Sugar Hill Records (hip hop label)
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Country of origin | United States |
Location | Englewood, New Jersey |
Sugar Hill Records was an American record label specializing in hip hop music that was founded in 1979 by husband and wife Joe and Sylvia Robinson with Milton Malden and funding from Tony Riviera and Morris Levy, the owner of Roulette Records.[1][2]
History
Joe Robinson had parlayed a music publishing company that he established years before in New York into Red Robin, Fury, Fire, Enjoy, All Platinum, Stang, Vibration, and Turbo Records before establishing the Sugar Hill label.
Beginnings
The Sugar Hill label's first record was "
Success
They enjoyed several years of success. Sylvia produced several music videos and a young Spike Lee making his first music video for the song "White Lines" (performed by Melle Mel and the Furious Five).
Sold out
A distribution deal with
Label overviews
- Old School Rap – The Sugar Hill Story (To the Beat Y'all)[10] (3-CD, 1993, Sequel Records)
- The Best of Sugar Hill Records[11] (1-CD, 1994, Hot Classics)
- The Message: The Story of Sugar Hill Records[12] (4-CD, 1994, Castle Music) [UK Only]
- The Sugar Hill Records Story[13] (5-CD+12", 1997, Rhino Records) [re-released in 1999 without the 12-inch]
- The Best of Sugar Hill Records[14] (1-CD, 1998, Rhino Records) [different compilation than above]
See also
- List of record labels
- Sugar Hill Records (hip hop label) discography
References
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Sugar Hill Records Story - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Record Industry Probe Examines Small N.J. Firm : East, West Coast Grand Juries Looking Into Sugar Hill Label". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Sugar Hill Records". Discogs.
- ^ a b "Data" (PDF). www.bsnpubs.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ "Rap Label Sugar Hill Finds No Delight In Royalties Row - Law360". Law360.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "BMG to acquire Sanctuary Records - including Black Sabbath catalogue". Music Week. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ Newman, Maria (October 12, 2002). "Fire Razes a Pioneering Rap-Music Recording Studio". The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Watkins, Grouchy Greg (October 12, 2002). "Sugar Hill Studios Burns Down". allhiphop.com. AllHipHop.com LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Various – Old School Rap – The Sugar Hill Story (To The Beat Y'all)". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Various – The Best of Sugar Hill Records". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Various – The Message – The Story of The Sugar Hill Records". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Various – The Sugar Hill Records Story". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Various – The Best of Sugar Hill Records". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.