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The Sugarhill Gang
OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. The Sugarhill Gang runs through 3 of them, each one placing them inside a wider story. They appear most often alongside Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Kurtis Blow and Missy Elliott.
Shows where The Sugarhill Gang appears
Rap's Radio Door: Theft or Translation?
New York City park jams, fueled by Chic and Incredible Bongo Band breaks, ignite rap's commercial explosion with The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" and Kurtis Blow's "Christmas Rappin'."
2 of 8 tracks — Rapper's Delight · 8th Wonder
The Breaks: Gold Rush
Kurtis Blow's "The Breaks" going gold in 1980 sparks hip-hop's leap from the South Bronx's raw energy to a commercial force, evolving its sound with pioneers like Afrika Bambaataa and Sha-Rock.
1 of 7 tracks — Rapper's Delight
Missy Elliott's Pop Future
Missy Elliott's 1997 debut, from "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to "One Minute Man," builds an Afrofuturist hip-hop future, shattering sonic and visual norms with Timbaland.
1 of 8 tracks — Rapper's Delight