| 1 | * BreakthroughHit: "Rapper's Delight" was one for not only the Sugarhill Gang, but also the ''entire genre of HipHop''. Its No. 36 peak on the Hot 100, No. ''4'' peak on the R&B chart, and No. 14 peak on the Club Play chart all marked the genre's first exposure to a wide audience, and things would only continue to pick up from there. |
| 2 | * FollowTheLeader: They basically paved the way for other rap artists to making a successful career out of their talent. |
| 3 | * ReferencedBy |
| 4 | ** Music/BeastieBoys songs "Slow and Low" (from ''Music/LicensedToIll'') and "Shake Your Rump" (from ''Music/PaulsBoutique'') both sample "8th Wonder" by the Sugarhill Gang. "Shadrach", also from ''Paul's Boutique'', samples "Sugarhill Groove". |
| 5 | ** ''The Ketchup Song'' (2002) by Las Ketchup was a novelty song about people who enjoy "Rappers' Delight", [[MondegreenGag but could never make out what the lyrics were?]] So they just sang gibberish. |
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