We are very sad to deliver this news. Despite some being critical of the Sugar Hill Gang, we are forever grateful for their impact. Big Bank Hank (born Henry Jackson) was a superstar and always commanded your attention when he was on the MIC. He will be missed.
More from NY Daily News:
Big Bank Hank, one of the founding members of iconic 1980s hip hop group The Sugarhill Gang, died early Tuesday morning after a battle with cancer. He was 57.
The news was first reported by music blog InFlexWeTrust.com. TMZ reported that the rapper born Henry Jackson on Aug. 5, 1957, in the Bronx died at about 2 a.m. Tuesday in the greater New York City area.