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Mtv First 1000 Years: Hip Hop

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I think this is the best rap collection EVER! I have seen many come and go but this one can not me denied. MTV has suprisingly put together a great album to go in anyone's cd rack. The first 1000 of rock, r&b, and new wave are all also awsome.

There is, of course, a great irony in MTV even releasing a hip-hop compiliation, given the network's near-constant antipathy towards black music, ignoring everything from Michael Jackson to rap until its commercial supremacy made airing it inevitable (and even then it was relegated to Yo, unless you were white). There are many huge artists missing here-- LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Naughty By Nature and the Beastie Boys are the major absences, and if MTV REALLY wanted to give us a history of the rap it aired, the disc would be dominated by such pop poseurs as Vanilla Ice, Snow, and Hammer. But let's be honest-- quibbling aside, cognitive dissonance never sounded this funky, and it's important to note all the wonderful selections we do get-- Grandmaster Flash, Ice Cube, NWA, Run-DMC, Arrested Development, Snoop, and above all, the Digital Underground. A great party disc, and a nice introduction to twenty years of hip-hop. Let's just hope in the future, MTV has the courage and foresight to contemporaneously support the artists they deify in retrospect, instead of just jumping on every easy bandwagon.

DA BOMB CD BABY!BUY IT NOW!WHAT YA WAITING FOR!

This CD is great. Its got a wonderful variaty from Jump Around to Wat's My Name. It think that MTV did a great job on this and i think that everyone will love this CD. There is no other Cd out there that will please all of your children. It's the only thing i hear from my kids 24/7, from sun up to un down. This Cd is deffinetly a winner!

Mtv has put together a nice collection of the best rap hits that have influenced the rap of today.All of the songs are good.Really,you dont have to skip through tracks to get to a good song like on the other compilations.This cd has it all from Grandmaster Flash to Master P.Buy this today.If you've been listening to hip hop since the 80's or just started to this year. BOTTOM LINE GREAT CD A MUST BUY

THIS IS THE BEST RAP COLLECTION EVER! IT TAKES YOU FROM OLD SCHOOL RAP TO TODAY RAP. I THINK IT'S MTV'S BEST WORK EVER. IF YOU ARE GOING TO GET A RAP COLLECTION GET THIS ONE!

this is an awesome oldschool hiphop compilation featuring the best artists from back in the day. virtually every track is good here is my track by track analysis

1. the message: 5 starz:this is old school as it comes. really good beat

2.walk this way: 4 starz: i don't really like dmc's sound witth rock but still it's a really good track

3. colors: 5 starz: if you're thinking about joining a gang listen to this inspirational song

4.wild thing: 5 starz: simply hilarious

5. express yourself 5 starz : showz u don't have to smoke weed to be sucessful in life

6. the humpty dance: 5 starz: hilarious. humpty's a lyrical genius

7. jump around 5 starz : energetic song with great rapping

8. tennessee: 5 starz: this is really unique. it's the most smooth thing on here

9. what's my name: 5 starz: the original d o double g

10. rebirth of slick: 5 starz: i'd never heard this before but it's got an awesome beat and this group is a great trio

11. it as a good day: 5 starz: this is old school cube when he could flow with the best of them

12. aint nutin but a g thang: 5 starz: BEST SONG ON ALBUM! snoop dogg and dr. dre flow back to back

13. fantastic voyage: 4 starz: this was pretty good but gangsta's paradise is better

14. player's ball: 5 starz: the best dirty south rappers back when they was young

15. california love: 5 starz: awesome traack. dr dre and 2pac? what would u expect! RIP 2PAC!

16. make em say uhh!: 5 starz: back when no limit had some quality to their music. the whole crew is on this track minus c-murder.

this is a great compilation. if u truly luv hiphop buy it.

Great CD,with all of the most important songs in the history of music,and in the history of rap.This CD has the best artists Grandmaster Flash,Run DMC,Ice-T,Snoop Dogg,NWA,Dr Dre,Coolio,Master P,and lots more.Recommended to anyone who likes rap music.

Of course, if you love rap, then you already know who all the artists are. Incredible songs, all on one cd. Just let it run at partys, etc. Everyting that all the other reveiwers said is true, Exept for that one guy from florida who beleives the cd is trying to opress black talent. Bottom line- You will always keep this cd in your changer.

MTV did a great job with this one. "California Love" and "Jump Around" are just classics. Then, you've got lots of old school stuff such as Dre, Snoop, Coolio, and Run D.M.C. Ice Cube's fans know that his name speaks for itself. One artist still riding the rap wave is Master P, with "Make 'Em Say Uhh". This CD is truly a great collection of classic rap with a few guys still hitting it big (Snoop, Dre, Master P, Ice Cube)