Kings of Hip Hop

DJ Premier | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 10, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Rapster
• ASIN: B0007TFI4M
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,399 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Grover Washington – Mister Magic (Single Version)

2. The Brothers Johnson – Q

3. LTD – Love Ballad

4. Vickie Anderson–The Message From The Soul Sisters Part 1&2

5. Nina Simone – Don’t Explain (Album Version)

6. Jerry Butler – Been A Long Time

7. Ohio Players – Skin Tight (Single Version)

8. Rufus feat. Chaka Khan – Sweet Thing

9. Screaming Jay Hawkins – I Put A Spell On You

10. Heatwave – Ain’t No Half Steppin’

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. INI – Fakin Jax

2. Eric B. & Rakim – Microphone Fiend (Remix)

3. Ultramagnetic M.C.’s – Poppa Large East Coast Mix

4. EPMD – Rampage

5. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth feat. Grand Puba – Skinz

6. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth – Lots Of Lovin’ Remix

7. Big Daddy Kane – Set It Off

8. Latee – This Cuts Got Flavor

9. Main Source – Peace Is Not The Word to Play

10. Main Source – Fakin’ The Funk

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Kings Of Hip-Hop, the third release in the "Kings of …" series, is a two part journey; CD 1 mixed by DJ Premier voyages into the music that helped 'shape' hip-hop into what it has become, and CD 2 mixed by Mr. Thing is a collection of ground-breaking hip-hop tracks. DJ Premier, of the legendary Gang Starr outfit, is one of hip-hop’s most renowned beat makers. Hailing from Brooklyn NY, this master producer has laid tracks for some of the East Coast’s most significant hip-hop albums, such as Nas' Illmatic, the Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die, Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt, Jeru the Damaja's The Sun Rises in the East, and Mos Def's Black on Both Sides. Premier’s mix, CD 1, will consist of tracks that have directly shaped hip-hop, as we know it today. On CD 2, Mr. Thing, World DMC team champion of 1999, and individual UK champion of 2000, brings us a mix of pioneering hip-hop sounds. It features tracks from a range of talent such as ODB, Das EFX, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Big Daddy Kane, Eric B & Rakim, De La Soul and many others. Kings of Hip-Hop is about the true old school flavor of hip-hop, the fun, the party – ear candy for the mind, the body and the soul.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kings of Hip Hop, July 12, 2005

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P. Deunet (Luxembourg, Europe) - See all my reviews
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Anything that has DJ Premier on it is worth listening to.

Here he blends together classic funk, & soul cuts (check out the Pointer Sinster's "Don't it drive you crazy" which Premier himself used to lace the Step in the Arena classic "Execution of a Chump")or the original "Ain't no Half-Steppin" track, which was sampled countless times.

Mr Thing can be heard mixing together 90s underground Hip Hop. What's good about this mix is that is allows you to go back in time and relive timeless classics (Eric B. & Rakim's "Microphone Fiend") and also to rediscover some underground tracks that you may have forgotten, or even overlooked (Common & De La Soul's collaboration "The Business", Kenny Dope's scratches on "Get on Down" to name but a few).

Get this album if:

1. You are fed up with corporate rap and want to go back and relive what Hip Hop music was all about

2. You are new to hip hop and want to have an introduction to the music.

Either way, just get this album, you won't regret it.

5.0 out of 5 stars nicei, December 23, 2007

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S. Iverson (Chicago, Il) - See all my reviews
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i bought this for disc 2 and now like disc 1 almost as much. a huge hit at parties, recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice addition to the collection..., November 10, 2007

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R. Zachary (Germany) - See all my reviews
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This was a surprisingly beautiful two CD set. I didn't read all of the info inside the CD cover, but I could feel why these tracks were chosen. DJ Premier and Mr. Thing know what hip hop is and where it truly came from. The songs that they chose were underground groundbreakers of their era. I had forgotten some of them. If you play this CD set, you will have a nice reminiscent atmosphere, that can be partied to or just plain enjoyed in the background, while rating your Amazon purchases.