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 was the first Hip-Hop/Rap Battle. On the night of May 11, 1979, The Funky 4 MCs…
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 Flash and The Furious Five Rahiem was a member of the Funky 4 MCs and he would go…
Sugar Hill Records was the first Hip-Hop record label
Singer Sylvia Robinson and her husband Joe Robinson founded Sugar Hill Records, hip-hop’s first record label, in 1979 with financial…
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 stolen. When Henry “Big Bank Hank” Jackson was discovered by Sylvia…
The Mercedes Ladies were the first all-female rap group
The Mercedes Ladies, which consisted of Sheri Sher, DJ RD Smiley, Tracy T, Eve-a-Def, Zena-Z, DJ La Spank, and DJ Baby D were founded…
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 “Angie B” Stone, Cheryl “The Pearl” Cook and…
DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore created the Scratch and Needle drop
DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore was the first DJ to Scratch and Needle drop. DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore was the first DJ to scratch in 1975 at the…
Keith “Cowboy” Wiggins coined the term “Hip-Hop”
Keith “Cowboy” Wiggins, a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, is credited for originating the term “Hip-Hop” in 1978. Keith…