1979
6 dated moments · 1 marquee.
Marquee moments (1)
On This Day entries (5)
- 1979 — Sylvia and Joe Robinson found Sugar Hill Records
- Jan 19, 1979 — Wiley is born
- Mar 1979 — Fatback Band releases 'King Tim III (Personality Jock)' — the first commercial rap recording
- Sep 16, 1979 — Sugarhill Gang releases 'Rapper's Delight' — first rap single to crack the Top 40
- Sep 16, 1979 — "Rapper's Delight" is released