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.

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Mother of Hip-Hop canonical 2

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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

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Sylvia Robinson alsoKnownAs Mother of Hip-Hop
Sylvia Vanderpool notableAlias Mother of Hip-Hop