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 commercially released hip-hop song and it used an original…
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 from the Queensbridge housing mission in Queens, N.Y., launched the show Disco…
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. KDAY disc jockey Steve Woods played The Sugarhill Gang‘s…
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 first commercially successful hip-hop…
Coke La Rock was Hip-Hop’s first MC
After Coke LA Rock hyped the crowd performing alongside DJ Kool Herc at his sister’s back-to-school jam party the night of August 11th,…
DJ Kool Herc coined the terms “B-Boys” and “B-Girls”
DJ Kool Herc’s party that night of August 11th, 1973, at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, featured a new style of dance. Herc called these…
“Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang was the first rap song to enter Billboard’s Top 40 Chart
“Rapper’s Delight” was released via Sugar Hill Records on September 16, 1979. Just a few months after it’s release,…
Kurtis Blow was the first rapper signed to a major label
During the late 70s, Kurtis Walker aka Kurtis Blow became the first rapper signed to a major label at the age of 20-years-old. A British…