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5.0 out of 5 stars
And ya don't stop..., May 16, 2004
This review is from: The Hip Hop Box (Audio CD)
Any 30-something person like me who heard "Rapper's Delight" almost 25 years ago (!) isn't surprised to find that one track started a hip-hop revolution. The Hip Hop Box is an excellent compendium of tunes that trace the evolution (devolution?) of crucial rap music, as it moved from underground social commentaries to slick commercialism. Not every song is killa, and obviously everyone will be disappointed with the songs that got left out. But if the inclusion of hits as diverse as "The Message" and "Slam" and "Rebirth of Cool" and "Just a Friend" doesn't make you smile and nod ya head, well, maybe hip hop isn't for you. Some of the songs will get under your skin, some will annoy you (I have a low tolerance for Craig Mack), but all of them shimmer with the beats of the streets. Taste is taste, and as Chris Rock once rightly pointed out, hip hop isn't for everyone. But anyone hearing the Hip Hop Box has to recognize the incredible diversity of the music and those who make it. And they'll have to acknowledge that while rock and roll is struggling to breathe these days, hip hop is here to stay.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"ultimate, essential and definitive HIP HOP compilation", April 25, 2004
This review is from: The Hip Hop Box (Audio CD)
Much like Rock 'N' Roll, Hip Hop is not going away and is getting stronger every day ~ just when you thought this was just a fad "Hip Hop Box", celebrating 25 years (1979-2003) ~ sends a message to all the fans that this is here and now, and is going to stick around for a long time. With a forward from Chuck D (Public Enemy), loads of photographs (some of them rare), chuck full of bios and detailed information on each track ~ fills in the gaps for many fans curiosity ~ this tasty tidbit of a genre is a history lesson featuring eighteen number one Rap hits. Entire fifty one cues is a collectors gold mine, with selected rap pioneers stepping up and spreading the gems that we have noted through the airwaves of the streets ~ most diehard fans will want more of the same, but for many of us, this is as good as it gets ~ remember, this could have been a two or three disc collection ~ enjoy the four disc classic lineup from some living legends in the world of HIP HOP! ~ gotta love it! Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Hip-O Records 69588 ~ (4/20/2004)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
no ll cool j, beastie boys, or jay-z, but 50 cent made it here?, March 19, 2006
A Kid's Review
This review is from: The Hip Hop Box (Audio CD)
this collection is obviously very incomplete, "but" is very refreshing compared to what is out today(4-cd's can/will never do the job so take it for what it's worth. i tell myself that everyday). so with that said, what is 50 cent doing in this set. at the time this set came out(5/2004) 50 had'nt contributed enough to "real-hip-hop" to deserve a cut on here(and still has'nt). look at him now and compare him to the rest of the greats/legends in this set. also each disc had extra time/space left for extra cuts(a disc can hold 80 minutes). each disc had "at least" 10 min left(so at least 2-3 more cuts per disc). could of been 60 tracks instead of 51. besides all that this is very essential, and so much better than this sorry fake hip-hop being put out now(mike jones, paul wall, 50 cent just to name a few). for real. this along with def jam's 10th anniversary 4-cd boxed set, and tommy boy's greatest beats 1981-1996 4-cd boxed set, as a reviewer said awhile back, is pretty much all you need to remember what "real hip-hop" was and is all about. and to all you rap/hip-hop haters, don't blame hip-hop or even rap, blame those who make it look bad(mike jones, paul wall, 50 cent, and others). rap/hip-hop is very positive(when used correctly). some people just don't understand it(there fault), but don't blame hip-hop(as a whole). it's history. haters... learn about it, study it, listen to it(espeacially the 80's/early-mid 90's)and you'll see hip-hop was and still is positive. please, just don't judge if you don't know. LONG LIVE GOOD REAL HIP HOP!!!!!!!!!
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