This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. The song credited with being the first hip-hop recording to get wide radio play and cross over to a white audience was the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight," ...
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Rodgers' "Good Times" guitar groove was later sampled in the Sugar Hill Gang's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," widely considered the first crossover hip-hop song. Originally broadcast in 1996. This is ...
Rodgers' "Good Times" guitar groove was later sampled in the Sugar Hill Gang's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," widely considered the first crossover... 'Fresh Air' celebrates 50 years of hip-hop: Chic ...
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2023 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. Rodgers' "Good Times" guitar groove was later ...