“Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang was recorded in one take
The Sugarhill Gang‘s “Rapper’s Delight” 12-inch was released on September 16, 1979. Rappers Delight is considered to…
The Fatback Band’s “King Tim III (Personality Jock)” was the first commercially released hip-hop song
Six years after Coke La Rock rapped his first rhymes at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, New York, the first commercial song with a rap was…
Lil Wayne said Drake’s music “sucked” when he first heard it and told Jas Prince to stop playing it
While in College, Jas Prince stumbled across Drake‘s music on MySpace and was immediately impressed, to the point he introduced him to…
The Sugarhill Gang “Rapper’s Delight” was the first hip-hop music video
The Sugarhill Gang‘s “Rapper’s Delight” from their self-titled album, was the first hip-hop song to receive a music video.…
The Sugarhill Gang’s self-titled album “The Sugarhill Gang” was the first hip-hop album
In 1980, Hip-Hop took its first baby steps into the album format, The Sugarhill Gang’s self-titled album “The Sugarhill Gang” was the first…
Drake’s “Marvin’s Room” was actually recorded in Marvin Gaye’s studio room
Drake‘s “Marvin’s Room” was actually recorded in Marvin’s Room (originally named Marvin Gaye Studios), a…
Leonardo DiCaprio and Baz Luhrmann were in Jay-Z’s “No Church in the Wild” studio session
While in the pre-production phase of The Great Gatsby, Leonardo DiCaprio and writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann were present during a…
Run-DMC’s ‘Raising Hell’ was the first Hip-Hop album to go platinum
Raising Hell—the third album by hip hop group Run-D.M.C. was the first hip-hop album to go platinum and multi-platinum. The album was…