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The Sound of Old-School Hip-Hop

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Pioneering, early rap and electro records that paved the way for hip-hop as we know it today.

39 SONGS • 3 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES

1King Tim III (Personality Jock)
King Tim III (Personality Jock)
Fatback Band
21 Karat Fatback: Best Of
04:09
2Rapper's Delight (Single Version)
Rapper's Delight (Single Version)
The Sugarhill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang - 30th Anniversary Edition (Expanded Version)
03:56
3The Message
The Message
E
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle-Mel & The Furious Five: The Greatest Hits
03:14
4Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)
Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)
Run-DMC
RUN-DMC (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
03:10
5If I Ruled The World
If I Ruled The World
Kurtis Blow
The Best Of Kurtis Blow
03:56
6Zulu Nation Throwdown
Zulu Nation Throwdown
Afrika Bambaataa, Zulu Nation & Cosmic Force
Looking for the Perfect Beat 1980 -1985
07:06
7That's the Joint
That's the Joint
E
The Funky Four Plus One
The Sugar Hill Hip-Hop Box Set
09:19
8The New Rap Language
The New Rap Language
Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous Three
Soul Jazz Records Presents Boombox: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979-82
08:09
9To the Beat Y'all
To the Beat Y'all
Lady B
The Sugar Hill Hip-Hop Box Set
05:19
10Drop The Bomb
Drop The Bomb
Trouble Funk
Go Go Crankin' - Paint The White House Black (Digitally Remastered)
05:19
11West Coast Poplock
West Coast Poplock
E
Ronnie Hudson
Lowrider Magazine Soundtrack Vol. 2
05:26
12Rhapazooty in Blue
Rhapazooty in Blue
Sicle Cell & Rhapazooty
Rhapazooty in Blue
16:34
13Spoonin' Rap
Spoonin' Rap
Spoonie Gee
The Sugar Hill Hip-Hop Box Set
07:01
14Beat Bop (Edit)
Beat Bop (Edit)
E
Rammellzee & K-Rob
Giant Single: Profile Records Rap Anthology [Explicit]
06:11
15A Heartbeat Rap
A Heartbeat Rap
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Hip Hop Fever
05:35
16Change the Beat (Aka Une Sale Histoire)
Change the Beat (Aka Une Sale Histoire)
Fab 5 Freddy
Change the Beat (AKA Une Sale Histoire)
07:38
17Positive Life
Positive Life
Lovebug Starski & Harlem World Crew
Positive Life
07:18
18Egypt Egypt
Egypt Egypt
The Egyptian Lover
On the Nile
05:19
19Radio Activity Rapp
Radio Activity Rapp
M.C. Frosty & Lovin C
Lowrider Magazine Soundtrack Vol. 2
09:23
20Rockit
Rockit
Herbie Hancock
The Essential Herbie Hancock
05:25
21Making Cash Money
Making Cash Money
Busy Bee
A Complete Introduction to Sugar Hill Records
06:28
22Magic's Wand
Magic's Wand
Whodini
The Collection
05:39
23Buffalo Gals
Buffalo Gals
E
Malcolm McLaren & The World's Famous Supreme Team
Virgin Records: 40 Years Of Disruptions [Explicit]
03:41
24Gangbusters (DJ Grand Wizard Theodore Mix)
Gangbusters (DJ Grand Wizard Theodore Mix)
DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
Wild Style (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - 25th Anniversary Edition)
01:21
25It's Yours (Radio Mix)
It's Yours (Radio Mix)
T La Rock
Lyrical King from the Boogie Down Bronx
04:20
26Malcolm X - No Sell Out
Malcolm X - No Sell Out
Sugarhill All Stars
A Complete Introduction to Sugar Hill Records
06:35
27South Bronx Subway Rap
South Bronx Subway Rap
Granmaster Caz
Wild Style (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - 25th Anniversary Edition)
02:23
28Cooky Puss
Cooky Puss
E
Beastie Boys
Some Old Bullshit [Explicit]
03:20
29Everlasting Bass
Everlasting Bass
E
Rodney O And Joe Cooley
Me And Joe [Explicit]
03:50
30Jam On Revenge (The Wikki Wikki Song)
Jam On Revenge (The Wikki Wikki Song)
Newcleus
Jam On Revenge
06:35
31Juice (Edited)
Juice (Edited)
World Class Wreckin Cru
World Class
04:13
32Light Years Away
Light Years Away
Warp 9
It's a Beat Wave
07:43
33Rapture (Remastered 2001)
Rapture (Remastered 2001)
Blondie
Autoamerican (Remastered 2001)
06:31
34Rap-O Clap-O (2013 - Remaster)
Rap-O Clap-O (2013 - Remaster)
Joe Bataan
Tropical Classics: Joe Bataan (2013 Remastered Version)
03:51
35Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)
Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)
West Street Mob
A Complete Introduction to Sugar Hill Records
06:50
36MC Rock
MC Rock
E
Jazzy 4 MCs
At The Place To Be [Explicit]
08:51
37What I Like - Original
What I Like - Original
E
2 Live Crew
Soul Classics: This Beat Is Def
04:35
38The Show
The Show
Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh
Dame Dash Presents Paid In Full / Dream Team [Explicit]
04:27
39Friends
Friends
Whodini
Escape (Expanded Edition)
04:39