Essential Hip-Hop Releases From The 1970s: Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang & More

Releases from the 1970s demonstrate the many ways that hip-hop would be much more than a fleeting fad. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, revisit five releases from a decade that created the culture's framework.

How Sugarhill Gang made 'Rapper's Delight' into rap's first Top-40

Grandmaster Flash: 'Hip-hop's message was simple: we matter

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Essential Hip-Hop Releases From The 1970s: Kurtis Blow

Essential Hip-Hop Releases From The 1970s: Kurtis Blow

HIP HOP FEVER! Performing Live On Stage: Grandmaster Melle

Hip-hop, Definition, History, Culture, & Facts

Essential Hip-Hop Releases From The 1970s: Kurtis Blow

The Greatest Hits (The Sugarhill Gang vs. Grandmaster Flash) — The

Essential Hip-Hop Releases From The 1970s: Kurtis Blow

Hip-hop, Definition, History, Culture, & Facts

Essential Hip-Hop Releases From The 1970s: Kurtis Blow

Essential Hip-Hop Releases From The 1970s: Kurtis Blow

Various Artists - NOW Hip-Hop At 50 CD – uDiscover Music