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The Sugar Hill Gang’s 12-inch single "Rapper's Delight" - released in 1979 - became the first rap song to be played on the radio. The 15-minute song was edited down to six and a half minutes and reached Number 36 on the pop charts, making it the first hip-hop single to become a Top 40 chart hit. “Rapper’s Delight” made the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song is widely credited with launching rap as a viable genre for recorded music.
