Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 6 by Various Artists [CD]

Description: Tracks:Godfather, The - Spoonie GeeChildren's Story - Slick RickMy Philosophy - Boogie Down ProductionsNew York, New York - Grandmaster FlashJust to Get a Rep - Gang StarrMy Melody - Eric B. & Rakim/RakimKing of Rock - Run-D.M.C.Wild Thing - Tone-LocJust a Friend - Biz MarkieLover in You, The - The Sugarhill GangFunk Box Party - Masterdon CommitteeWe Want Some P - The 2 Live Crew Performer Notes: Liner Note Authors: Davey D; Nelson George.Photographer: Martha Cooper.A track listing on any volume in Tommy Boy's Hip Hop Essentials series could not possibly be met with across-the-board approval by a group of hip-hop scholars. That's part of the charm -- these discs, for better or worse, are representative, not definitive. A hip-hop fan, whether knowledgeable or relatively new to the form, will likely think that at least a couple tracks on each disc are garbage. This is more true with the sixth volume of the series than any other, as there are some really polarizing tracks in the latter half of its duration. Tone-Loc's "Wild Thing," a major mainstream hit, is often seen as hip-hop carpetbaggery at its worst, with its Run-D.M.C.-lite backing made all the more revolting by sleaze ball MCing. (Sinisterly enough, it follows Run-D.M.C.'s "King of Rock" here.) 2 Live Crew's "We Want Some P" was effective in its goal to shock and offend, but since it's a victim of Tommy Boy's selective censoring, it's stripped of its point and seems like a pointless inclusion. (And following years of countless strides in crude extremism, the track sounds less like a bold innovation and more like a withered curiosity.) That said, there are several tracks that no hip-hop head should live without, including Slick Rick's "Children's Story," Boogie Down Productions' "My Philosophy," Gang Starr's "Just to Get a Rep," and the aforementioned "King of Rock." ~ Andy Kellman Producer: DJ Premier, David "Mr. Mixx" Hobbs, Larry Smith, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Eric B., Hank Shocklee, KRS-One, Marley Marl, Matt Dike, Michael C. Ross, Pete Wingfield, Russell Simmons, Biz Markie, Stu Fine (Compilation), Victor Lee (Compilation) Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 1 January, 2006 Label: ADA [Wea 1-Stop Account] Dimensions: 12.6 x 14.4 x 1 centimeters (0.11 kg)

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Language: Eng

Track #1: Godfather, The - Spoonie Gee

Track #2: Children's Story - Slick Rick

Track #3: My Philosophy - Boogie Down Productions

Track #4: New York, New York - Grandmaster Flash

Track #5: Just to Get a Rep - Gang Starr

Track #6: My Melody - Eric B. & Rakim/Rakim

Track #7: King of Rock - Run-D.M.C.

Track #8: Wild Thing - Tone-Loc

Track #9: Just a Friend - Biz Markie

Track #10: Lover in You, The - The Sugarhill Gang

Track #11: Funk Box Party - Masterdon Committee

Track #12: We Want Some P - The 2 Live Crew

Era: 1990s, 1980s

Run Time: 3815 Sec

Format: CD

Release Year: 2009

Features: Studio Recording

Genre: Rap & Hip-Hop

Style: Hardcore Rap, Golden Age, Old-School Rap

Type: Album

Artist: Various Artists

Record Label: Tommy Boy

Release Title: Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 6