the Sugarhill Gang
A New Jersey rap group consisting of Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright, Henry "
Big Bank Hank" Jackson and Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien.The group is most famous for releasing "
Rapper's Delight" in 1979, which was the first rap single to reach the Bilboard Top 40. The group engraved itself in rap history as a "founding father" of rap. Other rappers who are seen as founding fathers are:
Kurtis Blow, DJ Kool Herc, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Eminem and Run-DMC.