We’re sad to share the news today that Big Bank Hank has passed away from cancer. He was born August 5, 1957 in Bronx, NY. He was a member of The Sugarhill Gang, the first hip hop act to have a hit single, “Rapper’s Delight.”
Our thoughts & prayers are with his family. RIP.
- Hip hop pioneer dies of Cancer. Sugarhill gang August 5th-1957 / Nov11th-2014.
- To Big Bank Hank's Family, May God console your hearts at this time of loss. I will forever cherish the memory of celebrating my 40th Birthday in Long Island NY with the Sugar Hill Gang, my cousin Del (her b-day also) & I enjoyed dancing on stage with them. RIP Big Bank, you're singing 'Rappers Delight' in a big way (the Heavens).
- Big Bank Hank, one-third of the trailblazing rap group The Sugarhill Gang, has died after a battle with cancer. Born Henry Jackson, Big Bank Hank got into hip-hop in the late ’70s, when.
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“Rapper’s Delight” was a 1979 single by American hip-hop trio The Sugarhill Gang. While it was not the first single to feature rapping, it is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip-hop in the United States and around the world. The song was ranked #248 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and #2 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs.