Street Jams: Electric Funk 2

Street Jams (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 1992)
• Original Release Date: February 11, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B0000032HU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,946 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #50 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Old School
  • #77 in Music > Pop > By Decade > 1980s
  • #94 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > West Coast

Track Listings

1. Siberian Nights

2. Computer Age (Push the Button)

3. Egypt, Egypt

4. Pack Jam (Look Out for the OVC)

5. Reckless [Club Mix]

6. R-9

7. When I Hear Music

8. Young Ladies

9. 122 BPM

10. Jam on It

11. Funky Little Beat

12. Let the Music Play

Editorial Reviews

No Description Available
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: STREET JAMS
Title: PT. 2-ELECTRIC FUNK
Street Release Date: 02/11/1992
Domestic
Genre: SOUL/R & B COLLECTIONS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Takes you back to dawn of rap/break dancing, May 29, 2000

By 

Shawn Chittle (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Street Jams: Electric Funk 2 (Audio CD)

As a young city kid in the glory years of rap and break dancing (1983-1985), this recording takes me back to that era perfectly. The people at Rhino have brilliantly compiled a wide variety of classic, essential tunes. Upon hearing them again for the first time, you will smile, laugh, and most of all, groove out to these masters.

"Jam On It" with its "Superman" reference and famous "Chipmunk" voices, is probably the best known tune from this era and defined a sound. My personal favorite has to be the hypnotic "Egypt, Egypt" which in my opinion was the only song to do the "Egyptian" breakdance move of the time. Its super high-tempo blazing electronic hi-hat and flanged-out computer voice rap makes it an instant hit at any party I DJ at and always prompts the "Where can I get that record?" from the crowd. Other notables are "When I Hear Music" and "Let the Music Play" which was confused and actually crossed over as pop.

This entire "Street Jams: Electric Funk" collection is worth owning. I recommened the box set for value, and if you want to know where the original, unsampled, origins of rap are, this is your collection.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great songs!, June 3, 2001

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"maeve_kelsey" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Street Jams: Electric Funk 2 (Audio CD)

The CD I really wanted to get was Part 1, but the local record store was out so I bought this one instead. I really love this whole disc! There are so many good early dance, freestyle and hip-hop songs on here. My personal favorite is Debbie Deb's When I Hear Music, which is very very catchy. Egypt Egypt is another cool track. Even the more pop crossover songs like Connie's Funky Little Beat and Shannon's Let The Music Play sound good on here. This is the perfect background for a party or a dance. Of course, there aren't any exceptional lyrics or deeper meanings, but it is enjoyable none the less. I am so excited to buy Part 1 now! I would definately recommend this to anyone who likes to dance or just wants to hear some catchy music that hasn't been overplayed on the radio.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A hynotizing CD, January 10, 2011

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Street Jams: Electric Funk 2 (Audio CD)

When I heard this CD I just felt like breakdancing, even though I can't. It has songs from dance party hits like reckless, which is a rap song. To Egypt,Egypt. I played this CD in my class room and everyone was laughing and nodding there heads to the beat. This is a fresh CD!