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The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song uses an interpolation of the instrumental track from the hit "Good Times" by Chic as its foundation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sugarhill-gang-p102 )〕 The members, all from Englewood, New Jersey consisted of Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright, Henry "Big Bank Hank" Jackson, and Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien. The three were assembled into a group by producer Sylvia Robinson, who founded Sugar Hill Records with her husband, record producer Joe Robinson.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sugarhill-gang-p102 )〕 The group and the record company are named after the Sugar Hill, Harlem neighborhood. The Sugarhill Gang were never able to have another successful US hit, though it had a slew of European hits, such as "Apache", "8th Wonder" (which was performed on the American music show ''Soul Train'' in 1981), "Rapper's Reprise (Jam Jam)", and "Showdown" (with the Furious Five). In 1999, the trio reunited and recorded ''Jump on It!'' a hip hop children's album. In recent years, original members of the Sugarhill Gang have performed as the Original Sugar and as Rapper's Delight Featuring Wonder Mike and Master Gee. On November 11, 2014, Big Bank Hank died at the age of 58 after a long battle with cancer. == Discography == The discography of The Sugarhill Gang includes four studio albums, nine compilations and fifteen singles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Sugarhill Gang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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