2001: On May, 11, 2001, Marlon Brando, a member of Yonkers hip-hop group Sporty Thievz, died when he was struck by a car in the Bronx. Made up of Marlon Brando, King Kirk and Big Dubez, Sporty Thievz ...

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Jan. 5, 1980: The Sugarhill Gang's classic 1979 song, "Rapper's Delight," helped move hip-hop from the humble streets of the Bronx, N.Y., to ...

The second in a series of Retropolis stories looking back at moments in hip-hop history during the week of the music genre’s 50th anniversary. In 1979, the Billboard charts were awash in disco grooves ...

In the late '70s, The Sugarhill Gang released a song that would redefine the music industry. "Rapper's Delight" was one of the first-ever rap songs, introducing a whole new genre to music lovers all ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It was 1979 when The Sugar Hill Gang released "Rapper's Delight," a ...

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Hip-hop was born in the break — that moment when a song’s vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. At the hands of the DJs, that break moment became more: a composition in ...