The Sugarhill Gang

Back in the days when sampling wasn't such a legal quagmire, having a colour TV was something to boast about and rappers had names like Hank, New Jersey’s Sugarhill Gang were the first group to show that a rap track could also be mega-hit with their hip hop epic 'Rapper's Delight'. That'll be the big highlight tonight as the original trio hit London. All together now: 'I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie to the hip hip hop and you don't stop…'