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Biography
Refimprove|date=August 2008Infobox musical artist | name = The 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 their 1979 hit record|hit , " Rapper's Delight ", the first hip hop single (music)|single to become a Top 40 hit. The song uses the instrumental track from the classic hit " Good Times (Chic song)|Good Times " by Chic (band)|Chic as its foundation.
The members, all from Englewood, New Jersey , called themselves Wonder Mike , Big Bank Hank and Master Gee (musician)|Master Gee . They 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. "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 sampled "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 rap. 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 they 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, they reunited and recorded Jump on It! , a hip hop children's album. They continue to tour.
Bob Sinclar collaborated with Wonder Mike and Master Gee on his 2009 release " Lala Song ". The Sugarhill Gang are 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
'' 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.
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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