Smithsonian anthology of hip-hop and rap.

Author

Daniel Sheehy

Call Number

• COMPACT DISC RHYTHM & BLUES (CEN)

Performers

Various performers.

Publication Information

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways, [2021]

Physical Description

9 audio discs : CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Parental advisory, explicit content.

Summary

The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap is a first-of-its-kind multimedia collection chronicling the growth of the music and culture from the parks of the Bronx to solidifying a reach that spans the globe. The set includes 129 tracks on 9 CDs. The Anthology reveals the many trends within this multifaceted genre, its social and political implications, and its influence on popular culture.

Notes

Contains material previously released 1979-2013.

Contents

• King Tim III / Rapper's delight / Funk you up / The breaks / That's the joint / Monster jam / The body rock / Rapture / The adventures of grandmaster flash on the wheels of steel / Planet rock

• The message / Rockin' it / Punk rock rap / Rockit / Looking for the perfect beat / It's like that / Friends / Fresh, wild, fly and bold / It's yours Hey DJ Jam on it / Roxanne, Roxanne

• Roxanne's revenge / La-Di-Da-Di / I can't live without my radio / P.S.K. 'What does it mean'? / Walk this way / Paul Revere / Ego tripping / 6 'N the mornin' / How ya like me now / I need love / Eric B. is president / King of the beats

• A.F.R.I.C.A. / Parents just don't understand / Top billin' / Lyte as a rock / Raw / The symphony / I Cram to Understand U (Sam) / Wild thing / It take two / I'll house you / Fuck tha police / Fight the power / Self destruction / Life is...too short / Children's story / The gas face

• Ladies first / Bring the noise / Me myself and I Just a friend / It's funky enough / Me so horny / The humpty dance / U can't touch this / Ice ice baby / All for one / Mind playing tricks on me / Scenario The choice Is yours / Let's talk about sex / You can't play with my Yo-Yo / O.P.P.

• Nuthin' but a 'G' thang / It was a good day / Baby got back / Tennessee / Rebirth of slick (cool like dat) / Jump around / I Got a Man / They reminisce over you (T.R.O.Y.) / Pocket full of stones / C.R.E.A.M. / Insane in the brain Passin' me by / Comin' out hard / I used to love H.E.R. / Funkdafied / N.Y. state of mind / Flava in ya ear

• Sabotage / Juicy / DWYCK / Regulate / Murder was the case / Sprinkle Me / Cell therapy / Gangsta's paradise / Dear mama / Shook ones, part 2 / I'll be there for you / I'll be / No time / Tha crossroads / Triumph / Put your hands where my eyes could see / Make 'em say uhh!

• The rain (supa dupa fly) / Doo wop (that thing) / Ruff Ryders' anthem / The next movement / Mathematics / Bling bling / Hip-hop / Stan / Ms. Jackson / Country grammar (hot shit) / Southern hospitality / One mic / In da club / Get low

• Black girl pain / Jesus walks / Stay fly / Hustlin' / Hop-hop saved my life / My president / Get like me / Tie my hands / Exhibit C / Super bass / Thrift shop / Crooked smile / Blood on the leaves / Started from the bottom