Credit: Photo by James Luedde

Credit: Photo by James Luedde

In 2020, The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” turns 40 years old, and that means we’re all about a dozen years from collecting social security. Expect nothing but good vibes, however, when New Jersey rap crew arrives at Jannus Live with Grandmaster Mele Mel and Scorpio (aka Furious 5) in tow.

Sugarhill Gang w/Furious 5. Sat. Nov. 9, 8 p.m. $12. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg. jannuslive.com

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...