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16:44 on November 11 2014

R.I.P. Sugarhill Gang’s Big Bank Hank

StereogumTMZ reports that Big Bank Hank, one third of pioneering rap group the Sugarhill Gang, died early this morning after a battle with cancer. Hank, born Henry Jackson, was 57... more info
19:56 on November 11 2014

Big Bank Hank of the Sugarhill Gang, RIP

Brooklyn VeganBig Big Hank (left) w/ Sugarhill Gang Big Bank Hank (aka Hank Jackson) of The Sugarhill Gang, passed away this morning after suffering from cancer, TMZ reports. He was 57... more info
15:35 on November 11 2014

Sugarhill Gang's Big Bank Hank Dies -- Dead at 57 from Cancer

TMZBig Bank Hank ... the Sugarhill Gang rapper best know as "the grandmaster with 3 MCs that shock the house for the young ladies"... died early Tuesday morning ... TMZ has ... more info
19:41 on November 11 2014

Sugarhill Gang's Henry 'Big Bank Hank' Jackson dies at 57

Reuters(Reuters) - Hip hop pioneer Henry 'Big Bank Hank' Jackson, a founding member of The Sugarhill Gang, died Tuesday at the age of 57 after battling cancer. more info
02:00 on November 12 2014

Sugarhill Gang's Big Bank Hank -- Women Fight for His Delight ... in Heaven Now

TMZWe have no doubt Sugarhill Gang rapper Big Bank Hank is still shocking the house for the young ladies. Only difference now is ... he's got God on the ones and twos now. O... more info
17:50 on November 11 2014

Sugarhill Gang Rapper ‘Big Bank Hank’ Dies at 57

TimeHe died of kidney complications due to cancer, his manager said more info
19:06 on November 11 2014

'Big Bank Hank' of trailblazing Sugarhill Gang dies at 57

L.A. Times - EntertainmentHenry Lee Jackson, better known as “Big Bank Hank” of pioneer rap trio the Sugarhill Gang, has died at the age of 57. more info
19:06 on November 11 2014

'Big Bank Hank' of trailblazing Sugarhill Gang dies at 57

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19:52 on November 11 2014

Big Bank Hank: 'Rapper's Delight' and the Sugarhill Gang's revolution

L.A. Times - EntertainmentHis voice served as a call to action, an echo that continues today whenever a kid bellows the word “hip hop” into a microphone. It was in Henry “Big Bank Hank” Ja... more info
19:52 on November 11 2014

Big Bank Hank, co-founder of the Sugarhill Gang, has died

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19:52 on November 11 2014

Big Bank Hank: 'Rapper's Delight' and the Sugarhill Gang's revolution

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03:35 on November 12 2014

'Big Bank Hank' dies at 57; founding member of rap trio Sugarhill Gang

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