56 min

The Sugarhill Gang’s Master Gee on Legacy, Controversy, and Future Beyond Black History Month

    • Documentari

The Sugarhill Gang was the first hip-hop group to record a song and the first hip-hop group or artist to make it onto the Billboard charts. That's why their 1979 single "Rapper's Delight" remains one of the most influential hip-hop songs today. This week, we bring the full and candid conversation with group member Master Gee. 
Guests: 
Master Gee
Credits: 
Jill Webb, Producer
Dempsey Pillot, Producer
Anddy Egan-Thorpe, Audio Engineer
Femi Redwood, Host and Executive Producer

The Sugarhill Gang was the first hip-hop group to record a song and the first hip-hop group or artist to make it onto the Billboard charts. That's why their 1979 single "Rapper's Delight" remains one of the most influential hip-hop songs today. This week, we bring the full and candid conversation with group member Master Gee. 
Guests: 
Master Gee
Credits: 
Jill Webb, Producer
Dempsey Pillot, Producer
Anddy Egan-Thorpe, Audio Engineer
Femi Redwood, Host and Executive Producer

56 min