NEW YORK — TThe woman some call the mother of hip-hop has died. Sylvia Robinson, who had a hit as a singer-songwriter with the sexually charged “Pillow Talk” but was later known as one of hip-hop’s ...

One-half of the duo Mickey & Sylvia, she also recorded “Pillow Talk,” an R&B hit in 1973. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Sylvia Robinson, a singer and record producer whose label released “Rapper’s ...

With All-Platinum, Sylvia now had a vehicle with which to hone her writing and production chops, at the same time introducing to the public promising young talent in hopes of making them household ...

The woman some call the mother of hip-hop has died. Sylvia Robinson, who had a hit as a singer-songwriter with the sexually charged “Pillow Talk” but was later known as one of hip-hop’s early founders ...

*The legacy of the late Sugar Hill Records founder/CEO Sylvia Robinson will be explored and celebrated in a new documentary from Black Starz Music Television. Prior to founding Sugar Hill, Robinson ...

Sylvia Robinson, singer, songwriter, pop music visionary and entrepreneur, died today of congestive heart failure. The longtime Englewood resident was 76 years old. Although Robinson, who was born ...

NEW YORK -- The woman some call the mother of hip-hop has died. Sylvia Robinson, who had a hit as a singer-songwriter with the sexually charged "Pillow Talk" but was later known as one of hip-hop's ...

Sylvia Robinson, who died Thursday morning in a New Jersey hospital, built the very first rap label. She was 75 years old and reportedly suffered congestive heart failure. But after "Love Is Strange" ...

Sylvia Robinson (1935-2011) has deservedly been called “the mother of hip-hop” for her efforts in co-founding and running Sugar Hill Records. But even as impressive an honorific as that can’t begin to ...