By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy and use of cookies and similar technologies. We store cookies and similar technologies on your computer or device to provide you with a great experience and help our website run effectively.
8th Wonder / The Sugarhill Groove
Performing artist
Sugar Hill Gang
Date1980
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HW): 12 5/16 × 12 3/8 in. (31.274 × 31.433 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number2000.19.12.A,.B
Text Entries“8th Wonder” / “The Sugarhill Groove” is an EP released in 1980 by The Sugarhill Gang. Signed under Sugar Hill Records this EP was produced by Sylvia Inc. Their single “8th Wonder” reached #15 on the R&B Chart.
The Sugar Hill Gang was a Hip-Hop trio from New Jersey and was discovered and signed to Sugar Hill Records by producer Sylvia Robinson and her husband, Joe Robinson. Members included Wonder Mike (Michael Wright, b. 1957), Big Bank Hank (Henry Jackson, b.1956-2014), and Master Gee (Guy O’Brien, b. 1962). The Sugarhill Gang is considered the first Rap group to help bring Hip-Hop to the mainstream with their 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" as the first Rap single to become a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sugar Hill is written in cursive red, blue, and yellow striped colored font. There is a blue skyline of a city in the middle of the cover over a light blue background.
CopyrightThis work is issued under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. For more information, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
On View
Not on view
Sugar Hill Gang
Date: 1979
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 1998.692.1.A,.B
Sugar Hill Gang
Date: 1984
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2000.19.14.A,.B
Sugar Hill Gang
Date: 1979
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2001.235.9.A,.B
Sugar Hill Gang
Date: 1981
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2001.235.16.A,.B
Sugar Hill Gang
Date: 1982
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2001.337.34.A,.B
Sugar Hill Gang
Date: 1982
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2001.337.39.A,.B
Sugar Hill Gang
Date: 1981
Medium: paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 1998.802.14
Sugar Hill Records
Date: 1981
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 1998.441.18
Sugar Hill Records
Date: September 16, 1979
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 1999.197.9.A,.B
Sugar Hill Records (NYC)
Date: 1981
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2001.337.46.A,.B
Sugar Hill Records
Date: 1982
Medium: polyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
Object number: 2001.482.15.A,.B
Sugar Hill Gang
Date: 1981
Medium: ink; paper (fiber product)
Object number: 2000.665.7