The Sugarhill Gang Podcast

George Stroumboulopoulos is a Canadian TV superstar, hosting shows such as The Strombo Show, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, The One: Making a Music Star, Stroumboulopoulos on CNN and now has his own show on Apple Music. Moreover, George has been a friend and really showed us support through our tough times. 

We discuss so much in this episode how to be a great live performer, coming up through challenging times and George talks about his favourite guests he's interviewed. 

George is a bonafide TV Legend and a genuine human being. If you enjoyed the conversation as much as we did, send us a DM right now to @therealsugarhillgang and tell us your favourite moment.

We love you for lovin’ us.  Enjoy the show, Cuzzo!

The legend Scorpio, from Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five is the guest on this episode of the podcast! Scorpio is one of the architects of this thing we call Hip Hop and more than anything is family to us.

This is a conversation between friends, we talk about going on tour together, coming up at the same time, how they changed fashion in music, winning a Grammy and so much more.

Scorpio is one of our good friends and we are blessed to have him on the show. If you enjoyed the conversation as much as we did, send us a DM right now to @therealsugarhillgang and tell us your favourite moment.

We love you for lovin’ us.  Enjoy the show, Cuzzo!

Laura Lee is a part of the amazing and funky group Khruangbin. They are a musical trio known for blending musical influences from all over the world from soul, dub, rock, psychedelia, funk and anything else that they feel is right in the moment. 

This is a great discussion where we talk about music, influence, coming up as a struggling band to where they are now and how they record in a barn and not in studio!

Laura is a genuine, cool and super interesting soul. If you enjoyed the conversation as much as we did, send us a DM right now to @therealsugarhillgang and tell us your favourite moment.

We love you for lovin’ us.  Enjoy the show, Cuzzo!

Michael Franti is an accomplished artist and musician, forming a number of bands in his career, most notably Spearhead in the mid 90s. He's a spiritual artist, that doesn't shy away from including political and social topics in his music.

We discuss everything including choosing music over the NBA, getting The Edge's name wrong whilst they were on tour with U2 and his new life of owning a yoga retreat in Bali. 

Michael is an insightful and cool cat and If you enjoyed the conversation as much as we did, send us a DM right now to @therealsugarhillgang and tell us your favourite moment.

We love you for lovin’ us.  Enjoy the show, Cuzzo!

MC Serch's legacy in Hip Hop goes back over 30 years as a battle MC, an artist, a record executive and a radio show host. He's been responsible for a number of notable moments including working with Nas to get him his first record deal.

We discuss everything including the time he dissed Mr Magic on stage, getting Nas his first record deal, getting shot at after a rap battle and the time MC Hammer put a hit out on him. 

MC Serch has stories for days and this episode has no shortage of them. If you enjoyed the conversation as much as we did, send us a DM right now to @therealsugarhillgang and tell us your favourite moment.

We love you for lovin’ us.  Enjoy the show, Cuzzo!

DJ Q Bert is a supreme technician when it comes to the art of turntablism. He has been in the game for over 30 years and is considered in the elite of elite in his craft. 

We discuss everything from his early days and how he started out, what DJing means to the world of Hip Hop and we even talk about aliens. This episode is not one to be missed.

DJ Q Bert is a real artist and is super passionate about his craft, so this was a special episode for us. If you enjoyed the conversation as much as we did, send us a DM right now to @therealsugarhillgang and tell us your favourite moment.

We love you for lovin’ us.  Enjoy the show, Cuzzo!

Premium Pete is a man of many talents. A podcast pioneer, brand consultant, media personality, speaker, founder of food brands, sneaker head and all round well connected good guy.

Pete talks about everything from his early days as a podcaster with Combat Jack, his love of Hip Hop and how the music changed his life, how he turned his passion for sneakers and food into business opportunities and if that wasn't enough he drops some serious jewels on the podcasting game.

Pete is a genuinely great guy and we loved talking to him. If you enjoyed the conversation as much as we did, send us a DM right now to @therealsugarhillgang and tell us your favourite moment.

We love you for lovin’ us.  Enjoy the show, Cuzzo!

DJ A-Trak is a bonafide star in the DJing world. At the young age of 15 he won the world famous DMC World DJ Championship and since then has risen to global stardom as a touring DJ for Kanye West, producing for huge artists like Drake, Common and Kid Cudi, forming his own group Duck Sauce with Armand Van Helden and running his own successful record label Fools Gold.

We discuss everything from his early start in turnablism, working as a tour DJ and what it take to runs a successful record label on his own terms.

A-Trak, for all his success, is a humble and thoughtful individual and we loved talking to him. If you enjoyed the conversation as much as we did, send us a DM right now to @therealsugarhillgang and tell us your favourite moment.

We love you for lovin’ us.  Enjoy the show, Cuzzo!

Cipha Sounds made his name in radio, but by no means is that where his talents end. He has also worked in Music Management, A&R, TV, podcasting and now is a well established stand up comedian. 

We discuss Cipha's career in radio starting as an intern, starting the first hip hop podcast with his fellow host Peter Rosenberg, working at record labels and how he transitioned to becoming a stand up comedian.

Cipha is funny, smart and knows his way around a podcast. If you enjoyed the conversation as much as we did, send us a DM right now to @therealsugarhillgang and tell us your favourite moment.

We love you for lovin’ us.  Enjoy the show, Cuzzo!

Tito Puente Jr is a Latin music sensation. His fusion of jazz, latin, salsa, merengue and mambo music brings energy to any stage that he steps on. He is also the son and namesake of someone very special to us, Tito Puente, The King of Latin Music, who played the drums on one of our early records Sugarhill Groove. 

We spoke about Tito's early days growing up around music, going on tour with his dad and how that helped him craft his own career in music. We also share stories about his father and how Tito is continuing on his amazing legacy.

This was a fun and energetic conversation and if you enjoyed the conversation as much as we did, send us a DM right now to @therealsugarhillgang and tell us your favourite moment.

We love you for lovin’ us.  Enjoy the show, Cuzzo!