Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde - "Genius Rap" (7" single version) (4:38)
RUN-DMC - "It's Tricky" (3:08)
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - "It Takes Two" (4:49)
A Tribe Called Quest - "Can I Kick It?" (4:23)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Summertime" (single edit) (3:50)
Da Brat - "Funkdafied" (3:01)
Cypress Hill - "Insane In The Brain" (3:28)
Wu-Tang Clan - "CREAM (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)" (feat Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Buddha Monk) (4:10)
Mobb Deep - "Shook Ones, Pt II" (5:26)
Fugees - "Ready Or Not" (3:47)
Nas - "NY State Of Mind" (4:51)
The Beatnuts - "Watch Out Now" (feat Yellaklaw) (2:53)
Outkast - "Ms Jackson" (3:59)
Clipse - "Grindin'" (4:28)
Dead Prez - "Hip-Hop" (3:07)
Three 6 Mafia - "Poppin' My Collar" (3:21)
Blow The Whistle - "Too $hort" (2:49)
UGK (Underground Kingz) - "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" (feat Outkast) (4:23)
Travis Scott - "Goosebumps" (4:08)
21 Savage - "A Lot" (4:44)
Doja Cat - "Streets" (3:50)
Future - "Mask Off" (3:17)
A$AP Rocky - "Praise The Lord (Da Shine)" (feat Skepta) (3:37)
Lil Nas X - "Old Town Road" (feat Billy Ray Cyrus - remix) (2:29)
BIA - "WHOLE LOTTA MONEY" (2:40)
Review: Although it's pretty tough to pick an exact starting point of hip-hop, the industry has generally been counting this year as the 50th since its formation. As such Sony are rolling out this double album of classic cuts which tap into the more popular end of the spectrum. There are stoner classics like Cypress Hill's 'Insane In The Brain', dark soul gems from Wu Tang such as 'CREAM (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)' (feat Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Buddha Monk) and playful joints from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince in the form of 'Summertime' as well as many more highlights.
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