Hip Hop Firsts: 10 Rappers That Made History was originally published on boom92houston.com
1. Kurtis Blow
He became the first rapper to sign a major label record deal (Mercury) and the first rapper to appear on national television (Soul Train).
Hip Hop Firsts: 10 Rappers That Made History was originally published on boom92houston.com
2. Nicki Minaj
She is the first female MC to chart three successive songs in Billboard’s Top 10 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list.
Hip Hop Firsts: 10 Rappers That Made History was originally published on boom92houston.com
3. MC Happer
Hammer is the first rapper to have an album go Diamond.
Hip Hop Firsts: 10 Rappers That Made History was originally published on boom92houston.com
4. The SugarHill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang anthem is known as the first rap song to get radio play and the first Hip-Hop single to become a Top 40 hit on Billboard.
Hip Hop Firsts: 10 Rappers That Made History was originally published on boom92houston.com
5. Outkast
“Hey Ya” became the first song in iTunes’ history to reach one million downloads, making it the first song to achieve platinum status online.
Hip Hop Firsts: 10 Rappers That Made History was originally published on boom92houston.com
6. Jay Z
In 2009, Jay passed Elvis Presley as the solo artist who has had the most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, with 11.
Hip Hop Firsts: 10 Rappers That Made History was originally published on boom92houston.com
7. Three 6 Mafia
They became the first Hip-Hop group to win an Academy Award for ‘Best Original Song’ with the track, “It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp” from the film, Hustle and Flow. – See more at: http://hiphopwired.com/2012/02/28/that-was-me-first-10-rappers-that-made-hip-hop-history/3/#sthash.1TiUOUsj.dpuf
Hip Hop Firsts: 10 Rappers That Made History was originally published on boom92houston.com
8. RUN DMC
Not only were they the first Hip-Hop artists to have a gold album but they were the first to bring a platinum plaque back to any projects, and the first to go platinum plus. The trio was also the first Hip-Hop group to get a Grammy nomination and appear on American Bandstand. Oh, and, they were the first rap act to have a video on MTV.
Hip Hop Firsts: 10 Rappers That Made History was originally published on boom92houston.com
