The first hip-hop song to reach the top 40 was “Rapper’s Delight” in 1979. The first to hit number one was “Ice Ice Baby,” in 1990. In between came the 1980s, the decade which saw hip ...

It was first made into a Top 40 hit by Ritchie Valens in the 1950s. However, Los Lobos’ 1987 Chicano rock version was a massive hit in the 1980s. That version peaked at no. 1 on the Hot 100 ...