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January 1, 2022
Grandmaster Flash created the Backspin
Grandmaster Flash was the first DJ to Backspin. Joseph Saddler, famously known...
November 17, 2021
November 4, 2021
DJ Kool Herc and Coke La Rock went to High School together
DJ Kool Herc and Coke La Rock met in High School DJ...
November 3, 2021
Hip-Hop was originally called “Disco Rap”
Hip-Hop music was originally called “Disco Rap” Before the music genre, we...
November 2, 2021
A-1 DJ Pambaataa was the first female Hip-Hop DJ
A-1 DJ Pambaataa became the first female Hip-Hop DJ when she joined...
August 21, 2021
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Prince Whipper Whip was the first Latino rapper
James Whipper II, more famously known as Prince Whipper Whip, became the...
August 21, 2021
DJ Disco Wiz was the first Latino DJ
Luis Cedeño, famously known as DJ Disco Wiz, was the first Latino...
August 21, 2021
The Funky 4 Vs. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 4 was the first Rap Battle
The Funky 4 MCs Vs. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 4 MCs...
July 31, 2021
Rahiem was a member of the Funky 4 MCs and Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
Rahiem was a member of the Funky 4 MCs and later Grandmaster...
July 31, 2021
Sugar Hill Records was the first Hip-Hop record label
Singer Sylvia Robinson and her husband Joe Robinson founded Sugar Hill Records,...
November 14, 2019
Big Bank Hank’s lyrics on The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” were written By Grandmaster Caz
One of the first hip-hop songs was ghostwritten, or in this situation...
October 10, 2019
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The Mercedes Ladies were the first all-female rap group
The Mercedes Ladies, which consisted of Sheri Sher, DJ RD Smiley, Tracy...
October 8, 2019
The Sequence’s “Funk You Up” was the first Hip-Hop single by a female group
The Sequence was a female trio from South Carolina consisting of Angie...
October 2, 2019
DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore created the Scratch and Needle drop
DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore was the first DJ to Scratch and Needle...
October 1, 2019
Keith “Cowboy” Wiggins coined the term “Hip-Hop”
Keith “Cowboy” Wiggins, a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five,...
September 25, 2019
The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” was the first rap song to use a sample
The Fatback Band‘s “Kim Tim III” released in 1979 was the first...
September 24, 2019
Mr. Magic’s Disco Showcase on WHBI 105.9 FM was the first Hip-Hop radio show
In 1979, John “Mr. Magic” Rivas, a member of the Juice Crew...
September 23, 2019
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1580 KDAY AM, Los Angeles was the first Hip-Hop radio station
Los Angeles radio station, KDAY 1580-AM was the first hip-hop radio station....
September 23, 2019
The Sugarhill Gang’s ‘Rapper’s Delight” was the first commercially released song by a rap group
The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” (released on September 16, 1979) was the...
September 23, 2019