I Want My Name Back

Nov 5 2011 Not Rated 1h 25m
Biography, Documentary, Music

Thirty years after recording "Rapper's Delight," Master Gee & Wonder Mike come back to reclaim their identities and rightful place in Hip Hop history.

Plot

Highlighting the rise, fall and rise again of original members of The Sugarhill Gang, Wonder Mike (Michael Wright) and Master Gee (Guy O'Brien). The Sugarhill Gang recorded the first ever platinum rap album and rap song and are credited with introducing hip hop to the world more than thirty years ago. We follow The Sugarhill Gang through its chance beginnings in New Jersey, it's rise to fame, and the subsequent struggles of the real Wonder Mike and Master Gee as they try to create new music and battle with their label and an indifferent legal system which stripped them of their identities and rightful legacies.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Roger Paradiso

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
112
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA