Hip Hop Essentials - Various Artists (12 Audio CD Box Set - 2006) - [Collectible]

Product Description
From the biggest radio hits to the underground club favorites, the early days of hip-hop featured some of the best music ever recorded. Now Tommy Boy has compiled its critically acclaimed "Essential Hip Hop" series, Volumes 1-12, into one limited edition box set. Compiled by Tommy Boy founder Tom Silverman himself, from a great assortment of hip-hop labels including many long unavailable tracks, each volume contains twelve hits plus eye-catching graphics, archival photos, and extensive liner notes. 144 songs. 1979-1991. Limited edition/numbered. Black velvet/gold foil stamp.
Condition: NEW Sealed

TRACK LISTINGS

Disc 1
1 Rockin' It / Fearless Four 6:39
2 Hey Ladies / Beastie Boys 3:47
3 South Bronx / Boogie Down Productions 5:10
4 Egypt Egypt / The Egyptian Lover 6:46
5 Tramp / Salt-N-Pepa 3:31
6 The Symphony / Marley Marl 6:07
7 La di Da Di / Doug E. Fresh 4:32
8 Rapper's Delight / The Sugarhill Gang 14:34
9 Genius Rap / Dr. Jeckel 7:06
10 The Ghetto / Too Short 5:02
11 Scorpio / Furious Five 4:54
12 Supersonic / J.J. Fad 3:54

Disc 2
1 Rebel Without a Pause / Public Enemy 5:05
2 Last Night / Kid 'N Play 4:23
3 Nobody Beats the Biz / Biz Markie 5:04
4 Paper Thin / MC Lyte 5:16
5 Goin' Back to Cali / LL Cool J 4:11
6 Plug Tunin' / De La Soul 3:45
7 Bust a Move / Young MC 4:25
8 Looking at the Front Door / Main Source 4:11
9 Cinderfella / Dana Dane 3:48
10 Be a Father to Your Child / Ed O.G 3:43
11 Nothing Serious, Just Buggin' / Whistle 5:01
12 F**k Compton / Tim Dog 3:47

Disc 3
1 Microphone Fiend / Eric B. & Rakim 5:24
2 Bonita Applebaum / A Tribe Called Quest 3:38
3 Parents Just Don't Understand / Jazzy Jeff 5:12
4 Funky Cold Medina / Tone-Loc 4:09
5 Gold Digger / EPMD 5:02
6 F**k the Police / N.W.A. 5:45
7 The 900 Number / The 45 King & Louie 3:03
8 Bitch Betta Have My Money / AMG 3:17
9 This Cut's Got Flavor / Latee 4:13
10 Ain't No Half-Steppin' / Big Daddy Kane 5:21
11 Humpty Dance / Digital Underground 6:28
12 Pee Wee's Dance / Joeski Love 4:39

Disc 4
1 White Lines / Furious Five 7:39
2 Roxanne Roxanne / U.T.F.O. 5:11
3 Don't Believe the Hype / Public Enemy 5:23
4 Ego Trippin' / Ultramagnetic MC's 5:27
5 Raw / Big Daddy Kane 5:46
6 Mentirosa / Mellow Man Ace 4:18
7 Around the Way Girl / LL Cool J 4:04
8 It's Yours / T la Rock 4:22
9 Sucker Mcs / Run-D.M.C. 3:09
10 8 Million Stories / Kurtis Blow 8:00
11 Go See the Doctor / Kool Moe Dee 5:32
12 Me So Horny / 2 Live Crew 4:27

Disc 5
1 That's the Joint / Funky 4 + 1 9:23
2 Freedom / Furious Five 8:17
3 Bring the Noize / Public Enemy 3:47
4 It Takes Two / DJ E-Z Rock 5:01
5 Wild Wild West / Kool Moe Dee 4:42
6 Fat Boys / The Fat Boys 6:53
7 Making Cash Money / Busy Bee 6:29
8 Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) / De La Soul 5:06
9 Jimbrowski / Jungle Brothers 4:30
10 Ladies First / Monie Love 3:56
11 Hey DJ / World Famous Supreme Team 6:14
12 Money (Dollar Bill Y'all) / Jimmy Spicer 4:26

Disc 6
1 The Godfather / Spoonie Gee 3:02
2 Children's Story / Slick Rick 3:56
3 My Philosophy / Boogie Down Productions 5:38
4 New York, New York / Furious Five 7:25
5 Just to Get a Rep / Gang Starr 3:10
6 My Melody / Eric B. & Rakim 6:48
7 King of Rock / Run-D.M.C. 5:15
8 Wild Thing / Tone-Loc 4:25
9 Just a Friend / Biz Markie 4:01
10 The Lover in You / The Sugarhill Gang 6:55
11 Funk Box Party / Masterdon Committee 6:59
12 We Want Some P / 2 Live Crew 6:01

Disc 7
1 I'm Your Pusher / Ice-T 5:37
2 Talkin' All That Jazz / Stetsasonic 4:48
3 Planet Rock / Soul Sonic Force 5:20
4 The Bubble Bunch / Jimmy Spicer 5:23
5 My Mic Sounds Nice / Salt-N-Pepa 4:55
6 Fight the Power / Public Enemy 4:38
7 Walk This Way / Run-D.M.C. 5:12
8 Joy & Pain / DJ E-Z Rock 3:44
9 Sweek Black P***Y / DJ Quick 4:23
10 Wrath of My Madness / Queen Latifah 4:12
11 On the Radio / Crash Crew 5:04
12 Doowutchyalike / Digital Underground 4:46

Disc 8
1 Funk You Up / The Sequence 6:50
2 The Message / Furious Five 7:13
3 Gucci Time / Schoolly D 6:08
4 Colors / Ice-T 4:26
5 Push It / Salt-N-Pepa 4:15
6 The Gas Face / 3rd Bass 3:50
7 Slow Down / Brand Nubian 5:02
8 Mr. Big Stuff / Heavy D & the Boyz 3:25
9 Check the Rhyme / A Tribe Called Quest 3:38
10 Buffalo Gals / World Famous Supreme Team 4:23
11 Buddy / Q-Tip Native Tongue Decision Version 4:55
12 If I Ruled the World / Kurtis Blow 3:56

Disc 9
1 It's My Thing / EPMD 5:45
2 It's Funky Enough / Doc 4:30
3 PSK What Does It Mean? / Schoolly D 6:30
4 Can I Kick It? / A Tribe Called Quest 4:26
5 Goin' Way Back / Just-Ice 5:04
6 Have a Nice Day / Roxanne Shanté 5:07
7 P Is Free / Boogie Down Productions 4:19
8 Treat 'Em Right / Chubb Rock 4:42
9 Girls Ain't Nuthin' But Trouble / DJ Jazzy Jeff 4:51
10 Let's Talk About Sex / Salt-N-Pepa 3:31
11 Breakin' Bells (Take Me to the Mardi Gras) / Crash Crew 7:23
12 Unity / Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5 3:25

Disc 10
1 Top Billin' / Audio Two 2:54
2 La Raza / Kid Frost 3:28
3 It's a Demo / DJ Polo 3:57
4 It's Like That / Run-D.M.C. 4:49
5 The Adventures of Super Rhymes / Jimmy Spicer 4:06
6 Pickin' Boogers / Biz Markie 4:40
7 Eric B. Is President / Eric B. & Rakim 6:18
8 The Bridge Is Over / Boogie Down Productions 3:26
9 Do This My Way / Kid 'N Play 4:49
10 Jazzy Sensation / Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5 5:44
11 The Power / Rob G 5:41
12 Catch the Beat / T-Ski Valley 9:25

Disc 11
1 Opp / Naughty by Nature 4:31
2 Words I Manifest / Gang Starr 5:11
3 Vapors / Biz Markie 4:32
4 I Cram 2 Understand U / MC Lyte 4:46
5 Spoonin' Rap / Spoonie Gee 3:41
6 I Know You Got Soul / Eric B. & Rakim 4:45
7 I Got It Made / Special Ed 3:43
8 Body Rock / Treacherous Three 3:57
9 Wild Thang / 2 Much 3:35
10 Posse on Broadwayt / Sir Mix-A-Lot 5:05
11 8th Wonder / The Sugarhill Gang 7:25
12 Fresh Is the Word / Mantronix 5:32

Disc 12
1 The Breaks / Kurtis Blow 7:57
2 Hold It Now, Hit It! / Beastie Boys 3:28
3 Looking for the Perfect Beat / Soul Sonic Force 4:31
4 Rock Box / Just-Ice 5:30
5 Cold Getting Dumb / MC Shan 4:32
6 The Bridge / De La Soul 6:34
7 Me, Myself & I / Main Source 3:41
8 Live at the Barbeque / King Tee 4:35
9 Played Like a Piano / The Boyz 4:58
10 We Got Our Own Thang / Fearless Four 3:52
11 It's Magic / Cold Crush Brothers 5:31
12 Weekend / Cold Crush Brothers 3:50