GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Sugarhill Gang, the legendary hip-hop group that pioneered American rap with their 1979 hit song “Rapper’s Delight,” will perform in downtown Grand Rapids this weekend as part of a free arts and music festival.
The hip hop group is one of several artists scheduled to perform at the annual Grand Rapids African American Art and Music Festival that is slated for Friday, Sept. 15 and Saturday, Sept. 16 at Rosa Parks Circle, 135 Monroe Center St., in downtown Grand Rapids.
The two-day multicultural festival, which…