sugarhill Gang : Artist Main
		VH1.com : The Sugarhill Gang : Artist Main
		Sugar Hill Gang Delighted With Sweet $3 Million Victory
		More than a musical style, hip-hop is a history of American culture, and a testimony by its artists of their life experiences.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/sugarhill_gang/artist.jhtml (199 words)

	Artist Bio - SugarHill Gang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The story of the Sugarhill Gang is perhaps one of the most controversial among old school hip hop and hip hop on a whole for that matter.
		A woman named Sylvia Robinson, who herself was involved in the music industry, heard this new underground sound called rap and felt that there was market there for the taking.
		Grandmaster Flash recalls thinking, "Sugarhill who?" No one knew who this group was, but nevertheless, they broke the sound from the underground and blew it up worldwide.
	home.zonnet.nl /bor_buuck/Liebrand/Sugarhillgang.htm (446 words)

	Amazon.com: Rapper's Delights: Music: Sugarhill Gang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five ~ Sugarhill Gang
		Sugarhill Gang, the ultimate in the "roots of Rap and Hip-Hop" take us back to when it all begin with this exhilerating anthology of their songs.
		From the traditional "Rapper's Delight" to other classics such as "Apache", to collaborations featuring the groups of the day, such as the Sequence, this album combines it all.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000255YG?v=glance (844 words)

	The Sugarhill Gang & Grandmaster Flash - The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - at ...
		The Sugarhill Gang & Grandmaster Flash - The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - at Rhino
		Before hip-hop and gangsta rap, it was all about the battles in the local armory—between the MCs and the DJs, that is. Now, with The Showdown, Rhino hosts a battle royale between two giants from da original school.
		CoMC’d by Chuck D. and Ice-T, this match pits the Sugarhill Gang’s feel-good jams against Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s reality-based rap.
	www.rhino.com /features/75624p.html (343 words)

	myWebCharts.com - vote for YOUR music: Sugarhill Gang
		Sugarhill Gang/Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five: The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
		Grandmaster Flash Vs. Sugarhill Gang: Grandmaster Flash Vs. The Sugarhill Gang
		The Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash: Rapper's Delight [Unidisc Single]
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	Sugarhill Gang - Mp3Dimension.com - MP3 Downloads, Full Albums, Latest Hits, MP3 Search
		Music-industry producer and label-owner Sylvia Robinson had become aware of the massive hip-hop block parties occurring around the New York area during the late '70s, so she gathered three local rappers (Master Gee, Wonder Mike, and Big Bank Hank) to record a single.
		Infectious and catchy, "Rapper's Delight" borrowed the break from Chic's "Good Times" and became a worldwide hit, eventually selling more than eight million copies.
		Most industry people figured rap for a short-lived trend, and though they were dead wrong, the Sugarhill Gang certainly didn't carry the torch; despite several modest hits ("8th Wonder," "Apache") the trio faded quickly and was gone by the mid-'80s, returning in 1999 with Jump on It, a rap album for children.
	www.mp3dimension.com /SugarhillGang (190 words)

	The Sugarhill Gang : The Best of the Sugarhill Gang (Phantom) - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		The Sugarhill Gang : The Best of the Sugarhill Gang (Phantom)
		Rap grandfathers': Master Gee, Big Hank, and Wonder Mike are the Sugar Hill Gang, premier old school rappers.
		Horns, and a ringing guitar dominate "Kick It Live From 9 To 5," and nearly drown out the trio.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,236946,00.html (327 words)

	Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight/Best Of - at Rhino
		Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight/Best Of - at Rhino
		Showdown - The Furious Five Meets The Sugarhill Gang
		Kick It Live From 9 To 5 - Sugarhill Gang
	www.rhino.com /features/71986p.html (229 words)

	Break Dance by The Sugarhill Gang: Song Music Downloads
		Sorry, at this time no downloads have been found for "Break Dance" on album 12'' Remixes.
		Check the albums tab for other downloads from The Sugarhill Gang.
		Sorry, at this time no streams have been found for "Break Dance" on album 12'' Remixes.
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