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Sugar Hill Records (hip Hop Label) Discography
The following is a list of albums released by now-defunct hip-hop record label Sugar Hill Records. 1980 *Blood Brothers — Blood Brothers *Brother to Brother — Brother 2 Brother *First Class — First Class *Positive Force — Positive Force *The Sequence — Sugarhill Presents the Sequence *The Sugarhill Gang — Sugarhill Gang *Various artists — The Great Rap Hits *Wood, Brass & Steel — Hard & Heavy 1981 *Jack McDuff — Kisses *The Sugarhill Gang — 8th Wonder *Various artists — Greatest Rap Hits Vol. 2 *West Street Mob — West Street Mob *The Mean Machine - Disco Dream 1982 *Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five — The Message *Jack McDuff — Having a Good Time *Harry Ray — It's Good to Be Home *The Sequence — The Sequence *Candi Staton — Nightlites *Trouble Funk — Drop the Bomb *Various artists — Rapped Uptight 1983 *Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five — Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five *The Sequence — The Sequence Party *The Suga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar Hill Records (hip Hop Label)
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 the ... [...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] |
Philippé Wynne
Philippé Wynne (''aka'' Philippe Escalante Wynn; ''né'' Walker; April 3, 1941 – July 14, 1984) was an American singer, best known for his role as a lead vocalist of The Spinners (a role he shared with fellow group members Bobby Smith and Henry Fambrough). Wynne scored notable hits such as "How Could I Let You Get Away", "The Rubberband Man", and " One of a Kind (Love Affair)". After leaving The Spinners, Wynne never regained the same success, although he was featured in hits by other artists such as " (Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic. Wynne died of a heart attack while performing at a nightclub. Life and career Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in the New Orphanage Asylum for Colored Children in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wynne went to Detroit in the early 1960s and began his musical career with his brother Michael Walker as a gospel singer. He soon switched to R&B and attained some measure of success, singing with Bootsy Collins's Pacemakers in 1968 and with James Brown's J. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Treacherous Three (album)
''The Treacherous Three'' is the first studio album by American hip hop group Treacherous Three. It was released in 1984 via Sugar Hill Records with distribution of MCA Records and produced by Sylvia Robinson. ''Complex (magazine)'' puts the album at number 37 on their 50 Greatest Rap Albums 1980s. The songs "At the Party", "Feel the Heartbeat" and "The Body Rock" were recorded and released from 1980 to 1981 as 12" singles for Bobby Robinson's Enjoy Records and were also compiled on ''Whip It'' (1983). The songs "Turning You On", "U.F.O." and "Get Up" were recorded and released in 1983 on Sylvia Robinson's Sugar Hill Records. The group's sophomore album, ''Old School Flava'', was released a decade later. Track listing Notes *"Feel the Heartbeat" sampled "Heartbeat" by Taana Gardner *"At the Party" sampled "Daisy Lady" by 7th Wonder Personnel * Kevin Keaton – vocals * Lamar A. Hill – vocals * Mohandes Dewese – vocals *Sylvia Robinson – producer *Paul Austin – masteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Grandmaster Melle Mel And The Furious Five
''Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five'' was released in 1984 by Sugarhill Records after the split between Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel. For this album, Melle Mel kept the group name 'the Furious Five' (although the line-up changed) and used the title 'Grandmaster'. Rappers Cowboy and Scorpio left with Melle Mel although Mel's brother The Kidd Creole (N. Glover) and Rahiem remained with Flash. New rappers King Lou, Kami Kaze, and Tommy Gunn joined, as did Flash's best friend E. Z. Mike as DJ. In some territories outside the US, the album had the title ''Work Party''. The album saw its first reissue on CD in 2005 by Collectors' Choice Music (CCM-582-2). Track listing #"Hustlers Convention" – 6:14 #"Yesterday" – 4:55 #"At the Party" – 3:40 #"White Lines (New Re-mix)" – 4:29 #"We Don't Work For Free" – 4:07 #"The Truth" – 5:06 #"World War III" – 8:11 #"Can't Keep Running Away" – 4:34 #"The New Adventures of Grandmaster" – 5:39 Personnel *Melle Mel – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandmaster Melle Mel
Melvin Glover (born May 15, 1961 in The Bronx), better known by his stage name Grandmaster Melle Mel (or simply Melle Mel) () is an American hip hop recording artist who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Career Glover began performing in the late 1970s. He may have been the first rapper to call himself ''MC'' ( master of ceremonies). Other Furious Five members included his brother The Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover), Scorpio (Eddie Morris), Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams) and Cowboy (Keith Wiggins). While a member of the group, Cowboy created the term '' hip-hop'' while teasing a friend who had just joined the US Army, by scat singing the words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five began recording for Enjoy Records and released "Superrappin'" in 1979. They later moved on to Sugar Hill Records and were popular on the R&B charts with party songs like "Free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Messages
''Greatest Messages'' is a compilation album release by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five (''On The Strength'' is their official second album). It was released in January 1984, and it is a compilation of their Sugar Hill Records hit singles including " The Message". Over half of the tracks were single-only releases prior to this compilation. Singles from Melle Mel are also on this compilation. The jacket, labels, and liners of this recording incorrectly pluralize the title as ''Greatest Message's''. Track listing US and international edition ;Vinyl LP and Cassette #"Freedom" – 8:14 #"The Birthday Party" – 5:42 #"Flash To The Beat" – 4:27 #"It's Nasty (Genius of Love)" – 4:20 #" The Message" – 4:44 #"Scorpio" – 4:55 #"Message II (Survival)" – 6:37 #"New York, New York" – 7:24 UK edition ;Vinyl LP #" The Message" #"Survival (Message II)" #"Freedom" #"Flash To The Beat" #"Jesse" #" White Lines" #"New York, New York" #"Internationally Known" #"Birthday Party" #"Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crash Crew
''Crash Crew'' is the self-titled debut studio album by American hip hop group Crash Crew. It was released in 1984 through Sugar Hill Records Sugar Hill Records is an American bluegrass and Americana record label. It was founded in Durham, North Carolina in 1978 by Barry Poss and David Freeman, the owner of County Records and Rebel Records. Poss acquired full control of Sugar Hil .... The album was never properly finished due to Sugar Hill's financial difficulties. Track listing References External links * 1984 debut albums Crash Crew albums Sugar Hill Records (hip hop label) albums {{1980s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crash Crew
Crash Crew is an American early hip-hop group who recorded for Mike and Dave Records in 1980 and then signed to Sugar Hill Records. The group, based in Harlem, Lincoln Projects New York City, consisted of members DJ Daryll C. (who died in 1999 due to diabetes), G. Man, La Shubee, Barry B-Stro, Michael EK Shahid (Ek Mike C), and Reggie Reg. The Crash Crew were some of the first Emcees to sing on records and during live performances. The group has performed with some of the biggest names in Hip Hop. According to JayQuan.com, the six grew up in the surroundings of Lincoln projects (in Harlem, New York), and in 1977 the group was created. In 1980, they recorded their first single under the moniker "Disco Dave and the Force of the 5 MC's". The single, "High Powered Rap", was released on Mike & Dave Records. That same year, the group signed to Sugar Hill Records and released several singles including "We Wanna Rock", "Breaking Bells (Take Me to the Mardi Gras)", and "On the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treacherous Three
The Treacherous Three was a pioneering American hip hop group that was formed in 1978 and consisted of DJ Easy Lee, Kool Moe Dee, L.A. Sunshine, Special K and Spoonie Gee (who left in the late 1970s), with occasional contributions from DJ Dano B, DJ Reggie Reg and DJ Crazy Eddie. They first appeared on record in 1980 on the B-side of Spoonie Gee's single, "Love Rap". History Origin Kool Moe Dee and L.A Sunshine (Lamar Hill) grew up in the same neighborhood and they met DJ Easy Lee (Theodore Moy'e) in elementary school. Kool Moe Dee and Easy Lee both went to Norman Thomas high school where they met Special K (Kevin Keaton). DJ Easy Lee met Spoonie G through playing basketball and through his sister who knew Spoonie G. When Spoonie G left the group, Kool Moe Dee replaced him with Special K. Although he technically had left the group, Spoonie G was still affiliated. Spoonie G released a single called "Spoonin Rap" with the record label Sound of New York. After his relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (album)
''Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five'' is a compilation album release by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (''On the Strength'' is their official second album). It was released in July 1983, and it is a compilation of their Sugar Hill Records hit singles including " The Message", " New York New York", and " White Lines". Over half of the tracks were single-only releases prior to this compilation. Track listing #"White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Melle Mel, released as a 12" in 1983 on Sugar Hill Records. The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug smuggling, is one of Mel's s ..." #"The Party Mix" #" The Message" #" New York New York" #"Freedom" #" The Wheels of Steel" #"It's Nasty (Genius of Love)" Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five albums 1983 compilation albums Albums produced by Grandmaster Flash {{1980s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
