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Bev Paul, Exec Who Helped Turn Sugar Hill Records Into an Iconic Roots Music Brand, Dies
Bev Paul, who oversaw the Sugar Hill Records label as general manager as it became a staple of the modern roots music movement, died April 19 in Durham, North Carolina after a battle with lung cancer.
Barry Michael Cooper, writer of Harlem-trilogy ‘New Jack City,’ ‘Sugar Hill,’ and ‘Above The Rim’ passes away at 66
The Harlem journalist who coined the phrase “New Jack Swing” while writing a profile passed away in Maryland. There is ...
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Today In Hip Hop History: 45 Years Ago Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” Became Hip-Hop’s First Top 40 Hit
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 ...
Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City,’ ‘Sugar Hill’ and ‘Above the Rim’ Writer, Dies at 66
Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind the influential “Harlem Trilogy” of films New Jack City, Sugar Hill and Above ...