After posting the news about Sugar Hill Records co-founder Sylvia Robinson‘s death on our Facebook page, we noticed this comment, “I thought she was a crook.” Unfortunately, this isn’t the only person with unflattering memories of this hip-hop legend. In addition to being remembered as an artist, songwriter and producer, Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson was an […]

Legendary hip-hop music executive Sylvia Robinson, co-founder of Sugar Hill Records, has died. In addition to her work on the business side of music, she was also a singer, musician, music producer. Sugar Hill Records was the label home to many of early hip-hop’s most successful artists, like the Sugar Hill Gang and Grandmaster Flash […]

Legendary hip-hop music executive Sylvia Robinson, co-founder of Sugar Hill Records, has died. In addition to her work on the business side of music, she…