Sylvia Robinson

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businessperson human music executive record producer singer songwriter

Sylvia Robinson was an American singer, record producer, and music executive often called the "Mother of Hip-Hop" for her pivotal role in bringing rap music into the mainstream.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessperson → human → music executive → record producer → singer → songwriter →
activeYearsEnd	2011 →
activeYearsStart	1950 →
alsoKnownAs	Little Sylvia → Mother of Hip-Hop → Sylvia Vanderpool → Sylvia Vanterpool →
causeOfDeath	congestive heart failure →
coFounderOf	Sugar Hill Records →
collaboratedWith	Mickey Baker →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1935-05-29 →
dateOfDeath	2011-09-29 →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Robinson →
foundedInLocation	Englewood, New Jersey, United States →
genre	R&B → hip hop music → soul music →
givenName	Sylvia →
hasChild	Joseph Robinson Jr. → Leland Robinson → Rhondo Robinson →
instrument	vocals →
memberOf	Mickey & Sylvia →
notableFor	bringing rap music into the mainstream → producing early commercial hip hop records →
notableWork	Love Is Strange → Pillow Talk → Rapper's Delight → The Message →
occupation	music executive → record producer → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	Harlem, New York City, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	Secaucus, New Jersey, United States →
producedFor	Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five → The Sugarhill Gang →
recordLabel	All Platinum Records → Sugar Hill Records →
recordLabelFounded	Sugar Hill Records →
residence	Englewood, New Jersey, United States →
sexOrGender	female →
spouse	Joseph Robinson Sr. →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down →	composer
Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down →	lyricist