The story
The New Jersey studio where 'Rapper's Delight' and 'The Message' were recorded, creating the blueprint for commercial hip hop.
Everything that was here
- 1979–2002
Sugar Hill Records StudiosRecording Studio
The New Jersey studio where 'Rapper's Delight' and 'The Message' were recorded, creating the blueprint for commercial hip hop.
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Sugar Hill Records StudioRecording Studio
The studio where 'Rapper's Delight' and 'The Message' were recorded launched hip hop as a recorded art form.
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