Sentencing Postponed for Sons of Sugar Hill Records Founders

Three sons of the founders of Englewood hip-hop recording label Sugar Hill Records were allowed to postpone their sentencing on federal charges of not filing income tax returns, northjersey.com reported Wednesday. 

Joseph Robinson Jr., 50, of Tenafly, Leland Robinson, 46, and Rhondo Robinson, 41, both of Englewood, pleaded guilty in March to failing to file a return in tax years 2005 through 2008, according to federal prosecutors. 

Sentencing for Joseph Robinson Jr. and Leland Robinson was set for May 23, the report said. The third brother, Rhondo Robinson, would return to court Monday.  

The brothers face up to two years in federal prison for the misdemeanor counts. 

Prosecutors have said the money came from royalties generated by Sugar Hill Records founded in Englewood in 1979. 

"From 1979 until 1986, Sugar Hill Records amassed an extensive catalogue of songs and released several hip-hop and rap albums, including the self-titled debut album by the Sugar Hill Gang, which included the popular hit Rapper’s Delight, as well as albums by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and the Treacherous Three," the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement last year. 

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