FACTS 1970s DailyRapFactsonJuly 31, 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 was the first Hip-Hop/Rap Battle. On the night of May 11, 1979, The Funky 4 MCs… Discover More
FACTS 1970s DailyRapFactsonJuly 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 Flash and The Furious Five Rahiem was a member of the Funky 4 MCs and he would go… Discover More
FACTS 1970s DailyRapFactsonNovember 14, 2019 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… Discover More
1970s FACTS DailyRapFactsonOctober 10, 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 stolen. When Henry “Big Bank Hank” Jackson was discovered by Sylvia… Discover More
FACTS 1970s DailyRapFactsonOctober 8, 2019 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… Discover More
FACTS 1970s DailyRapFactsonOctober 2, 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 “Angie B” Stone, Cheryl “The Pearl” Cook and… Discover More
FACTS 1970s DailyRapFactsonOctober 1, 2019 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… Discover More
FACTS 1970s DailyRapFactsonSeptember 25, 2019 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… Discover More