Sylvia Robinson was a singer, composer, and record producer who brought rap music out of the New York City clubs and popularized what was a new genre of music by forming the Sugarhill Gang. 'Rapper's Delight' was the group's first recording, and the record sold more than eight million copies, reached No. 4 on the […]

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