"Cashing in on the rap anthem of the century, the New York-based old-school rap outfit the Sugarhill Gang experienced complete music domination and national success in their musical heyday, fronting the smash single ""Rapper's Delight"" and afterwards propelling the rest of their career in the late ‘70s and ‘80s. The hip-hop pioneers brought the boisterous noise of underground rap above ground, and they will always be known for doing so.Blossoming out of the workings of music-industry producer and label-owner Sylvia Robinson, the Sugarhill Gang began as somewhat of a one-hit-wonder on the rap scene. Robinson went around scouting out hip-hop block parties in the late ‘70s in search of pure underground talent, and eventually found it in a group of local rappers that included Master Gee, Wonder Mike and Big Bank Hank. The three innovative artists banded together to create the infectious ""Rapper's Delight,"" a feel-good party anthem that made the black, club play and pop charts in 1979. While audiences still thought the Sugarhill Gang could be a farce, ""Rapper's Delight"" kept a tight grip on the group's charting domination, propelling the energetic hip-hoppers into more breakaway success with the group's self-titled debut album in 1980.Proving they were no one-hit wonder, the Sugarhill Gang continued to pump out hit singles and albums, including ""8th Wonder"" and ""Apache,"" two longtime mainstays on the charts. 1982's 8th Wonder was the Sugarhill Gang's last album for more than 15 years, as the trio faded like a shooting star after the success of the early ‘80s. After several years spent apart from the hip-hop group, the Sugarhill Gang eventually came back together in 1999, releasing the children's rap album Jump on It. The album proved that the band was red-hot as ever, boosting them back up in the hip-hop realm."
