MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - January 5, 1980, The Sugarhill Gang made history when “Rapper’s Delight” became hip-hop’s first song to crack the Billboard Top 40.

FILE - Kanye West arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, ...

A college athlete with several viral videos showing off her athleticism, Chrisean Rock halted her studies and began appearing ...

Mexican rapper Gera MX used his upbringing to inspire his music today. Born in Monterrey and raised in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Gera MX, whose real name is Gerardo Daniel Torres Montante, is a rapper ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, the rapper turned actor Will Smith along with DJ Jazzy Jeff released their second LP, He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper. This was the first double album in Hip Hop in its ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. "Rapper's Delight" “Gentleman” Jim Gates and Edie “Lady Edie B.” Anderson didn’t know they were making history in 1979 when they ...

Nicki Minaj just made history—again. With seven tracks now crossing 1 billion streams on Spotify, she has officially become the female rapper with the most songs in the platform’s billion-stream club, ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 6, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. FILE - In this March 1, 1964, file ...