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Livin' In The Fast Lane
''Livin' in the Fast Lane'' is the fourth studio album by the American hip hop group The Sugarhill Gang, released in 1984 on Sugar Hill Records. And Reached No.82 R&B Chart Track listing Samples and notes *"Troy" samples "Mosquito", by West Street Mob West Street Mob were an American boogie and electro music trio, active between 1981 and 1984, best known for their 1983 song "Break Dance — Electric Boogie." The band comprised Joey Robinson, Jr., Warren Moore and singer Sabrina Gillison. H ... References External links * * The Sugarhill Gang albums 1984 albums {{1980s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sugarhill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop trio. Their 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; reaching a peak position of number 36 on January 12, 1980. This was the trio's only U.S. hit, though they did have further success in Europe until the mid-1980s. The trio reformed in 1994 and did a world tour in 2016. Formation and early years The members, all from Englewood, New Jersey, consisted of Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright, Henry "Big Bank Hank" Jackson, and Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien. The three were assembled into a group by producer Sylvia Robinson, who founded Sugar Hill Records with her husband, record producer Joe Robinson. The group and the record company were named after the Sugar Hill, Harlem, neighborhood. Their 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The group never had another U.S. hit, though it had multiple European hits, such as "A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar Hill Records (rap)
Sugar Hill Records was an American record label specializing in hip hop music that was founded in 1979 by husband and wife Joe and Sylvia Robinson with Milton Malden and funding from Tony Riviera and Morris Levy, the owner of Roulette Records. History Joe Robinson had parlayed a music publishing company that he established years before in New York into Red Robin, Fury, Fire, Enjoy, All Platinum, Stang, Vibration, and Turbo Records before establishing the Sugar Hill label. Artists included his wife Sylvia Robinson, of Mickey & Sylvia fame (who had success in the 1950s with "Love Is Strange"), The Moments ("Love on a Two Way Street"), Brother to Brother, Shirley and Company (" Shame Shame Shame"). Beginnings The Sugar Hill label's first record was "Rapper's Delight" (1979) by The Sugarhill Gang, which was also the first top 40 hip hop single. Afterwards Super Wolf, The Sequence, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Funky Four Plus One, Crash Crew, Treacherous Three, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rappin' Down Town
''Rappin' Down Town'' is the third album from New York City-based rap/ hip hop group The Sugarhill Gang. Released in 1983, this album includes the minor R&B hits "The Lover in You" and "The Word is Out." The final three tracks on the album would also appear on the band's next album, ''Livin' in the Fast Lane'', the following year, with "Kick it Live" becoming a moderate hit. Background The Sugarhill Gang's debut single "Rapper's Delight" has been said to popularize rap music and bring the genre into mainstream music in America. ''Rappin' Down Town'' was the third album the group recorded and Reached Number #90 on the R&B chart. Track listing #"The Lover in You" (Pete Wingfield, Sylvia Robinson) (6:52) #"The Word is Out" ( Bernard Alexander, Doug Wimbish, Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Robinson) (5:40) #"Winner Is" (Wimbish, Skip McDonald) (6:48) #"Kick It Live from 9 to 5 (Michael Hepburn, Pleasure) (6:25) #"Space Race" (Wimbish, Ed Fletcher, McDonald) (7:41) #"Gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jump On It!
"Apache" is a song written by Jerry Lordan and first recorded by Bert Weedon. Lordan played the song on ukulele to the Shadows while on tour, and liking the song, the group released their own version which topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks in mid-1960. The Shadows' guitarist Hank Marvin developed the song's distinctive echo and vibrato sound. After hearing the Shadows' version, Danish guitarist Jørgen Ingmann released a cover of the song in November 1960 which peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US. A 1973 version by the Incredible Bongo Band has been called " hip-hop's national anthem".Michaelangelo MatosAbstract: All Roads Lead to ‘Apache’" Pop Conference, Experience Music Project 2005. Accessed online 7 July 2011 Although this version was not a hit on release, its long percussion break has been sampled countless times on hip hop and dance tracks since the 1980s. In March 2005, ''Q'' magazine placed "Apache" by the Shadows at number 96 on its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Street Mob
West Street Mob were an American boogie and electro music trio, active between 1981 and 1984, best known for their 1983 song "Break Dance — Electric Boogie." The band comprised Joey Robinson, Jr., Warren Moore and singer Sabrina Gillison. History In 1981, West Street Mob recorded their eponymous album, which peaked at No. 57 on the ''Billboard'' Black Albums chart. The single "Let's Dance" peaked at No. 18 on the Black Singles chart and No. 22 on the Dance chart. In 1983. the group released its second album, ''Break Dance – Electric Boogie''. The title track contains a sample of Incredible Bongo Band's 1973 recording of "Apache," written by Jerry Lordan. West Street Mob also recorded two singles that were not included on either of their two albums, "Ooh Baby" and "Sing a Simple Song." The group is well known for "Break Dance – Electric Boogie" being featured in the first of Judson Laipply's ''Evolution of Dance'' videos. Joseph "Joey" Robinson Jr., son of Sugar Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sugarhill Gang Albums
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