Joseph Robinson Sr.
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Joseph Robinson Sr. was an American music executive and co-founder of Sugar Hill Records, a pioneering hip-hop label he ran with his wife Sylvia Robinson.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph Robinson | 1 |
| Joseph Robinson Jr. | 1 |
| Joseph Robinson Sr. canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American businessperson
ⓘ
music executive ⓘ record label founder ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
ⓘ
Sequence (hip-hop trio) ⓘ The Sugarhill Gang ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Englewood, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Englewood, New Jersey
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| coFounded | Sugar Hill Records ⓘ |
| coFoundedWith | Sylvia Robinson ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Sugar Hill Records ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| genreSpecialization |
R&B music
ⓘ
hip hop music ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped release early hit hip-hop singles on Sugar Hill Records ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping establish one of the first commercially successful hip-hop labels ⓘ |
| notableWorkContext | early commercial development of hip hop ⓘ |
| occupation |
music executive
ⓘ
record producer ⓘ |
| roleAtSugarHillRecords |
co-owner
ⓘ
executive ⓘ |
| spouse | Sylvia Robinson ⓘ |
| spouseCollaboration | ran Sugar Hill Records with Sylvia Robinson ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Joseph Robinson Jr.
this entity surface form:
Joseph Robinson