I love hip hop. I love it to the point that I have a poster of N.W.A’s “Straight Outta Compton” album cover over the mantel in my bedroom. To the point of dishing out $20 to own Jay Z’s “Black Album” on vinyl. It’s a genre with a history of political resistance alongside great party jams. Filled with innovation, it took elements of musical history and used them to develop something special, unique. Enough of my rambling. While I’m fairly out of touch with much of mainstream contemporary hip hop music (though I did manage to catch Lil Wayne with Soulja Boy last summer), it’s time for a mix devoted to the genre. Here’s my hip hop mixtape:
1) “Yo! Bum Rush the Show” by Public Enemy off of “Yo! Bum Rush the Show”
2) “Footprints” by “A Tribe Called Quest” off of “Peoples’ Instinctive Travels & the Paths of Rhythm”
3) “Powers” by Blackalicious off of “The Craft”
4) “Paul Revere” by the Beastie Boys off of “Licensed to Ill”
5) “Me, Myself and I” by De La Soul off of “3 Feet High and Rising”
6) “If It Wasn’t for You” by Handsome boy Modeling School, De La Soul and Starchild Excalibur off of “White People”
7) “Express Yourself” by N.W.A off of “Straight Outta Compton”
8) “Parents Just Don’t Understand” by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince off of “He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper”
9) “99 Problems” by Jay Z off of “The Black Album”
10) “It’s Tricky” by Run DMC off of “Raising Hell”
11) “Just a Friend” by Biz Markie off of “Just a Friend EP”
12) “It’s Nasty” by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five off of “The Message”
13) “Trying to Find a Balance” by Atmosphere off of “Seven’s Travels”
14) “This Way” by Dilated Peoples off of “Neighborhood Watch”
15) “Posse on Broadway” by Sir-Mix-A-Lot off of “Swass”
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