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.

Rap 101: 1981 - Rap Battles & The Rise of Sugarhill Records

Sugar Hill Records' Sylvia Robinson: Hip-Hop's First Godmother

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

Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap

Types of hip-hop: Guide to the different styles of rap

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

The Sole Track That Launched Commercial Hip-Hop in 1979

Hip-hop at 50: Early rap pioneers from '79-'84

The Top 50 Hip-Hop Singles Of The 1980s - SPIN