Sugarhill Gang: ‘Rapper’s Delight’ MC Big Bank Hank Dead at 58
Henry “Big Bank Hank” Jackson from the pioneering rap crew the Sugarhill Gang died on Tuesday after losing the battle to cancer. Hank was a founding member of the group known for changing the music industry with the hit Rapper’s Delight over 35 years ago. According to reports, the New York native died in Englewood, New Jersey after kidney complications from his lengthy illness.
The Sugarhill Gang’s biggest song was the 1979 Rapper’s Delight. This was not their only hit, others such as 8th Wonder and Apache were also well-known. The group consisted of three members who were all from Englewood, New Jersey; Henry Lee Jackson, Michael Wright, known as “Wonder Mike” and Guy O’Brien, known as “Master Gee.” They were founded by producer Sylvia Robinson, who established Sugarhill Records with her husband, Joe Robinson. The rap group and record company were named after the neighborhood known as Sugar Hill Harlem.
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