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The Sound of Hip-Hop's Golden Era

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Ground-breaking, sample-laden masterpieces from the golden age of Hip-Hop.

33 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 18 MINUTES

1MC's Act Like They Don't Know
MC's Act Like They Don't Know
E
KRS-ONE
KRS-One [Explicit]
04:56
2Microphone Fiend
Microphone Fiend
Eric B. & Rakim
Gold
05:14
3Don't Believe The Hype
Don't Believe The Hype
Public Enemy
Classic Def Jam [Explicit]
05:19
4Check the Rhime
Check the Rhime
A Tribe Called Quest
The Low End Theory [Explicit]
03:37
5Halftime
Halftime
E
Nas
Halftime EP [Explicit]
04:20
693 'Til Infinity
93 'Til Infinity
E
Souls Of Mischief
93 'til Infinity [Explicit]
04:46
7Oh Shit
Oh Shit
E
The Pharcyde
Cydeways: The Best Of The Pharcyde [Explicit]
04:30
8Da Mystery of Chessboxin'
Da Mystery of Chessboxin'
E
Wu-Tang Clan
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) [Expanded Edition] [Explicit]
04:48
9Strictly Business
Strictly Business
Epmd
Strictly Business (25th Anniversary Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
04:44
10Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
E
Digable Planets
Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) [Explicit]
04:21
11They Want EFX
They Want EFX
Das EFX
Dead Serious [Explicit]
03:41
12Going Back To Cali
Going Back To Cali
LL COOL J
All World [Explicit]
04:10
13Cha Cha Cha
Cha Cha Cha
E
MC Lyte
The Very Best Of MC Lyte [Explicit]
03:00
14If It Ain't Ruff
If It Ain't Ruff
E
N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton [Explicit]
03:34
15Ain't No Half-Steppin'
Ain't No Half-Steppin'
E
Big Daddy Kane
Long Live The Kane [Explicit]
05:19
16ILL Street Blues
ILL Street Blues
E
Kool G Rap
The Pre-Kill Vol. 2 [Explicit]
03:49
17The Choice Is Yours
The Choice Is Yours
E
Black Sheep
A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing [Explicit]
03:23
18Straighten It Out
Straighten It Out
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Mecca And The Soul Brother [Explicit]
04:13
19Just To Get A Rep
Just To Get A Rep
E
Gang Starr
Step In The Arena [Explicit]
02:43
20Doin' Our Own Dang
Doin' Our Own Dang
Jungle Brothers
Done By The Forces Of Nature
04:18
21Give the Drummer Some
Give the Drummer Some
E
Ultramagnetic McS
Critical Beatdown (Re-Issue)
03:43
22Looking At The Front Door
Looking At The Front Door
E
Main Source
WIld Pitch Classics [Explicit]
04:10
23Children's Story
Children's Story
E
Slick Rick
The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick [Explicit]
03:59
24What's It All About
What's It All About
E
Run-DMC
Back From Hell [Explicit]
04:48
25Case of the P.T.A.
Case of the P.T.A.
Leaders Of The New School
A Future Without A Past
03:42
26The Phuncky Feel One
The Phuncky Feel One
E
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill [Explicit]
03:29
27Reign of the Tec
Reign of the Tec
E
The Beatnuts
Classic Nuts Vol. 1 [Explicit]
03:21
28Take It EZ
Take It EZ
E
Common
Can I Borrow A Dollar? [Explicit]
04:09
29How Many Emcee's (Bushwick Jeep Mix)
How Many Emcee's (Bushwick Jeep Mix)
E
Black Moon
HOW MANY EMCEE's (MUST GET DISSED) b/w ACT LIKE U WANT IT [Explicit]
04:01
30Vapors
Vapors
Biz Markie
Biz's Baddest Beats: The Best of Biz Markie [Explicit]
06:02
31Blow Your Mind
Blow Your Mind
E
Redman
Whut? Thee Album [Explicit]
03:18
32Funky Child
Funky Child
E
The Lords Of The Underground
Here Come The Lords [Explicit]
04:31
33Brand Nubian
Brand Nubian
E
Brand Nubian
One for All [Explicit]
04:38