City

Englewood

New Jersey

Englewood appears in 1 Songsheets issue: Early New York Hip-Hop. One artist in the archive came from here: The Sugarhill Gang. Key places include Sugar Hill Records Studio.

Scenes

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Early New York Hip-Hop

Artists from Englewood

  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Sugar Hill Records owner Sylvia Robinson assembled the Sugarhill Gang from scratch in 1979 specifically to record 'Rapper's Delight,' hiring a house band to replay Chic's 'Good Times' without permission, a decision that led directly to a copyright suit from Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, settled by giving both songwriting credit.

Places

  • Sugar Hill Records Studio
    1979-1985 · Early New York Hip-Hop

    Sylvia Robinson's studio where 'Rapper's Delight' and 'The Message' were recorded, transforming underground Bronx sound into commercial product and launching hip-hop's recorded history.

Records made by artists from Englewood