Hip-Hop Essentials Vol. 1

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 8, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tommy Boy
• ASIN: B000BKSJ3Y
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #219,665 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang

2. Genius Rap - Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde

3. Rockin' It - Fearless Four

4. Scorpio - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

5. Egypt Egypt - Egyptian Lover

6. Rock The Bells - LL Cool J

7. South Bronx - Boogie Down Productions

8. Tramp - Salt 'N Pepa

9. Supersonic - J.J. Fad

10. Symphony, The - Marly Marl

11. Risin' To The Top - Doug E. Fresh

12. Ya Gots To Chill - EPMD

13. How I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill

14. Ghetto, The - Too Short

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad but..., August 26, 2006

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Nappyone (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hip-Hop Essentials Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Here are the real track listings:

1)Rockin It - Fearless Four
2)Hey Ladies - Beastie Boys
3)South Bronx - Boogie Down Productions
4)Egypt Egypt - Egyptian Lover
5)Tramp - Salt N Pepa
6)The Symphony - Marly Marl
7)La Di Da Di - Doug E. Fresh
8)Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang
9)Genius Rap - Dr. Jeckel
10)The Ghetto - Too Short
11)Scorpio - Grand Master Flash & The Furious 5
12)Supersonic - JJ Fad

...i was pretty dissapointed 'cause i was really looking forward to getting Cypress HIll's "How Could I Just Kill a Man"

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An ok series, but not without flaws..., November 26, 2006

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Albert Smith Jr. - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hip-Hop Essentials Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

The cd's in the series has some cool jams, but any song with explicit language is "reversed" out, so you don't get the original cut, very much mix show friendly tracks, so if you want the unedited stuff, you'll have to look elsewhere. The biggest shock on volume one is JJ FAD's Supersonic, which sounds like it was recorded off a worn out record. The producer of this cd could have easily been taken it off the cd that came out in the late 80's, and given us a clean sounding recording. This is not the version that had the original 5 girls in the group, but the remake with Dr. Dre with the remaining 3.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Average, could be better, January 24, 2009

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R. Preciado "Totora" (West Coast, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hip-Hop Essentials Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

First and foremost, this is the correct track listing:

1. Rockin' It - Fearless Four
2. Hey Ladies - Beastie Boys
3. South Bronx - Boogie Down Productions
4. Egypt Egypt - Egyptian Lover
5. Tramp - Salt 'N Pepa
6. Symphony, The - Marly Marl
7. La Di Da Di - Doug E. Fresh
8. Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang
9. Genius Rap - Dr. Jeckel
10. Ghetto, The - Too Short
11. Scorpio - Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
12. Supersonic - J.J. Fad

Even with the notable omissions of "How I Could Just Kill a Man" (do your self a favor and get the original Cypress Hill CD) and "Ya Got's Ta Chill" (again grab EPMD's Strictly Business CD, you will not be disappointed), this set does have its nuggets. Now the disappointment: these are clean edited versions. The biggest disappointment, in my opinion, is "La Di Da Di", when Slick Rick raps,"And with your wrinkled ***** you can't be my lover". A shame, because most of us that have listened to hip hop/rap understand that explicit lyrics are part of that genre. I am from the school of thought of letting lyricists express themselves however they wish, from Pigeon John's non-swearing style to Eazy-E's hardcore gangsta rap lyrics. The last disappointment, as mentioned before, is the quality of the J.J. Fad track. Yes, you can hear the crackle of the vinyl from which this track was ripped from. A better quality choice would be found on Ruthless Record's A Decade Of Game 2 CD set. You will enjoy the rest of the tracks with gems from Marley Marl's "The Symphony" to Too Short's "The Ghetto" (editing was not necessary for this track).