The woman most responsible for the rise of Hip Hop as an internationally recognized music genre has passed away. Sylvia Robinson died of congestive heart failure at 6:28 a.m. today in a New Jersey hospital. She was 75.
Ms. Robinson is best known for producing both Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” and Grand Master Flash & the Furious Five’s “The Message” on her independent Sugar Hill Records label.
The beautiful founder and CEO of Sugar Hill Records was also a noted singer in her own right. Her singles “Pillow Talk” and “Love Is Strange” were both staples on urban radio in the seventies.
Her unconventional use of sampling in “Rapper’s Delight” led to Ms Robinson being known as the “mother of hip-hip.” Ms. Robinson opened the door for many black women in the music industry. Because of her, black female executives dominated the urban music industry in the 80s and 90s.
Watch Ms. Robinson perform “Pillow Talk” on Soul Train after the break
RIP..
Chili favors her…..
RIP – Rapper’s Delight is STILL a staple in our community!
RIP Sylvia..
RIP…and chilli does favor her
RIP
R.I.P
My Auntie turned me on to her song Pillow Talk when I was a teenager…
oh noo… RIP.
even though i’m too young to know who she was.
May her and her baby hairs rest in peace
#messy
“The Message” STILL prolly the greatest rap song ever made.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
She was very pretty…I never knew about her…
LUSCIOUS LOLITA AKA SUGA WALLS says:
May her and her baby hairs rest in peace
#messy
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See I was tryna hold back…
Tainted_Love says:
My Auntie turned me on to her song Pillow Talk when I was a teenager…
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That was my song when I was a kid. Sylvia Robinson was my first grown woman crush
RIP never knew who she was but from the article she seemed like a sweet person
That J. Lo esque baby hair!
Love that song!
R.I.P.
I was just listening to her song “Sho Nuff Boogie” featuring The Moments the other day.
“The Message” STILL prolly the greatest rap song ever made.
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I can agree with this…
he baby hair is killing the game
sorry! RIP Sylvia
LUSCIOUS LOLITA AKA SUGA WALLS says:
May her and her baby hairs rest in peace
#messy
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heeheehee
Baby hair PUMPIN! R.I.P. sis.
Thanks for the video Miss Sandra. I remember hearing that song when I was younger, never knew about her specifically though. R.I.P. Rappers Delight and The Message is still the shizz!
i swear fo jaysus i hate Luscious
LUSCIOUS LOLITA AKA SUGA WALLS says:
May her and her baby hairs rest in peace
#messy
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I was thinking the same thing….smh
And the Message is still going strong 30 years later…That song was way before its time!!!
I just wanna pull the sides up to see if some brown hard pre-con gel is on her face!
Sorry – RIP
I remember Sylvia from way back in the day with her song, Pillow Talk. I loved that song!
RIP, Sylvia.
Soul Train looked so cool back then.. Everybody just grooving and chit!!!
yep, hate Bird too
R.I.P
Lol at these comments. Ya’ll ain’t right!
@CHIBY
“And the Message is still going strong 30 years later…That song was way before its time!!!”
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You can play that chit RIGHT NOW and it would seem like it came out yesterday.
Tatted and Luscious to da
Now dammit. 
oh and Rest on my sista, rest on
Tatted Diva AKA The Makeup Maven says: I just wanna pull the sides up to see if some brown hard pre-con gel is on her face!
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LOL! i was trying to lay my daughter’s curly kinks down this morning with some salon mess i got from the store. it didn’t work. if only i had that pre-con w/a rat tip comb!
Tatted too
Tatted Diva AKA The Makeup Maven says:
I just wanna pull the sides up to see if some brown hard pre-con gel is on her face!
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Oh Lord Imma need a breathing treatment from laughing at this chit so hard!!!
Pretty woman and interesting post
Hey CHoco, long time no see
@ Creamycakes, Free-NelsonMandela, HISSSSS & Shereezy –
Ya’ll already know the clear pre-con wasn’t out then, so she had to either lay it down w/the brown pre-con or some Jam! WAIT, was Jam out back then???
I bet she had those baby hairs up until she passed!
#NOSPEAKIN’ILLOFTHEDEAD
@ Vero? WHAT I DO??? If I didn’t ask it, somebody would’ve!
again tatted !!!!
Free says:
LOL! i was trying to lay my daughter’s curly kinks down this morning with some salon mess i got from the store. it didn’t work. if only i had that pre-con w/a rat tip comb!
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thats cause you needed a good ole toothbrush!!!
Y’all better :stop: talking ill of this woman’s baby hairs…back in the day that was in style *still remembers when I had baby hairs gel down with my braids*
Has anyone heard from Lakes I emailed her yesterday and today
She wasn’t in the best spirits
Baby hairs was the chiznit in the 70’s you betta ask
Choco aka Hippie says:
Has anyone heard from Lakes I emailed her yesterday and today She wasn’t in the best spirits
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I think she posted in Pink post earlier
@ Choco –
I didn’t hear from her….what happened? I know she said something about a car accident but I thought that was a cpl days ago. I’mma email her too!
I don’t know her but may she RIP
I could have swonr Lakes posted something… her gravi is of her baby and some cute dude, I believe
Aye Choco.. did nt you tell me about a website that I could go to to see my previous addresses?
was that U??
WAIT. something happened with lakes?
*reaches for phone*
chibytex says:
Soul Train looked so cool back then.. Everybody just grooving and chit!!!
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They have a new tv station called Bounce. It’s not in all areas yet go to Bouncetv.com to find out where to view it. They aired Soul Train.
Sandra I’m surprised you didn’t mention Bouncetv, it’s out of Atlanta.
Forgot R I P to Ms. Sylvina, I don’t remember her.
May she rest in peace. When my dad would give me those “You can be anything speeches” as a kid, she was one of the women he used as an example. She opened many doors for other women as Sandra said. Great post Auntie!
RIP
She was SHARB!
*cues Pillowtalk*
Pretty woman. May she RIP, but I don’t know who she is….BTW
Hi all!
@WCC
I forgot I didn’t tell you but we heard about it on SR
@Kingston
Pls let me know if you hear from her I had a horrible visual last nite
@Tatted
Tatted, your eye makeup is fierce BTW………
Send my
to Lakes. I know she posted once or twice this morning
@Vero
Thanks for the info :hugs:
k.. thanks Choco
yw Choco
@1, what, the baby hair?
RIP
I had to wait until y’all wondered off topic..
Tainted_Love says:
R.I.P
My Auntie turned me on to her song Pillow Talk when I was a
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A lady who was old enough to be my auntie turned me into a pillow princess…
She made it alright for women to embrace their sensual sides without the ‘obligation factor or to do this for getting the man factor’ way before many artist today. Though I was censored by the parents to listen as a child when I got around the aunties, I could listen all I wanted. LOL I love Pillow Talk, You Sure Love To Ball, Sho Nuff Boogie, Next Time I See You. She was amazing and so ahead of her time. RIP Mizz Sylvia. Great Post Sandra.
FREE EB
We have lost a very talented woman and icon. I loved “Love On A Two Way Street” which was sampled by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ single “Empire State of Mind”.
R.I.P. Sylvia.
This is a great post Sandra!
Dawn Sheen says:
I had to wait until y’all wondered off topic..
Tainted_Love says:
R.I.P
Damn it Dawn!!! Looking at your gravi screaming “Sexual Chocolate…Give it up for the band…stomp, stomp…..Sexual Chocolate”
My Auntie turned me on to her song Pillow Talk when I was a
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A lady who was old enough to be my auntie turned me into a pillow princess
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#nodisrespectRIPSylvia