It’s been 35 years since the song “Rapper’s Delight” by Sugar Hill Gang made its debut on the radio, yet the track still holds a unique magic. It was one of the first commercial successes for rap ...

On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the Englewood, ...

While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre's most popular artists to recall their first memory of hearing rap and how the moment resonated with ...

The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” was the first hip-hop single to break into the national Top 40 pop charts, although anyone listening to it now for the first time probably would have a hard ...

On Wednesday, Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon’s audience was treated to a mashup of NBC News’ Brian Williams and Lester Holt performing the old-school hip-hop track “Rapper’s Delight,” originally ...

Hip-hop pioneers and NJ natives the Sugarhill Gang will perform at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, N.J., on January 10.

On today’s date, 45 years ago, Hip Hop’s first Billboard Top 40 single, “Rapper’s Delight,” was released by Englewood, New Jersey’s Sugarhill Gang. As one of Hip Hop’s earliest relics, this single, ...