Sylvia Robinson - Wikipedia
Robinson achieved success as a performer on two R&B chart toppers: as half of Mickey & Sylvia with the 1957 single "Love Is Strange", and her solo record "Pillow Talk" in 1973.
Black History: The Rise and Fall of Hip-Hop’s First Godmother ...
Feb 8, 2025 · From the first rap single to sell a million to the first scratching on record, Sylvia Robinson created the template for hip-hop’s world domination. Her genius for production built …
Sylvia Robinson, Who Helped Make 'Rapper's Delight,' Has Died
Sep 29, 2011 · Sylvia Robinson, who died Thursday morning in a New Jersey hospital, built the very first rap label. She was 75 years old and reportedly suffered congestive heart failure.
SYLVIA ROBINSON - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Artist, songwriter, producer, record label owner, and CEO: the original hip-hop mogul. Sylvia Robinson laid the foundation for rap to flourish into the most lucrative music genre today.
Sylvia Robinson, The “Mother Of Hip Hop” Dies Of Heart Failure
Sep 29, 2011 · (BlackDoctor.org) — The music industry has lost another legend and pioneer. Singer, songwriter and producer Sylvia Robinson died early Thursday morning in a New …
Sylvia Robinson: The Harlem Visionary Who Built Hip-Hop’s ...
Feb 21, 2025 · Sylvia Robinson came up in Harlem’s rough edges, born in 1935, when the Depression left families scrambling. On 128th Street, she sang gospel to eat, a kid with a voice …
Sylvia Robinson - IMDb
Sylvia Robinson was born on 6 March 1936 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was a composer and producer, known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Men in …
Sylvia Robinson: The Queen Maker Before Hip-Hop - 105.9 Kiss-FM
Jun 27, 2025 · Before she made music history as the “Mother of Hip-Hop” with Sugar Hill Records, Sylvia Robinson was already discovering stars—quietly shaping the careers of …
Sylvia Robinson: The Mother of Hip Hop — TELLERS UNTOLD
Mar 27, 2023 · And one woman—Sylvia Robinson, the Mother of Hip Hop—was responsible for that momentous occasion. Sylvia Robinson has profoundly influenced hip-hop and popular …
Singer, hip-hop pioneer Sylvia Robinson dies - CNN
Sep 29, 2011 · Born Sylvia Vanterpool, Robinson and her late husband, Joe, founded Sugar Hill Records in 1979 and released the early hip hop hit, “Rapper’s Delight,” performed by the …