This program examines the rise of the Sugarhill Gang's Sugar Hill Records, and features the music videos of early hip-hop songs released through the label, including "Pump Me Up," "The Message," and "Rapper's Delight." The Sugarhill Gang has been credited in some quarters with having invented hip-hop. Sugarhill the trio was known for its bouncy beats, silly personas, and lighthearted rhymes which covered subjects such as food, whereas Sugar Hill the recording label became famous for releasing early material from the more ...
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This program examines the rise of the Sugarhill Gang's Sugar Hill Records, and features the music videos of early hip-hop songs released through the label, including "Pump Me Up," "The Message," and "Rapper's Delight." The Sugarhill Gang has been credited in some quarters with having invented hip-hop. Sugarhill the trio was known for its bouncy beats, silly personas, and lighthearted rhymes which covered subjects such as food, whereas Sugar Hill the recording label became famous for releasing early material from the more political pioneers of rap, such as Grandmaster Flash. Steve Blackburn, Rovi
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