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The Sugarhill Gang’s ‘Rapper’s Delight” was the first commercially released song by a rap group

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's “Rapper's Delight” (released on September 16, 1979) was the first commercially successful  single by a group. The song was also recorded in one take.

Read: “Rapper's Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang was recorded in one take

The group which consisted of Big Bank Hank, Wonder Mike and Master Gee, was put together by Sylvia Robinson, the founder of Sugarhill Records. Rapper's Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang became the first rap song to chart on the Hot 100 and the first rap song to receive a video.

Rappers Delight was recorded in one take

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Read: The first hip-hop music video was The Sugarhill Gang “Rapper's Delight”

Read: “Rapper's Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang was the first rap song to enter Billboard's Top 40 Chart

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