Apr262024

The Sugarhill Gang

The Sugarhill Gang is a hip-hop group from the 70s and 80s. They are credited with releasing hip-hop's first single to find a mainstream audience beyond the hip-hop scene with their song "Rapper's Delight,", the very first rap song to hit the Top 40. By the mid-80s, the group faded away as the hip-hop scene began to expand and transform itself. Forming in 1979 The members, all from Englewood, New Jersey, consisted of Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright, Henry "Big Bank Hank" Jackson, and Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Rapper's Delight
1356714
2Apache
340224
3Rapper's Delight - Single Version
304866
4Rappers Delight
149888
5rapper's Delight - Long Version
104411
68th Wonder
84499
7Apache (Jump On It)
75785
8Hot Hot Summer Day
28020
9Passion Play
24868
10The Lover in You
20450

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