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Black History Year

As Hip-Hop’s First Godmother, She Helped Build The Billion-Dollar Industry

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.32.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Against all odds, Sylvia Robinson transformed her setbacks into the world's first hip-hop record and ignited a global movement. Without her, hip-hop may not be what it is today. Here’s how she laid the foundation for hip-hop to go worldwide. _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

New Series, those about to die only on prime video.

0:04.0

Let the game spagge!

0:06.0

Win or lose, all must fight to survive.

0:09.0

My son, show them you can fight.

0:11.0

Enter the arena of the Gladiators starring Anthony Hopkins.

0:15.5

Nothing is more important than our beloved wrong.

0:18.4

From the Director of Independence Day.

0:21.1

The moment is upon us.

0:22.4

Kill or be killed.

0:26.1

Those about to die. Watch now only on prime video.

0:30.3

Against all, uh, Sylvia Robinson transformed her setbacks into the world's first hip-hop record

0:37.4

and ignited a global movement. Without her, hip-hop may not be what it is today.

0:44.0

Here's how she laid the foundation for hip hop to go worldwide.

0:49.0

This is Two Minute Black History, what you didn't learn in school.

0:57.6

Sylvia and her son Joey were on a nighttime mission driving around Inglewood New Jersey searching for night time

1:03.7

mission driving around Inglewood, New Jersey, searching for the world's first rap group.

1:07.1

They stopped at a pizza shop where they met Big Bank Hank Jackson.

1:12.7

That's when the Sugar Hill gang was born.

1:16.7

Sylvia Robinson was a hit singer and songwriter in the 60s and 70s

1:21.5

when Al Green rejected her song Pillow Talk because it was too sexually

1:26.8

provocative, she recorded it herself.

1:30.0

In 1973, it broke records and is now remembered as one of the first songs where a black woman sang with sexual competence.

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