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Music Compilations The Message: The Story Of Sugar Hill Records (Castle Music) 
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| The Message: The Story Of Sugar Hill Records (Castle Music) |
| By Matthew Hirtes | |
Monday, 31 January 2005 Description:Four-CD anthology commemorating the first label of hip-hop, Sugar Hill. Which means? 45 lessons in rap history. Hip-hop was an unknown quantity outside NYC circles until music industry vets Joe and Sylvia, an established recording artist in her own right, Robinson set up Sugar Hill in 1979. This selection features some of the biggest names to grace the label, including the eponymous Superhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, and Crash Crew. Is it much cop? Yes. It’s more Hill Street Blues than The Bill. In terms of quality. How many good tracks? 40+. Nonetheless, three stand out. First release, 'Rapper's Delight' by The Sugarhill Gang, West Street Mob’s 'Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)' and 'White Lines (Don't Do It)' by Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel And the worst? Positive Force’s 'We Got The Funk' is, at seven minutes and 19 seconds, twice as short as the epic 'Rapper's Delight'. But, strangely, twice as repetitive. Boy, has this track aged badly. Biggest disappointment? You can’t help but think Castle have missed a trick in omitting 1981's Wayne & Charlie’s 'Check It Out (The Rapping Dummy)'. Sure, it’s novelty. But then again so was most of the Sugarhill Gang’s output. Verdict: In a word, sweet. Listening to this guarantees one hell of an energy rush. All in all, true delight lies inside this box set. And not just for rappers. (4/5) Release Date: 31 January 2005
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