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Biography
Refimprove|date=August 2008Infobox musical artist | name = Sugarhill Gang| background = group_or_band| origin = Englewood, New Jersey , U.S.| genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop , old school hip hop | years_active = 19732007, 2010present (minor touring)| label = Sugar Hill Records (rap)|Sugar Hill | current_members = Wonder Mike Master Gee Big Bank Hank The Sugarhill Gang is an American Hip hop music|hip hop musical ensemble|group , known mostly for its 1979 hit record|hit " Rapper's Delight ," the first hip hop single (music)|single to become a Top 40 hit. The song uses an Interpolation (music)|interpolation of the instrumental track from the classic hit " Good Times (Chic song)|Good Times " by Chic (band)|Chic as its foundation.cite web|title=Sugar Hill Gang|url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sugarhill-gang-p102|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=4/12/12
The members, all from Englewood, New Jersey , called themselves Wonder Mike , Big Bank Hank , and Master Gee (musician)|Master Gee . The three were assembled into a group by record producer|producer Sylvia Robinson , who also founded Sugar Hill Records (rap)|Sugar Hill Records along with her husband, the record mogul Joe Robinson.cite web|title=Sugar Hill Gang bio|url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sugarhill-gang-p102|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=4/12/12 "Rapper's Delight" used a track cut from a Sugar Hill house band called Positive Force with Chip Shearin on bass and Brian Morgan on guitar. The track interpolated "Good Times" by Chic. Big Bank Hank's verses were written by Grandmaster Caz . However, despite the record's success, Caz did not receive any royalties for his contribution.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp? pid=331365 |title=Grandmaster Caz Music News & Info |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-13 Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement over "Rapper's Delight," the first of many such legal battles for hip hop. It was settled out of court, leaving Rodgers with a large cut of all future royalties.
The Sugarhill Gang never again topped the charts, though it had a few minor hits, such as " Apache (instrumental)#Sugarhill Gang: "Apache" (1981)|Apache ," Eighth Wonder (single)|Eighth Wonder " (which was performed on the American music show Soul Train in 1981), "Rapper's Reprise (Jam Jam)," and "Showdown" (with the Furious Five ). In 1999, the trio reunited and recorded Jump on It! a hip hop children's album. The group continue to tour.
Bob Sinclar collaborated with Wonder Mike and Master Gee on his 2009 release " Lala Song ". The Sugarhill Gang is also known as the Original Sugar.
Discography
Infobox artist discography| Artist = The Sugarhill Gang | Image = | Image size = | Caption = | Studio = 4 | Studio link = | Live = | Live link = | Compilation = 9 | Comp link = | Internet = | Internet link = | Video = | Video link = | Music videos = | MV link = | EP = | EP link = | Singles = 15 | Singles link = | B-sides = | B link = | Soundtrack = | Soundtrack link = | Tribute = | Trib link = | Option = | Option name = | Option link = | Option color = | 1Option = | 1Option name = | 1Option link = | 1Option color = | References = Yes | Ref link = References The discography of The Sugarhill Gang includes four studio albums, nine compilations and fifteen singles.
Studio albums
Year
Title
Chart positions
U.S. top 200
U.S. R& B
NZ
1980
Sugarhill Gang (album)
Released: February 7, 1980
Label: Sugar Hill Records (rap)|Sugar Hill Records
32
1982
8th Wonder (album)
Released: November 24, 1982
Label: Sugar Hill
50
15
44
1983
'' Rappin' Down Town http:/ / www.discogs.com/ Sugarhill-Gang-Rappin-Down-Town/ release/ 789746 Sugarhill Gang- Rappin Down Town @Discogs.com Retrieved 12-24-2011.
Released: 1983
Label: Sugar Hill
1984
'' Livin' in the Fast Lane
Label: Sugar Hilldiscogs master|124385|Livin' in the Fast Lane (album? )
1999
Jump on It!
Released: April 16, 1999
Label: Rhino Entertainment
Compilation albums
Sugarhill Gang Greatest Hits (1984)
'' The Best of Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight (1996)
'' Ain't Nothin' but a Party (1998)
'' Back to the Old School 2 - Rapper's Delights (1999)
Sugarhill Gang, The* Vs. Grandmaster Flash - The Greatest Hits (2000)
The Greatest Hits of Sugarhill Gang (2004 Tour) (2004)
The Story of Sugarhill Records (2005)
Hip Hop Anniversary Europe Tour: Sugarhill Gang Live (2008)
" Rhythm & Rhymes: The Definitive Collection " (2010)
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
U.S. Hot 100
U.S. R& B
U.S. Club Play
NZ
UK
1979
" Rapper's Delight "
36
4
14
18
3
Sugarhill Gang
1980
"Rapper's Reprise (Jam Jam)"
" 8th Wonder (album)
82
15
38
8th Wonder
1981
" Apache (The Shadows song)#Sugarhill Gang: "Apache" (1981)
53
13
51
"Showdown" (credited as The Furious Five meets The Sugarhill Gang)
49
1982
"The Lover In You"
55
54
Rappin Down Town
1983
"The Word Is Out"
71
"Be A Winner"
"Kick It Live from 9 to 5" / "The Lover In You"
50
''Livin' in the Fast Lane
1984
"Livin' in the Fast Lane"
"Troy" / "Girls"
"The Down Beat"
1985
"Work, Work The Body"
1989
"Rapper's Delight (Hip Hop Remix '89)"
34
58
2009
"Lala Song" (credited as Bob Sinclar featuring The Sugarhill Gang)
References
Reflist
External links
http://vimeo.com/30209642 "I Want My Name Back" documentary on the Sugar Hill Gang, Featuring Master Gee and Wonder Mike
http://www.soulinterviews.com/music-pastures/777-music-pastures-sugarhill-gang-dea.html 2011 Interview with Big Bank Hank on Soulinterviews.com
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