On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 hit, marking a transformative moment in music history. Released in August 1979 by the ...

struggles and joys,” Speech of the award-winning Hip-Hop group Arrested Development told Channel 2’s Audrey Washington on Thursday. In 1979, then-President Jimmy Carter honored and recognized ...