Mother of Hip-Hop
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The "Mother of Hip-Hop" is a title given to Sylvia Robinson, a pioneering music producer and label executive who played a crucial role in bringing hip-hop to mainstream audiences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mother of Hip-Hop canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | honorific title ⓘ |
| appliedToOccupation |
music producer
ⓘ
record label executive ⓘ |
| associatedEra |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | hip hop music ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | old-school hip hop ⓘ |
| conferredBy |
fans of hip hop
ⓘ
hip hop historians ⓘ music journalists ⓘ |
| culturalDomain | African-American music culture ⓘ |
| culturalImpactOn | global popular music ⓘ |
| fieldOfRecognition |
hip hop history
ⓘ
music industry ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription | honorific nickname for Sylvia Robinson ⓘ |
| hasGenderAssociation | female ⓘ |
| honorsRole |
development of recorded hip hop
ⓘ
early hip hop entrepreneurship ⓘ promotion of rap music on radio ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedToLabel | Sugar Hill Records ⓘ |
| linkedToPlace | New York City hip hop scene ⓘ |
| notableWorkContext |
Rapper's Delight
ⓘ
surface form:
"Rapper's Delight"
The Message ⓘ
surface form:
"The Message"
Sugar Hill Records ⓘ |
| reasonForTitle |
helped bring hip hop to mainstream audiences
ⓘ
pioneering role in early commercial hip hop ⓘ |
| refersTo | Sylvia Robinson ⓘ |
| titleFor | Sylvia Robinson as hip hop pioneer ⓘ |
| usedAs | epithet ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.