Big Bank Hank, Pioneering Sugarhill Gang Rapper, Dies Aged 58
The Sugarhill Gang are believed to have recorded the first ever hip-hop single.
Big Bank Hank, a founding member of the pioneering rap outfit Sugarhill Gang, has died from cancer aged 58. The group's manager David Mallie and other members Wonder Mike and Master Gee confirmed the rapper's death to Rolling Stone, confirming that Hank passed away on Tuesday (November 11, 2014).
The Sugarhill Gang at the VH1 Hip Hop Honours in 2008
Born Henry Jackson, Hank was the most prominent voice on the group's classic single Rapper's Delight.
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