Art and Performance Fall 2024 Sep 18, 2024 at 9:40 am

Anatomy of a Song

The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” (1979)

Charles Mudede & Daudi Abe
The DJ for “Rapper’s Delight” was, undoubtedly, the great Sylvia Robinson. Alejandro Torrecilla/@torre.pentel
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