Ultimate Hip-Hop Tracks Please

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I want make the ultimate hip-hop compilation. Suggestions for tracks gratefully received. Artist and title please. Thanks!

― Cardinal Fang (Cardinal Fang), Friday, 10 October 2003 12:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Nas 'Halftime'
NWA 'Straight Outta Compton'
Dr. Dre 'Still DRE'
Eric B. & Rakim 'I know you got soul'
Public Enemy 'Rebel without a Pause'

― Baaderist (Fabfunk), Friday, 10 October 2003 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Kraftwerk - 'Trans-Europe Express'

― willem (willem), Friday, 10 October 2003 12:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Erm, no. Replace that with..

Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force: "Planet Rock"

Also..

Ice Cube feat. Chuck D.: "Endangered Species"
Wu-Tang Clan: "Protect Ya Neck"
Rubberoom: "Born"
Outkast: "Aquemini"
Divine Styler: "Before Mecca"
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: "Crossroads"

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 10 October 2003 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

o yeah! that was the one, tuomas! ;-)

― willem (willem), Friday, 10 October 2003 12:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Run DMC "Come on Everybody"
Biz Markee "Nobody Beats the Biz"
Black Sheep "You Can Get With This"
Blackalicious "Reanimation"
Digable Planets "9th Wonder"
A Tribe Called Quest "Scenario"
Mos Def f. Talib Kweli "Know That"
Rahzel "All I Know"
High & Mighty "Mind, Soul, & Body"
Pharoe Monch "Simon Says"
Dr. Dre "Nuthin' but a G Thang"
Notrious BIG "Hypnotize"

― BrianB, Friday, 10 October 2003 12:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Eric B & Rakim - I Ain't No Joke

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 10 October 2003 17:25 (twenty-one years ago)

(That Black Sheep track is actually called "The Choice is Yours," although file-sharers routinely call it "This or That.")

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 10 October 2003 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

harry belafonte - matilda remix ft. fat joe, cormega

― brains (cerybut), Friday, 10 October 2003 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)

"If You Want It I Got It"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 10 October 2003 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

GZA - "Liquid Swords"

― Jeremy (Jeremy), Friday, 10 October 2003 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

(I figure if'n they qualify as "ultimate hip-hop tracks", the title of the song will be sufficient...but that's just my approach.)

"Baby Got Back"
"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 10 October 2003 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt 2
Gravediggaz - 1-800-Suicide
Jeru The Damaja - Ain't The Devil Happy
Keith Murray - Dip Dip Di
Talib Kweli & Hi Tek - Too Late
Killah Priest - From Then Till Now
Lootpack - Level Zero

...just a few cats I thought ya'll might miss.

― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Friday, 10 October 2003 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

LL cool J-i need love

― Felcher (Felcher), Friday, 10 October 2003 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Common - "I Used to Love Her"
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - "They Reminisce Over You"
A Tribe Called Quest - "Award Tour"
Big Daddy Kane - "Ain't No Half Steppin"

― Love Daddy, Friday, 10 October 2003 19:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Broken Language - Smoothe The Hustler
DWYCK - Gangstarr feat. Nice n Smooth
UMCs - Blue Cheese
Audio 2 - Top Billin
King Tee - Bass
Sir Mix-A-Lot - Posse on Broadway
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
Digital Underground - Doowhatchalike
Black Moon - Who Got Da Props
Blazay Blazay - Danger!

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Jay-Z - IZZO
J-Live- Braggin' Writes
Too Short - Freaky Tales

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:07 (twenty-one years ago)

You should all be ashamed that Slick Rick's "Children's Story" wasn't the first song listed on this thread.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Heck, what about "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five? or "Sucker MCs" by Run-DMC or "My Mind Playin' Tricks On Me" by Geto Boys?

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Roots Manuva - Witness
PE - Bring The Noise
NWA - Fuck The Police + Express Yourself
Blondie - Rapture

(on a similar tip, I once had someone trying to tell me Dylan *invented* rapping, with Subterranean Homesick Blues)

― Jim Robinson (Original Miscreant), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:17 (twenty-one years ago)

or The Bridge is Over by BDP or Unbelievable by Biggie or PSK What Does it Mean by Schooly D?

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)

or Me Myself and I by De La Soul

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:19 (twenty-one years ago)

here is a link to the top 40 singles of every year 1979-98 according to Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. perhaps it will help give you some ideas: http://www.rocklist.net/ego_trip_page1.htm#1979

― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Who is Root Manuva?

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Nonono, rapping was invented by Meredith Wilson in "The Music Man". <\IrritatingMusicalGeek>

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought Chuck Eddy said it was invented by the chimney sweep in Mary Poppins or something like that (haven't read the book in awhile or maybe i'm completely imagining this - which would be odd)

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Shit! I totally forgot "Stray Bullet" by Organized Konfusion!!!!

Is Root Manuva a Jamaican dancehall guy?

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 10 October 2003 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

AMG is your friend Matt.

Kool G Rap--It's a Demo
Mantronix--Fresh is the Word
EPMD--It's My Thang
Brand Nubian--Slow Down
Souls of MIshief--'93 til Infinity

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 October 2003 23:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Roots Manuva is that jet black flow from the Southwest of L-O-N-D-O-N.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 11 October 2003 00:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Pharoe Monch - Simon Says
Blackalicious - Alphabet Aerobics
Wu Tang Clan - Gravel Pit
MC Buzz B - How Sleep The Brave
Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard

― Slartibartfast of Moston, Saturday, 11 October 2003 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

noreaga - nothin'
nas feat jadakiss and ludacris - made you look (remix)
jay-z - big pimpin'
mobb deep - survival of the fittest
eric b and rakim - my melody
notorious big - juicy
freeway - what we do
cnn - t.o.n.y
mystikal - danger
joe budden feat ll cool j and duchess - focus (remix)

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Saturday, 11 October 2003 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Baby Got Back
B.O.B.
Sound Of Da Police
Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
Twice The First Time (Saul Williams - okay, objectively this probably isn't famous enough to qualify but I just think it's SO dope)
Push It (yes, I do mean Salt 'N' Pepa. :)
Get Ur Freak On

― Michelle, Saturday, 11 October 2003 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Mista Madd ft. Slim Thug and Yungstar - 'Down South'
Lil Flip - '8 Rules'
Eightball and MJG - 'For Real'
UGK - 'Dirty Money'
ESG - 'Caught Up'
Big T ft. Lil Flip - 'Candy and Chrome'
Pastor Troy - 'This Tha City'
Lil Boosie - 'A Quarter Ounce'
Baby D ft. Lil C - 'Get Crunk'
Paul Wall and Chamillionaire - 'Balla Talk II'

― d k (d k), Saturday, 11 October 2003 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Who is Root Manuva?

The person people name-drop when they say they like UK hip-hop.

― Jim Robinson (Original Miscreant), Sunday, 12 October 2003 00:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought Chuck Eddy said it was invented by the chimney sweep in Mary Poppins

Dick Van Dyke should be a Peaches song.

According to Ben Thompson's Ways of Hearing, Jimmy Saville says he invented turntablism in Ilkley in 1943.

― Jim Robinson (Original Miscreant), Sunday, 12 October 2003 00:26 (twenty-one years ago)

The 'Candy on Chrome' Lil Flip verse is my favorite ever. He sounds so super relaxed and happy. It sounds like he's doing a De La Soul guest verse or something.

Southside Gs ride nothing but red
You can ask Beavis, I get nothing but head
I drink so much I sleep with my cup in the bed
All I got to do is pop trunk to turn the heads
I'm on 84s and I'm acting bad
My paint job look like a Maxi pad
They call me Lil Flip- man, I thought you knew
I'm the first one to freestyle ten minutes on Screw
Me and Big T in the Escalade
Like Lil Troy it's a better way
I ride on chrome each and every day
Every song I get on get gettin radio play
I'm only eighteen, but my candy drip
If you got cavitis don't like your lips
And the Freestyle King is my nickname
I let my bumper kit hang, while I grip grain.

But, it's just so relaxed and cool. I've been listening to it over and over again.

― d k (d k), Sunday, 12 October 2003 09:25 (twenty-one years ago)

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