September 16

4 hip-hop anniversaries on September 16

1. 1979

   Sugarhill Gang releases 'Rapper's Delight' — first rap single to crack the Top 40

   Sugar Hill Records issues 'Rapper's Delight' by the Sugarhill Gang (Big Bank Hank, Wonder Mike, Master Gee) — a 14-minute 12-inch built on a re-recording of Chic's 'Good Times.' It becomes the first rap single to reach t…

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2. 1979

   "Rapper's Delight" is released

   "Rapper's Delight" is released.

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3. 1993

   Metro Boomin is born

   Metro Boomin is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

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4. 2024

   Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested on federal sex-trafficking charges

   Federal agents arrest Sean Combs in Manhattan on a sealed grand-jury indictment charging him with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The in…

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