Henry Jackson, best known as Big Bank Hank from the Sugar Hill Gang, succumbed to colon cancer on November 11 at the age of 57. The pioneering emcee was with the band when they released "Rapper's Delight" in 1979, which helped establish Hip-Hop as a legitimate genre after selling several million copies worldwide.
Greg Walker, a spokesperson for the Sugar Hill Music Publishing Estate, revealed that Hank "died due to kidney complications caused by cancer." Funeral arrangements are being made at the Eternity Funeral Services in Englewood, NJ.
Hank is survived by his wife, Valerie Jackson.
