Hip Hop Classics (2006)

Product Summary Label: Madacy Entertainment UPC: 00628261216727 Release Date: 5/9/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202471007 Item#: M2VT9J Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Jump Around - House Of Pain ~ Various Artists 2. O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature ~ Various Artists 3. Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays, A - De La Soul ~ Various Artists 4. Latifah's Had It Up To Here - Queen Latifah ~ Various Artists 5. Same Song - Digital Underground ~ Various Artists 6. Fantastic Voyage - Coolio ~ Various Artists 7. I Get The Job Done - Big Daddy Kane ~ Various Artists 8. Poor Georgie - MC Lyte ~ Various Artists 9. They Went EFX - Das EFX ~ Various Artists 10. Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Push It - Salt 'N Pepa ~ Various Artists 2. Rollin' With Kid 'N Play - Kid 'N Play ~ Various Artists 3. Treat 'Em Right - Chubb Rock ~ Various Artists 4. Ownlee Eve - Kwame ~ Various Artists 5. Informer - Snow ~ Various Artists 6. Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang ~ Various Artists 7. Say It Loud - Rodney O & Joe Cooley ~ Various Artists 8. Cars With The Boo - L'Trimm ~ Various Artists 9. Suburbian Nightmare - Sir Mix-A-Lot ~ Various Artists 10. Whoomp! There It Is - Tag Team ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info There is constant reference in hip-hop to the "Golden Years," when it's argued that the genre was about innovation and talent, and not just about club hits or bling. This was clearly the feeling at Madacy when Hip Hop Classics was compiled. The focus of the album, a two-disc, 20-song set, is on the more fun, party atmosphere (as opposed to the more introspective, socially critical side), with songs like Naughty by Nature's "O.P.P." and Coolio's "Fantastic Voyage" setting the tone early on. And while there are big hip-hop hits like the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight," Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock," and Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It," the collection isn't as consistent as it could be. Yes, De La Soul, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and Queen Latifah are all included, but their songs are not their most famous, and while L'Trimm's "Cars with the Boom" may have had limited success when it was released in 1988, it's hardly -- nor should it be -- a classic. The compilation's a bit of a misnomer, and certainly lacking important "classic" artists and their songs (Snoop, Dre, Tribe, Arrested Development, Biggie, LL Cool J, Biz Markie -- and, if you're going to put Snow in there, there's no reason to ignore DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, who had a lot more to offer -- just to name a few), but it may be entertaining to those who just want some generally recognizable (mostly) '90s rap. ~ Marisa Brown   Technical Info Release Date : 04/13/2007 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 1672 Label : St. Clair Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00628261216727