Sugarhill Gang – 8th Wonder (Vinyl) (1981) (FLAC + 320 kbps)

While they didn’t garner the critical praise of their label cohorts, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, the Sugarhill Gang still produced their share of memorable slices of early hip-hop. Helping to bring Sylvia Robinson’s Sugar Hill Records into the limelight, the label’s namesake group erred more on the funk side of the hip-hop equation, plying a steamy, all-night mix of go-go grooves, straight funk singing, and rapping. 8th Wonder features the hits “Apache” and the title track, as well as such slick funk burners as “Hot Hot Summer Day” and the incredible bit of uptown dance alchemy “Funk Box” (shades of Prince here). 8th Wonder may not be as good a starting point for newcomers as roundups on Rhino and Sequel, but it certainly will be one fans won’t want to miss.

Tracklist:

A1 Funk Box
A2 On The Money
A3 8th Wonder
B1 Apache
B2 Showdown (Featuring The Furious Five)
B3 Giggalo
B4 Hot Hot Summer Day

Download:

FLAC – Wayshare

320 kbps – Wayshare