# Big Bank Hank

> Henry Lee Jackson, known by his stage name Big Bank Hank, was an American hip hop recording artist and manager. Also known as Imp the Dimp, he was a member of the trio the Sugarhill Gang, the first hip hop act to have a hit with the cross-over single "Rapper's Delight" on the pop charts in 1979. He contributed to many documentaries based on the rap music industry. Lyrics to his verse from "Rapper's Delight" were allegedly plagiarized from rhymes written by Grandmaster Caz.

*American rapper (1957–2014)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1957-08-05
- **Died:** 2014-11-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.3 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1753530/ (@nm1753530)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1309280)
- [بيغ بانك هانك](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%BA_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83)
- [Big Bank Hank](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bank_Hank)
- [Big Bank Hank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bank_Hank)
- [Big Bank Hank](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bank_Hank)
- [Big Bank Hank](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bank_Hank)
- [ビッグ・バンク・ハンク](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF)
- [Big Bank Hank](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bank_Hank)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c1491199-fdc3-4de6-9155-656d856c603b)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3436480)
- [Henry 'Big Bank Hank' Jackson](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1298813)

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