Soon after the fall 1979 release of “Rapper’s Delight,” versions of the first commercially successful rap recording began cropping up around the world. More milestones in hip-hop’s global spread soon ...

Hip-hop was born at a party in 1973, but it'd be another six years until the first commercial hip-hop records. People have differing views of it, but the release of "Rapper's Delight" changed history.

SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 02: (L to R) Sugar Hill Gang's Wonder Mike, Master Gee, and Hen Dogg attend the Gateway For Cancer Research's "Gateway Studio 54" Cures Gala at Renaissance Schaumburg ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs certainly do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre’s ...

Soon after the fall 1979 release of “Rapper’s Delight,” versions of the first commercially successful rap recording began cropping up around the world. The rapid spread of “Rapper’s Delight” is an ...

Hip-hop was born at a party in 1973, but it'd be another six years until the first commercial hip-hop records. People have differing views of it,... 'Rapper's Delight': How hip-hop got its first ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Remember the first rap ...