Sylvia Robinson

Sylvia Robinson was an American singer and producer who co-founded Sugar Hill Records in 1979 with her husband Joe Robinson. The label was instrumental in the early development of hip-hop. Prior to her work in production, Sylvia Robinson had a hit song in 1957 as part of the duo Mickey and Sylvia. Sugar Hill Records released seminal hip-hop tracks such as "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (1979), which was the first hip-hop song to reach the Top 40, and "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982), known for its social commentary.