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| Sugarhill Gang, Ivy Supersonic & DJ Reach Ivy Supersonic has thrown events for the likes of Gene Simmons, Wyclef Jean and Crosby, Stills & Nash and was featured on Donald Trump's/Markc Brunet's "Apprentice" as an event planner to the stars. On October 21, 2006 a private event was held at the Rockleigh Country Club in New Jersey featuring DJ Reach and the Sugarhill Gang booked by Ivy Supersonic aka Hat Designer to the Stars. Sugar Hill Records was the first record label to release Hip Hop and takes a prominent place in Hip Hop history. The record company dominated 1979 and the early 1980s with a string of classic releases from artists such as Treacherous 3, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, and of course the Sugarhill Gang. Though the Sugarhill Gang inaugurated the history of recorded hip-hop with their single "Rapper's Delight", a multi-platinum seller and radio hit in 1979, the group was cooked up to cash in on a supposed novelty item. Music-industry producer and label-owner Sylvia Robinson had become aware of the massive hip-hop block parties occurring around the New York area during the late '70s, so she gathered three local rappers (Master Gee, Wonder Mike, and Big Bank Hank) to record a single. Infectious and catchy, "Rapper's Delight" borrowed the break from Chic's "Good Times" and became a worldwide hit, eventually selling more than eight million copies. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Game News :: home page |