VA - Hip Hop The Golden Era 1979-1999 (2018)

For the very first time, this is a monumental 4 CD Set, 72 track collection of timeless HIP-HOP legends, strictly representing The Golden Era… Covering 1979-1999, this was an important era when quality HIP-HOP was centred around the very greatest acts at the top of their game. Taking lyricism to a whole new level, the undisputed masters are all present and correct - from the mighty Chuck D of Public Enemy, Rakim, KRS-One of BDP, LL, Biggie, Nas, Q-Tip of Tribe, Big Daddy Kane, Method Man from The Wu, Snoop Dogg, Kool G Rap (featured here on Heavy D’s classic posse cut), Ice Cube, Redman, Queen Latifah and Busta Rhymes - to lesser known but equally gifted rap talents such as AZ, Jeru The Damaja, Chubb Rock and Kool Keith of the Ultramagnetic MC’s. Groups including N.W.A., Black Moon, Gang Starr, Cypress Hill, Das EFX, The Pharcyde, De La Soul (featured here alongside the Jungle Brothers on ‘Doin Our Own Dang’), EPMD, Black Sheep and Onyx all added their own uniquely distinctive flavours and pushed musical boundaries.

Track List:

CD1:

1. Public Enemy - Fight The Power
2. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
3. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
4. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
5. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
6. A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
7. The Notorious B.I.G. - Unbelievable
8. Busta Rhymes - Woo Haa!! Got You All In Check
9. Method Man - Bring Da Pain
10. Nas - It Ain't Hard To Tell
11. Gang Starr - Full Clip
12. Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion
13. EPMD - So Wat Cha Saying
14. Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours (Revisted)
15. Mos Def - Ms Fat Booty
16. The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By
17. Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard
18. Jungle Brothers ft. De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah & Monie Love - Doin Our Own Dang

CD2:

1. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
2. Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two
3. King Bee - Back By Dope Demand (Funky Bass Mix)
4. Young MC - Know How
5. Big Daddy Kane - Set It Off
6. Chubb Rock - Treat Em Right (Cribb Mix)
7. Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
8. Funky 4 +1 More - That's The Joint (Remix)
9. Nice & Smooth - Old To The New
10. 3rd Bass - The Gas Face
11. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Creator
12. Black Moon - Who Got The Props?
13. Lost Boyz - Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz
14. Lords Of The Underground - Chief Rocka
15. Onyx - Throw Ya Gunz
16. Das EFX - They Want EFX
17. Erick Sermon - Bomdigi
18. Dilated Peoples - Work The Angles
19. The Roots - Proceed

CD3:

1. RUN DMC - It's Like That
2. Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey
3. LL Cool J - Rock The Bells
4. T La Rock ft. Jazzy Jay - It's Yours
5. Eazy E - Boyz N The Hood
6. Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx
7. J.V.C.F.O.R.C.E. - Strong Island
8. Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
9. Slick Rick - Children's Story
10. Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
11. MC Serch ft. Nas, Chubb Rock & Red Hot Lover Tone - Back To The Grill Again
12. Heavy D & The Boys ft. Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Big Daddy Kane, Grand Puba Maxwell & Kool G Rap - Don't Curse
13. Large Professor - Mad Scientist
14. AZ - Sugar Hill
15. Ill Al Skratch - Where My Homiez?
16. Heltah Skeltah - Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka
17. Method Man & Redman - How High (Remix)

CD4:

1. Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain
2. Ice T - 99 Problems
3. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Murder Was The Case
4. Lady Of Rage - Afro Puffs
5. Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
6. Craig Mack ft. The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J & Rampage - Flava In Ya Ear Remix
7. Blahzay Blahzay - Danger
8. Group Home - Livin Proof
9. Crooklyn Dodgers - Crooklyn
10. Jeru The Damaja - Come Clean
11. Boss - Deeper
12. Smif N Wessun - Sound Bwoy Bureill
13. Ultramagnetic MC's - Poppa Large (East Coast Mix)
14. Show & A.G. - Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)
15. Tracey Lee - The Theme (It's Party Time)
16. Canibus - Second Round K.O.
17. Cru - Just Another Case
18. Mobb Deep - Peer Pressure