Admin Hero1 Posted March 14, 2004 Admin Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Billboard Edited By Jonathan Cohen. March 11, 2004, 4:40 PM ET Classic Cuts Crowd 'Hip Hop Box' Some of the most legendary tracks in the annals of hip-hop have been collected for the four-disc set "The Hip Hop Box," due April 20 via Hip-O/Universal Music Enterprises. The compilation follows Hip-O's prior genre-spanning releases "The Funk Box" and "The Reggae Box" and runs the gamut from the Sugar Hill Gang's 1979 cut "Rapper's Delight" to 50 Cent and Nate Dogg's "21 Questions." The set is arranged in chronological order, with disc one including such formative hip-hop cuts as Kool Moe Dee's "Wild Wild West," Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It," an extended version of Kurtis Blow's "The Breaks," Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's "The Message," Run-D.M.C.'s "Sucker M.C.'s" and Too $hort's "Freaky Tales." Hip-hop's gradual ascent into mainstream culture is chronicled on disc two, with such tracks as Ice-T's "I'm Your Pusher," Eric B & Rakim's "Follow the Leader," Biz Markie's "Just a Friend," Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" and A Tribe Called Quest's "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo." Crossover smashes like Naughty By Nature's "O.P.P.," DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's "Summertime" and Arrested Development's "Tennessee" share space on disc three with Digable Planets' "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)," Queen Latifah's "U.N.I.T.Y." and Black Sheep's "The Choice Is Yours." The genre's across-the-board acceptance by the turn of the century is borne out by such disc four selections as Method Man and Redman's "How High," Busta Rhymes' "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See," Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's "Tha Crossroads," Common's "The Light," Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's "The Next Episode" and DMX's "Get at Me Dog." "The Hip Hop Box" is rounded out by liner notes featuring an essay by journalist Tom Terrell and comments from Public Enemy's Chuck D. Here is "The Hip Hop Box Set" track list: Disc one: "Rapper's Delight" (short 12" version), Sugarhill Gang "The Breaks" (extended version), Kurtis Blow "The Body Rock," Treacherous Three "Sonic Force Planet Rock," Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul "The Message," Grand Master Flash & the Furious Five "Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)," Run-D.M.C. "Roxanne Roxanne," UTFO "Roxanne's Revenge," Roxanne Shante "Push It," Salt-n-Pepa "Freaky Tales," Too $hort "Wild Wild West," Kool Moe Dee Disc two: "Follow the Leader," Eric B & Rakim "My Philosophy," Boogie Down Productions "I'm Your Pusher," Ice-T "Turn This Mutha Out," M.C. Hammer "Fight the Power," Public Enemy "Me So Horny," 2 Live Crew "Just a Friend," Biz Markie "Buddy," De La Soul "The Gas Face," 3rd Bass "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo," A Tribe Called Quest "Looking at the Front Door," Main Source "Treat 'em Right," Chubb Rock Disc three: "O.P.P.," Naughty By Nature "Summertime," DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince "Tonite," DJ Quik "The Choice Is Yours," Black Sheep "Tennessee," Arrested Development "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)," Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)," Digable Planets "Passin' Me By," Pharcyde "Slam," Onyx "U.N.I.T.Y.," Queen Latifah "C.R.E.A.M.," Wu-Tang Clan Disc four: "How High" (remix), Method Man and Redman "Gettin' Money" (Get Money remix), Junior M.A.F.I.A. featuring Little Caesar, Lil Kim & Notorious B.I.G. "Tha Crossroads," Bone Thugs-n-Harmony "Smile," Scarface featuring 2Pac and Johnny P "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See," Busta Rhymes "Luv 2 Luv U" (remix), Timbaland & Magoo "You Know My Steez," Gang Starr "Get at Me Dog" (street version), DMX featuring Sheek of the Lox "Superthug (What, What)," Noreaga "You Got Me" (live), the Roots featuring Jill Scott "The Light," Common "Until the End of Time," 2Pac "21 Questions," 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg "The Next Episode," Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg "Regulate," Warren G & Nate Dogg "Flava In Ya Ear," Craig Mack "I'll Be There for You / You're All I Need To Get By" (Puff Daddy mix), Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted March 14, 2004 Author Admin Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 disc 3 is the best thats my kinda hip hop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wild_Wild_West Posted March 14, 2004 Members Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Cool thanks!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexywshgirl Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 I agree with Tim I like disk 3 too! But definately the others are hot also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 That is dope!! Even most of the 4th disc is good...i waz expecting that one 2 be crap. Disc 3 looks like my fav 2...with 2, then 1, then 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Prince Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Cool, good stuff. Some of it slightly disappointing though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3cookies Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 [font="Arial"][color=blue]oh dang....I dont remember hearing "You Got Me" by the Roots & Miss Jill!!!...I wander how that sound...what kinda flavour to it...I wrote a poem called "You Got Me"...dang... I like #3 for obvious reasons! lol...then 1&2 folllow closely.... not really into alla those trax tho.... peace, 3cookies[/color][/font] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Prince, i don't see where the disappointing trax are. Maybe a few on the last one...but i think they did a great job of chosing trax 4 it. Cookie, Jill actually sung on the original version of the song, but for commercial reasons, they scrapped the version with the then-unknown Jill Scott 2 have Erykah Badu (already a success) sing on it. I remember The Roots saying the version with Jill is far better...so i'd love 2 hear this live version with her. I still think the version with Erykah is a modern-day classic tho.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Disc 4 is definately the one for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsJim89 Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Disc 3 does look hot.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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