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The song was a #36 hit on the US pop chart and a #4 hit on the US R&B chart in 1979 (see 1979 in music), though hip-hop was dismissed as a brief fad. The Sugarhill Gang never again topped the charts, though they had a few minor hits, such as "Apache," "Eighth Wonder," "Rapper's Reprise [Jam Jam]" and "Showdown" (with the Furious Five). In 1999 (see 1999 in music), they reunited and recorded Jump on It, a hip hop children's album. They continue to tour. Some claim that "Rapper's Delight" is the first hip-hop single ever; it was actually preceded by "King Tim III" by the Fatback Band. The term "rap" is also claimed to be derrived from the title of this hit. In addition, Grandmaster Caz from the Cold Crush Brothers claims that Sugarhill Gang member Big Bank Hank used his rhymes on Rapper's Delight. This claim is attributed to the lyrics "I'm the C-A-S-S-N-O-V-A and the rest is F-L-Y " used by Big Bank Hank in the song, at the time Grandmaster Caz regularly referred to himself as "Cassanova Fly"; but the Sugarhill Gang's place in music history seems secure as the first hip hop group to have a Gold single. This page about The Sugarhill Gang includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about The Sugarhill Gang News stories about The Sugarhill Gang External links for The Sugarhill Gang Videos for The Sugarhill Gang Wikis about The Sugarhill Gang Discussion Groups about The Sugarhill Gang Blogs about The Sugarhill Gang Images of The Sugarhill Gang |
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This claim is attributed to the lyrics "I'm the C-A-S-S-N-O-V-A and the rest is F-L-Y " used by Big Bank Hank in the song, at the time Grandmaster Caz regularly referred to himself as "Cassanova Fly"; but the Sugarhill Gang's place in music history seems secure as the first hip hop group to have a Gold single. In the 1950s, they moved closer towards an R&B influenced sound, but were unable to weather the influx of actual rock and roll. In addition, Grandmaster Caz from the Cold Crush Brothers claims that Sugarhill Gang member Big Bank Hank used his rhymes on Rapper's Delight. Though their sound is more swing influenced, the Treniers also incorporated thumping beats and copious songs that included the words "rock" and "roll" - "Rocking on Sunday Night" and "It Rocks! It Rolls! It Swings!", for example. The term "rap" is also claimed to be derrived from the title of this hit. The Treniers (Cliff and Claude Trenier) played a cross between swing and early rock n' roll. Some claim that "Rapper's Delight" is the first hip-hop single ever; it was actually preceded by "King Tim III" by the Fatback Band. They continue to tour. In 1999 (see 1999 in music), they reunited and recorded Jump on It, a hip hop children's album. The Sugarhill Gang never again topped the charts, though they had a few minor hits, such as "Apache," "Eighth Wonder," "Rapper's Reprise [Jam Jam]" and "Showdown" (with the Furious Five). The song was a #36 hit on the US pop chart and a #4 hit on the US R&B chart in 1979 (see 1979 in music), though hip-hop was dismissed as a brief fad. They were assembled into a group up by producer Sylvia
Robinson who also founded Sugar Hill Records along with her
husband record mogul Joe Robinson. The members, all from New York City, called themselves Wonder Mike, Big Bank Hank,
and Master Gee. |