The Sequence
The Sequence, an American hip hop group formed in Columbia, South Carolina in
1979, comprised Angie B. (Angela Brown, better known as Angie Stone), Blondy
(Gwendolyn Chisolm), and Cheryl the Pearl (Cheryl Cook). Signed to Sugar Hill
Records by CEO Sylvia Robinson, their debut single "Funk You Up" was released in
1979, becoming one of the first rap hits performed by women. In 1981, they
released their debut album Sugar Hill Presents The Sequence, which included a
cover of Parliament's "Funky Sound (Tear the Roof Off)". Their follow-up albums
The Sequence (1982) and The Sequence Pa...
