Exclusive: Bravo Finds the Real-Life ‘Empire’ in ‘First Family of Hip Hop’ -- Get a First Look
Bravo is bringing you the real-life Empire with First Family of Hip Hop -- and Et has your exclusive first look.
The network’s latest docu-series, premiering Sunday, Jan. 15, at 9 p.m. Et, focuses on the Robinsons, a group of brothers, sisters and cousins fighting for control of their family’s once-iconic record label, Sugar Hill. Joe and Sylvia Robinson founded the label in the 1970s, making it a hit factory of rap classics. “Rapper’s Delight,” “Jump On It” and “The Message” were just some of the singles released over the years. Now, the family wants to revive the brand.
More: Empire Renewed for Fourth Season
“We ain’t had a hit on the charts in 30 years,” Joe and Sylvia’s niece, rapper Shanell “Lady Luck” Jones, notes.
“We’re the first family of hip hop,” she adds. “You may not know our name, but you know all of our songs.”
Leland “Big Lee...
The network’s latest docu-series, premiering Sunday, Jan. 15, at 9 p.m. Et, focuses on the Robinsons, a group of brothers, sisters and cousins fighting for control of their family’s once-iconic record label, Sugar Hill. Joe and Sylvia Robinson founded the label in the 1970s, making it a hit factory of rap classics. “Rapper’s Delight,” “Jump On It” and “The Message” were just some of the singles released over the years. Now, the family wants to revive the brand.
More: Empire Renewed for Fourth Season
“We ain’t had a hit on the charts in 30 years,” Joe and Sylvia’s niece, rapper Shanell “Lady Luck” Jones, notes.
“We’re the first family of hip hop,” she adds. “You may not know our name, but you know all of our songs.”
Leland “Big Lee...
- 1/13/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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