Celebrity Underrated - The Sylvia Robinson Story (The Mother Of Hip Hop)
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A movie should be made about Sylvia Robinson. She was the beginning of Rock&Roll to Hip Hop.
I agree!!
Yes I agree with you
I Agree. She is a pioneer
Keje Palmer?
@rotweilerscholar1181Stop lying Kool DJ Dee and Smokey has already confirmed it.
What a great time to relax on a Saturday and watch Celebrity Underrated
Agreed! ❤
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I was just saying the exact thing 😊
Yesssssss indeed
Same here!! I'm sipping and chilling watching these docs. Unsung can't touch thhis
What an incredible story! Whew! Sylvia Robinson definitely left behind a rich legacy.
Glad you enjoyed it
Sure did!!
@@CelebrityUnderratedalways great content ..do one on Dr Betty shabazz and her grandson Malik shabazz also Coolio👍👏
@@CelebrityUnderrated best doc and most informative on sugarhill hill records so far I've seen really enjoy your documentaries
@@CelebrityUnderratedcould you do Little Willie John next please??
Rapper's Delight is a timeless classic hip-hop song!!!
A very talented woman she was. Would love to see a full length documentary on her, All Platinum Records and Sugarhill Records
I remember Her and the song Pillow Talk.
@@gladysmorgan5653i was WONDERING IF IT WAS THIS PILLOW TALK SYLVIA 🤔🤔🤔
@@soyla_mimi1 ....yes, and "Love is Strange" Mickey and Sylvia
I've always pointed out that Rapper's Delight was a huge record almost from day one, but when the actual album was released, half of it was rapping and half of it was singing. We didn't know what to make of it. Russell, Run, and D went to Cory Robbins and Profile and put out one of the first full length rap albums. Also, Sylvia discovered a group called The New Style, who would later be known as Naughty By Nature.
I think she truly is the queen of hip-hop. She is a legend. I'm so honored to share the same birthday as her May 29th. RIP Sylvia.❤🙏❤💐💐
My Birthday is the same day as Sylvia and yours! May 29th
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@@TheSmoothoperator316 My Gemini twin.♊♊☺
Yes she is my son share a birthday with her& u as well❤
Sylvia was so-GORGEOUS !!!! LOL. And sexy-TOO.
I still like pillow talk. I ❤️ how you research & give us a deeper understanding of the artist dynamics. The photos take me back I clearly remember the “ fried conk style on the bro’s” I remember the Sugar Hill Gang & tearing up the dance floor.
I totally agree!
I absolutely love pillow talk! Such a sensual song
@@20cutzz I remember the moaning & whispers was so risqué back in the day
@@thettarobinson5009Reminds me of Futtershy from MLP.
Usually when he uploads this early..... It usually means a double upload day!!!!!!! Real hip hop shall live on forever!!!!!
I hope so!
I love how you do your research thoroughly and your storytelling style
This is a great story. Can we please get stories on Chris Lighty & Andre Harrell?
Violators and Up Town Records
Wow!
I think I was like 11 years old in 1981 when I first heard Rappers Delight here in SC
Everyone would be walking around with big boom boxes everywhere, even at school lol. Those were the days!!! And some good times! The Message though, was my JAM!!!!😍😍
Everyone was trying to rap then.
Anywho, thank you for sharing the story behind how they came into being.
Keep bringing the stories. This is better than LMN (Lifetime Movie Network) 😊❤❤
Damn we must be around the same age 😊
@marieprince
Lol.
I remember those days so well and it was some of the best times too😍
I remember finding out she was the Sylvia in Mickey & Sylvia. Love Is Strange is one of my favorite songs of all time.
Sup
Very popular song I always thought it was a White duo who made that song
Thinking about that song? They did sound white. Kinda reminds me of Nino Tempo and April Stevenson.
That’s how you know slavery worked! You think they sounded white. No, white people are sounding black! They took our sound so deeply our own can’t recognize it!
I'll always remember how controversial her breathy, steamy song "pillow-talk" was in the early 70s. "Oooh, baby... would you baby, la la la, la la la la!!" 😊
I like how are you break the stories down and explain the juicy details.
I know right
me too
I love old school hip hop!! Less cursing and more dancing to the music.
More fashion clothing, more culture & more embracement too our black community
Old school hip hop had no autotune and you can understand what the rappers were saying.
Me too. Early rap is timeless.
Yes amen
@@geoffowens4926 exactly
I remember as a kid seeing her on Soul Train singing " Pillow Talk" as an 8 yr old I fell in love, even at that age I felt the sexiness in that song and how she moved on stage.
Shout to the whole SugarHill Mother of Hip Hop (Rap)Mrs. Sylvie Robinson, as I used to call her. RIP to Sylvie & Joeie Robinson. You're forever missed. 💛 I miss you too, S &J. Where's your Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Sugarhill, Sugarhill. Sylvia went Washington Irving High School. I went there as well.
You never disappoint the fans my brotha! Keep em coming!
I remember being a kid when rappers delight first came out. And yes that song was sooo long thought it would never end .those was the good ol. DayZ.❤️🔥
Sylvia Robinson and her family lived down the street from me when I was growing up. It was interesting times growing up around all of this, I was in the 4th grade when Rappers Delight came out and Master Gee was good friends with one of my brothers. As I got older, I always went to her son, Leland’s parties. Those parties were a good time, no violence. A movie about that whole area of NJ needs to be made. Great documentary.
It’s hard to say who or where hip hop started but Sylvia took it mainstream first.
When rappers Delight came out, this guy, a 5th grader, had his boom box and the tape of the song and blast it on the bus every morning before school and after school. All of us, even the bus driver, would rap with it as loud as we could! The turn up was real.
This is why artist must read the contracts. In the moment it’s exciting but slow down and read. With all of these examples, it’s amazing that bad deals are still going on.
That would have been amazing if they kept the Chess Record catalog.
I agree with Leland 💯
I’m speaking for everybody….we need at least 2 vids a week….it keeps us going lol!!!
Omg, all these years i had my Sylvia's mixed up...i gave a lot of her accolades to Sylvia Rhone, exp dealing with the sugar hill gang 🤦🏾♀️😭🙆🏾♀️ thanks for this video
Love your channel my brotha!🎉I would love to see you do one on Minnie Ripperton.
Coming soon!
I accidentally came across this video. It brought a ton of memories back to me, memories that go back to 1980 September-October when I first walked into Joe Robinson's office carrying my large portfolio. I am a graphic designer and wanted to show my work to Mr. Robinson, but he refused to see my portfolio. Instead, he said I will give you three albums to design, and from that, I will judge your ability. A week later, when he saw what I did with those three albums, I instantly got their account. I even stayed with Sugarhill Records when they got into trouble with MCA in 1986 and beyond designing for other labels and for Joey Robinson well into the 90s. I designed the album covers for the Sugarhill Gang (8th Wonder), Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (The Message), The Moments, The Sequence, the Treacherous Three, and many more, plus I designed many albums from the Chess Catalog. I did hundreds of cassette covers, posters, Billboard ads, and videos. I met Joe and Sylvia on a daily basis. I also took photographs for many of these album covers. In my opinion, they were wonderful people and did not cheat me. Hemu Aggarwal - My name appears on most of their albums.
Very interesting history‼️The main thing was the art on the labels and vinyl covers‼️Nice to read something from the inside🌁‼️
Awesome! Great story. That's some history right there.😉👍
Sylvia and her Hubby cheated the Sugar Hill Gang. When they both passed, their son carried on in their parents tradition. Granted, she was a trailblazer but I don’t like what she did to the Sugar Hill Gang.
I agree! Many are Not aware of that side. For what I understand, Joey was real quick to sue everyone!
@Supremmo Yes Exactly
The very same man that she hated, (Morris Levy) is the person she had become.
@@starlightrocks7 unfortunately, true! The music business is very unbalanced. Not careful, you will meet an early fate. (Negative fate) We also have to consider. Joe Robinson in this situation, the person he was and/ or became.
Morris levy was a huge cheat, stole from Frankie Lymon, also Joey Dee and the starlighters !
I love what your doing bro!! Keep em coming! I'm spending one of my off days watching your docs and I'm so glad I found your page.
I appreciate that!
I hope her family is keeping her legacy alive. I remember their reality show.
Beautiful family
Reality show?
@@bambam6231973 yeah...I can't remember the name of it. Sylvia had three sons and a few years after she passed away two of her sons passed away within like two years. The show was about the only son that was left trying to get everything back on track. And he was dealing with the children of the two brothers that passed away.
@@miraclesblessings5044 yeah I saw that show! It was ok
Yes I use to watch 📺
I stumbled across "Pillow Talk" a few years ago, and it instantly became one of my favorite songs of all-time. Appreciate you for giving more insight into Sylvia. You honestly tell some of the best and most detailed stories on TH-cam. 💯
Very insightful video ❤ I hate wen stars get inducted in the hall of fame or get a Hollywood star wen they are no longer here, instead of acknowledging their accomplishments while they are here …but I always learn from ur content! Keep ‘em coming 🔥
RIP Joe and Sylvia Robinson. Salute to being hip hop pioneers.
And Kitty Noble ❤❤
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@@tyesha2847 who????
@@MD-DLive what you mean
1:50 😮
Rappers delight was one of my favorite songs as a kid. Knew it word from word. 😂
Remember funk you up too.
Perfect Timing!!! 👌🏿 So far I been having the WORST week of my life... but the episode right here just made it a little better, & I greatly appreciate you for that!!! Thanks Celebrity Underrated!!! 👑👑👑💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Happy to help!
Yes i came ready for this one i heard of Sylvia & her husband she definitely was a Queen no doubt she definitely need too honor & she knew how too sing too thank you for this one! She was definitely beautiful & smart dam i didn't know her birthday was may 29 my son birthday the same day❤ forever rest in heaven beautiful Sylvia 👑❤️🙏🕊🌹
Awesome research and reporting guy! I love your deep dives into the history of us...Thanks for all you do💕
Thanks!
The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Love Is Strange is when Robert De Niro first looked at Sharon Stone in Casino IYKYK
Yeeessssssssssss!!!!
The first thing I think of was the beginning of Nas’s Street Dreams music video.@@miraclesblessings5044
Yes! EPIC
Great video! I love how you give credit to Black Americans. We invented so many so many things and if it wasn’t written down or recorded other would take credit for them. Thank you!
Nobody started hip hop. It existed before it was called hip hop. Whenever we think we have found the creator of a genre, we find somebody who was doing it before them.
Sup
Like who?😮
Somebody might have already been rhyming in a rhythmic way but who ever put hiphops elements that has been popular and recognized together is who created it imo
Here always come one
Yeah right
I'm running my errands and listening to you i love your stories thank you
Born in 71 Los Angeles California. I certainly remember this song and knowing it word for word. This was a huge hit then and now.
I was just binge watching some of your videos then bam you drop this, you should do a Q@A at some point. Keep it up.
Sup
That's a good idea!
Thank you for this. This is really great stuff.
This is the 1st time hearing or u. U popped up in my feed. Thank u for sharing this amazing story. Wow. Much respect to u. I appreciate the way u r so knowledgeable about the hip hop culture. They were absolutely pioneers that started it all in America. Much respect to them. Can I ask a suggestion? just seeing how u break things down to parade details, make videos of our ancestors 1 video at a time dedicated to each one who invented what the modern world worldwide utilize today? Great for our children/future generations. Something we know public schools will never teach them the way they supposed to be taught. Thank u in advance. 🙏🏽 Have a wonderful evening. Peace
Dat Bonnet! I can’t get through this without looking up each song and listening to each! Nice walk down memory lane! This definitely NEEDS a movie‼️ Thank you!
Thanks for listening
Thank U....I love what you do and how you do it. So many props to you 💖
You are so welcome
Celebrity Underrated is the best.
Once again, you did an excellent Job
King Tim lll by The Fatback Band was the first rap 12" single released commercially. Soon there after, same summer of 1979, Rappers Delight was released.
Greetings👋👋..Thank you for this information. This was really good!!🌱🌻💫💫❤
You are so welcome
This was an excellent presentation. Thank you.
I know every time I come to you page imma always be entertained ❤🔥
@30:37 made me fall out for some reason. Was admiring all the legendary groups she signed and all her legendary hussels in general. Just when I thought she couldn't top that, I saw she put out a rap album too. 😂 learning so much about her. Thanks for sharing this 🙌🏿
Respect! for consistently bringing awareness about these artist. I know I was born in 88 and I am always surprised by people's stories especially if I never heard of them.
88 💯💪 May 31 too b frank bout it 💪💯
Another banger 🔥 celebrity underrated still wating on that Chris Benoit from WWE soon. & hope one-day u can do Pop Smoke & Kobe Bryant too. Keep up with the work 💪🏾 my brother 💯 #ripsylviarobinson 🙏🏽
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I really hope u do! Something about the Chris Benoit tragedy just doesn't sit right with me.......🤔
Dang, it never fails to amaze me. I'm always so happy to see your notification I hit the like button get settled in and BAM!! that intro plays bringing me back to reality they're goné 🥺 Nevertheless, you get right to business I always learn something new. Keep growing ❤️👍🏾
Ya made me wait too long! Lol I look for your stories faithfully. Use to them being posted by Tuesday. I paint complaining lol keep ‘em coming
You're the best!
Pillow Talk was my one of mom’s favorites, she played the grooves out and back into that jam❣️ That’s what I knew about Sylvia, her sexy hit, Pillow Talk and that she was a pretty and sexy lady like my mom and yes it was the sexy hit before the jam Love to Love You Baby by Donna Summer, which my mother loved too. We had that album for the entire 12-14 minutes of it. Midnight At The Oasis by Maria Muldaur was another sexy, sultry jam favorite of my mother’s in the 70’s. I love our music and I love our history. I enjoyed your extended knowledge and history regarding Ms. Sylvia Robinson. Thanks for sharing 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️ P.S. I remember hearing Love Is strange as a “Dustie” on the radio as a child. Once a hit always a hit!
She had a heavy hitter song out in the 70's call Pillow talk which was a big hit 1 of my favorite songs by her
I watched the Sugar Hill Gang documentary. Sylvia and her husband did their artist so wrong/dirty. That is exactly why things kept happening to them financially. Be careful how you move in life because Karma is a true b*tch.
Nailed it
Keep up the amazing work my brother 🙏🏿🙏🏿💯❣️🖤❣️
Thank you, I will
Very interesting and very informative I enjoyed it and I learned a lot from this …
Love her 🎶s Easy Evil, My Thing, Sunday& Automatic Lover. She whisper's and moaned every song but it was her delivery and the way she carried the 🎶s that sold it 4me.
Great story on Sylvia Robinson
You do a great job on these stories bro keep up the great work bro looking forward to see new episodes
Thanks! Will do!
Your welcome and ok
Another excellent story🏆👏🏾
Donnie Elbert's Where Did Our Love Go was a big soul hit in 1971 on All Platinum Records. It was also Donnie who wrote Shame shame Shame, he says he got ripped off from the writing credits.
Sylvia was incredible, and she had the vision ahead of time, the vision that she knew hip hop was something to invest in.
You did an excellent job on this video,as per usual
Thanks again!
Thank you for this and I never knew all of this was going on
This is a great tribute to do for hip hop ❤
Thank you for this brother!
I love your show very informative so much of our culture has been hidden so long. Keep up the good work knowledge is power thank you❤❤❤🎉
This is a nice deep dive ...im from the South but always love Rapper's Delight and Yes Yes Yall
Love your research 👍🏿💯
Sup
I appreciate that
She was a beautiful woman! Thank you for giving her her flowers and sharing her story. ❤
Thank you for the education and the history.
Sylvia made the biggest mistake of leting herself be wooed by a no-good, conman connected to unscrupulous individuals. The clock⏳️ was spiraling down fast at the very start 😢
Truth. She'd be a retired nurse. Nurse salaries were booming back then.
A man is always a black woman's down fall. NO SURPRISE THERE. THEY COME TO STEAL KILL AND DESTROY 💯
Big Up To The Boss: Sylvia Robinson Big Respect 🫡 !!!!! RIP Rest In Power!
Another Excellent Episode ! And i am born and raised in St. Louis and very familiar with the Gentleman Jim Gates show ! Thank you for acknowledging him ! Bless you.
Glad you enjoyed it
@@CelebrityUnderrated Very much ! I always do. You are so great at what you do !
One of the best episodes I've watched
Love your content as always it was educational and i learn sum else thanks celebrity underated ❤
I appreciate that!
Thank you for history lesson! Great review, most people into hip hop know it came out of the Bronx with break dancing in the streets! My musician buddy from Puerto Rico who also lived in the Bronx May know the actual originators of hip hop! I think it was more than one person but it probably wasn’t called hip hop back then!!
Wow. What an interesting life. Rip Sylvia Robinson. Pillow Talk still sound good to this day. What a Classic.
Most definitely she was definitely the Eartha Kitt of the 70's
Yes
Love the vibe of this Documentary
I remember hearing Love is Strange on Designer Women with Suzanne and Anthony I loved the song. This woman was phenomenal. I also remember my mom had all these Sugar Hill albums. My favorite was White Lines at 8 lol😂
All i know is that one of my childhood buddies had family living on 168th & Nelson during the early 70s. I remember music coming out of Shakespeare Pk which wasnt far from where my boy lived. I saw this tall lightskin guy with muscles rocking turntables with speakers & the power was connected to the lamp posts on the streets. People were out partying hard during the summers there. This was back in 73..... Herc became one of my buddies. Its actually how i met Red Alert through him back then!
Finally i can chill & watch CU been got the noti just aint have time to watch but now im tuned in thanks CU 💪🏽
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@@CelebrityUnderrated love the content brother keep blessing up with these stories
Wow what great history! I had no idea she was a BOSS! Thanks for sharing and I look forward to the movie.
Great job! Love this!
Thanks so much!
Great video, thanks for the effort you put in
Glad you enjoyed it!
She looked like Beyonce in black and white for 2 seconds @ 8:27. Sylvia was definitely a pioneer on the hip hop but she did shady business things behind the scenes.
I enjoyed your segment. Keep in mind there are some facts missing! For instance, the band that replayed" Goo Times" was known as POSITIVE FORCE, who had a song called " WE GOT THE FUNK"! SYLVIA played the guitar/ bass on " sexy mama" by THE MOMENTS. Other songs included " sho nuff boogie, look at me I'm in love, next time that I see you( sylvia has her version too) that's how she made extra $$ on these songs too by not only being the producer/ writer but doing her own version. Another point, Master Gee' s younger brother was Leo OBrayan who played in THE LAST DRAGON.
Great story for my birthday 🎂 thank you for posting 🥳🥳🥳
Happy birthday!
Thanks great work
Thank you too!
Yes Finally! I Knew CU was cooking up for us! Right on Time 💙💙🔥🔥🔥
Sup
You already know!
That Pillow Talk was🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Pillow talk by Sylvia Robinson is actually 50 years old hit the Billboard charts in early 1973.
Indeed. Released the month I was born... March '73.
I was in 1984 I can't believe we Celebrating 50th years of hip-hop
@@MonicaMariaMcLean huh??? 1984 is 40 yrs ago not 50 maybe you meant 1974 thats 50 yrs ago for hip hop and disco music.
@@bqkmg2037 Yeah, I've been in this world for 40 years. I'm glad to see hip-hop.
Around for fifty years.
Didn’t know all Sylvia had done in the music business. Thank you for this documentary. Wish you could have included song clips.
Can you do a doc on the group taste of honey,the brothers Johnsons and their hit strawberry letter 23,cameo I enjoy your shows
Great Documentary 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Much appreciated