"MOTHER OF HIP HOP" SYLVIA ROBINSON DEAD AT 75 - KAJM

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Ruben RadioBoi Escobar has been on Valley airwaves for over a decade and is no stranger to valley radio listeners. He has co-hosted morning shows on several different valley radio stations across the dial including 103.9 Arizona’s Party Station, Power 92.3, 104.7 Kiss FM, 101.5 Jamz, and 95.1 Latino Vibe. He’s also been heard in Tulsa, OK on 101.5 The Beat and in Tucson, AZ on Hot 98.3. He has carried many titles during his radio career including on-air mixer, station imaging director, night show host, afternoon show host and morning show co-host. He also created several dance mixshows including Afterhourz, 92 Degreez and Insomnia which aired weekend late night hours. Ruben had a very popular feature during his run as a morning show co-host called “Ruben’s Back in the Day Double Play”. His extensive knowledge in Old School music has brought him to his current radio position; afternoon drive 2p to 6p on Mega 104.3 Arizona’s Old School. If that wasn't enough you can hear Ruben playing classic hip hop from 6p to 10p on Mega’s sister station 92.7/99.3/101.1 The Beat.
"MOTHER OF HIP HOP" SYLVIA ROBINSON DEAD AT 75 by Ruben S. , posted Sep 29 2011 2:48PM
Sylvia Robinson, the singer, songwriter and record producer who formed the Sugar Hill Gang and made the first commercially successful rap recording, died early Thursday morning at a hospital in New Jersey. She was 75. Ms. Robinson had a notable career as a rhythm and blues singer long before she and her husband, Joe Robinson, formed Sugar Hill Records in 1979 and served as the midwives for a musical genre that came to dominate pop music. Ms. Robinson was revered as “the mother of hip-hop” for her decision to record the nascent art form known as rapping, which had developed at clubs and dance parties in New York City in the 1970s. In 1979, the label Ms. Robinson and her husband had founded, All Platinum, was awash in lawsuits and losing money. Facing financial ruin, Ms. Robinson got an inspiration when she heard people rapping over the instrumental breaks in disco songs at a party in Harlem. Using her son as a talent scout, she found three young rappers from the New York City area – Big Bank Hank, Wonder Mike and Master Gee – and persuaded them to record improvised raps as the Sugar Hill Gang over a rhythm track adapted from Chic’s “Good Times.” The record was called “Rapper’s Delight” and reached No. 4 on the R&B charts, proving rap was a viable art form and opening the gates for other hip-hop artists. Ms. Robinson later signed Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, recording their seminal 1982 hit, “The Message,” the groundbreaking rap about ghetto life that became one of the most powerful and controversial songs of its time and presaged the gangsta rap movement of later years. Tags : Topics : Entertainment_Culture Social : Entertainment_Culture Locations : New Jersey, New York City People : Grandmaster Flash, Joe Robinson, Sylvia Robinson Back To Blog

09/29/2011 11:47AM

"MOTHER OF HIP HOP" SYLVIA ROBINSON DEAD AT 75

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