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Podcast: The VIBE with Kelly Cardenas
Episode: EP #411 SUGARHILL GANG - MASTER GEE
Description: THE VIBE
with Kelly Cardenas presents
SUGARHILL GANG - MASTER GEE
O'Brien grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, where at an early age he was exposed to a steady stream of doo wop and rhythm and blues, and established himself as an energetic emcee in the pioneering Phase 2 hip-hop crew.[1] During the early infancy of the commercial hip-hop movement in 1979, Master Gee, Big Bank Hank and Wonder Mike were discovered by producer Sylvia Robinson[2] and brought together to form The Sugarhill Gang.[3]
O'Brien stepped away from Sugar Hill Records in 1984, and established himself as a successful...