XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Jan. 5, 1980: The Sugarhill Gang's classic 1979 song, "Rapper's Delight," helped move hip-hop from the humble streets of the Bronx, N.Y., to ...
The Sugar Hill Gang Released 'Rapper's Delight' 47 Years Ago The Sugar Hill Gang 'Rapper's Delight' 47 Years Ago ...
In the late '70s, The Sugarhill Gang released a song that would redefine the music industry. "Rapper's Delight" was one of the first-ever rap songs, introducing a whole new genre to music lovers all ...
The second in a series of Retropolis stories looking back at moments in hip-hop history during the week of the music genre’s 50th anniversary. In 1979, the Billboard charts were awash in disco grooves ...
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It was 1979 when The Sugar Hill Gang released "Rapper's Delight," a ...
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums This year’s top-selling R&B/Hip-Hop albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music. see charts legends ...
Hip-hop has evolved each year since its birth, not only lyrically, but sonically. Here are the best hip-hop producers, from the genre's beginnings to today.
Newest release in Dixon Dedman's ongoing Collectibles Series inspired by 'Rapper’s Delight,” considered one of the most influential rap songs of all time ...
Hip-hop was born in the break — that moment when a song’s vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. At the hands of the DJs, that break moment became more: a composition in ...