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The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop and funk group, known mostly for
their biggest hit, "Rapper's Delight", the first hip hop single to become a
Top 40 hit. The track uses the bass line from "Good Times" by Chic as its
foundation.
The members, all from Englewood, New Jersey, called themselves Wonder
Mike, Big Bank Hank, and Master Gee. They were assembled into a group by
producer Sylvia Robinson who also founded Sugar Hill Records along with her
husband, record mogul Joe Robinson.
History This pioneering group inaugurated the history of recorded hip-hop
with their single "Rapper's Delight", a multi-platinum seller and radio hit
in 1979. The group was created to profit on a supposed novelty item. New
Jersey-based producer and indie label owner Sylvia Robinson had become
aware of the massive hip-hop block parties occurring around the New York
City area during the late '70s, so she gathered three locals from her town
of Englewood,
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