HipHop Mixtape

[stann]

OK it's a CD I'm doing up, but mixtape sounds better. It'll be the best hiphop tunes ever assembled in one place kind of thing - one CD, 16-18 songs, so space is squeaky tight.
Have much of it in me head already, but I'm hoping some of you may be able to suggest something that I've forgotten or may not have heard yet. Not just stuff that's really good, but iconic stuff that should be on any best hiphop CD ever assembled in your HO. Ta for your help.

Already got (not in order):

Ty - Ha Ha
Grandmaster Flash - The Message or White Lines (not sure which yet)
Bubba Sparxxx - Deliverance
Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
The Nextmen ft Dynamite MC - High Score (Stanton Warriors Remix)
Evil Nine ft Aesop Rock - Crooked
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise
Dizzee Rascal - Stand Up Tall
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
DJ Shadow ft Roots Manuva - GDMFSOB (Unkle Uncensored Version)
De La Soul - Eye Know
M.I.A. - Galang

and one or two more in reserve that I'm hoping there's better than about.

Ooh, maybe some Panjabi MC or ADF!

[jebus]

Not sure which song of his you'd want to put in but there should be some Common on that CD

[ken foree]

some wu-tang! visionz or reunited off "wu-tang forever." essential disk in modern hip-hop!

[Wangball]

Definitely White Lines by Grandmaster Flash, 2 great songs but White lines just edges it

As for other songs, there has to be some more old school 80's rap in there, may I suggest "You got what I need" by Biz Markie...quality written all over it

[jebus]

some wu-tang! visionz or reunited off "wu-tang forever." essential disk in modern hip-hop!

The Art of Shadow Boxing!!! :)

[gilberto_eire]

If you don't think ''Nuthin but a G thang'' should get a mention there don't bother making it ;)

Timeless song that has unlimited playback

Also at least one 2pac song deserves a mention in a ''Legend'' list!!

California Love been the masses choice

[Flawless]

This should be good!, great Idea!, you might have to make more than one CD though!

My additions would be:

Kool G Rap feat. Nas - Fast Life
Gangstarr feat. Rakim - Militia (Remix)
GZA - B.I.B.L.E (Basic Instructions before Leaving Earth)
Nas - The Word Is Yours Remix
Joell Ortiz - Hip Hop (remix feat Jadakiss and Saigon)
Wu Tang Clan- CREAM
Ludacris - Growing Pains
Warren G - Regulate
CunninLynguists - Dirty Acres
Flipsyde - Happy Birthday


I could Probably List all day, but that would do i suppose!!

[noby]

What, no Vanilla Ice?

Actually, when this is done I'd love to get a copy as my knowledge of hip-hop doesn't go much beyond the early stuff you've mentioned there.

White Lines just about sneaks it for me too.

[Kingdom]

I don't like much of that type of stuff, but Handsome boy modelling school - rocknroll is something i like.

Tbh after seeing some of the songs you have there, i'm confused, I don't know where, Rap Hip-Hop or Black music:) as I call it , starts/ends

[GuisaSaigon]

Haven't been listening to much Hip Hop lately but here's a few that would make my mixtape

Ice Cube - A Good Day
NWA - Express Yourself
KRS 1 - Love's Gonna Get Ya
Eric B. and Rakim - Paid in Full
De La Soul and Teenage Fanclub - Fallin
Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy - Television (Drug of the Nation)
Snoop Doggy Dogg- Gin & Juice
Outkast -Bombs over Baghdad

[superfrank]

I'd add:

Nas - Ether
OutKast - Elevators
Ice Cube - What Can I Do? (Westside Remix)
De La Soul - Keepin' The Faith
Clipse - Mr. Me Too
2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up
A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
Notorious BIG - Sky's The Limit
Ol' Dirty ******* - Brooklyn Zoo
Wu Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
Nappy Roots - No Good
M.O.P - Ante Up (Remix)
Missy Elliott - 4 My People (Basement Jaxx Remix)
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Dungeon Family - Trans DF Express

[Marked Man]

Not a big hip-hop fan, but these three are worth a place on any mixtape:

Public Enemy: Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy: Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury
MC Paris: The Devil Made Me Do It.

I do miss the days when rap was more about social change than how much bling you had.

[SaucyJack]

Superstar- by Group Home, off the Cd Living Proof, (the whole cd is pretty good) from the mid 90's, bit of a minor classic, video link below.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsdpOyJAOKs

[gilberto_eire]

I'll post my favourites anyway since that's the trend that has developed :D

2Pac: Hit em up
Dr Dre: Nuthing but a G thang
Snoop Dogg: Gin and Juice
Gangstarr: (any one from) Full Clip/The M.I.L.T.I.A/DWYCK/You Know My Steez
Eminem: Just Don't Give A ****
Ice Cube: (any one from) Twas A Good Day/You Know How We Do It
Slick Rick: Children's Story
Naughty By Nature: O.P.P
N.W.A: Straight Outta Compton
Ini Kamoze: Hot Steppa
Dogg Pound: Serial Killa
DMX: X Gonna Give It To Ya
50 Cent: (any once from): Blood Hound/Outta Control/Get In My Car
Xzibit: Multiply

(I know i mentioned 'California Love' in an earlier post and a differant 2Pac song, but i was saying them from a neutral perspective with them been the most liked of the lot, although i've played them so much i'm just sick of them although i loved them at the time. Ones i give here and just ones i still listen too these days.)

[Wangball]

I do miss the days when rap was more about social change than how much bling you had.

Give Mos Def & Talib Kwelli's most recent stuff a rattle also try out Jebus' recommendation of Common, its a step away from the whole Ho's & Bling thing!

[Cabinteelygull]

yeah defo some Nas needed in there. Greatest rapper alive!

Nas-new york state of mind
Nas-memory lane (sittin in da park)
Mobb Deep-shook ones
Eric B & Rakim-Paid in full
Scarface-My block
Snoop Dogg & Dr.Dre-Deep Cover

all good tunes can't go wrong.

[kingdom hoop]

Intwesting project, please do furnish us with the final cut.

Given you're doing an iconic mixtape, Afrika Bambaataa's non-appearance was most conspicuous for me! Though that said, I'm not particularly a fan, so I wouldn't dare give a stout recommendation for most worthy songs. I suppose 'Planet Rock' was his most seminal, iconic offering, even if not entirely original!

Elsewhere, I think the simple, lyrics-above-all sound of Boogie Down Productions would deservedly vie for a place in the classic section and isn't a sound that I've heard replicated much so maybe that should be considered. I'd maybe go for 'My Philosophy' or 'I'm Still #1', but really any of their early stuff would be worthy of a coveted spot.

Of the more mainstream hip-hop tunes 'Seed 2.0' by The Roots was my favourite for years so would probably make my list, just to let you know.



Ooh, maybe some Panjabi MC or ADF!

Or how about Crazy Éire, or Messiah J & the Expert?! I suppose the French are most prominent after Brits/Americans so maybe MC Solaar should get a look in? Add a bit of language diversity for completeness sake? Nah, you gotta go with something from one of the Irish crew! :) Maybe 'All The Other Girls' or 'Place Your Bets Now' by Messiah J? (http://www.myspace.com/messiahjandtheexpert) (myspace link)

[superfrank]

Can't stand Messiah J and the Expert.

If you're putting in Irish hip-hop, go with RiRá or Gudmen.

If you want to add some foreign hip-hop, try Mala Rodriguez.

[ken foree]

sure there is no such thing other than american hiphop. :)

[gustavo]

sure there is no such thing other than american hiphop. :)

MC Solaar is supposed to be good , French guy
Anyway not a big hiphop fan so but I like these tunes

Outkast - Ms Jackson
Ice Cube - It was a Good Day
NWA - **** Tha Police
Dr Dre - Still Dre
Eminem - The Way I am
Jay Z - Girls Girls Girls
Common - Be
Bubba Sparxxx - Ugly
Warren G - Regulate
DaLuniz - Five on It
The Game- Hate it or Love it

[SligoBrewer]

MC Solaar is supposed to be good , French guy



Yeah, we did some of his songs in French. Meh, they're ok.

[stann]

Ooh, maybe some Panjabi MC or ADF!


Or how about Crazy Éire, or Messiah J & the Expert?! I suppose the French are most prominent after Brits/Americans so maybe MC Solaar should get a look in? Add a bit of language diversity for completeness sake? Nah, you gotta go with something from one of the Irish crew! Maybe 'All The Other Girls' or 'Place Your Bets Now' by Messiah J? (http://www.myspace.com/messiahjandtheexpert) (myspace link)

Not looking beyond UK/US to be honest, Panjabi MC and ADF in my eyes being squarely in the former camp, as is M.I.A. MC Solaar would be a possible exception alright. Irish hiphop I know nothing about beyond Collie!

Seriously overlooked a lot of candidates, Boogie Down Productions being one, well KRS-One at least, and the Jungle Brothers another. Most shamefully, though, I forgot to put in some PM Dawn! :o


sure there is no such thing other than american hiphop. :)

Unless you're talking pre about 1993 I'll treat that comment with the contempt normally reserved for all those overpaid bling-merchants constantly banging on about how great they are. ;)

Those types aside, some great suggestions throughout, a lot to look into. Looking like a double CD now though.

[Boo_Boy]

2Pac - California Love
Notorious BIG - Nasty girls
Outkast - Ms jackson
Warren G feat. Nate Dogg - Regulate(This song made Hip Hop,love it!)
House Of Pain - Jump Around
Ice Cube - Mary Jane
Ice Cube - Today Was A Good Day
Luniz - I Got 5 On It
Coolio - Gangsters Paradise
Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You

10 top songs.

Listening to hip Hop/Rap these days is terrible, nobody decent around anymore.

[Flawless]

Listening to hip Hop/Rap these days is terrible, nobody decent around anymore.


Your just not listening to the right people Boo Boy!

Try The CunninLynguists, Aesop Rock, Blue Scholars, Cormega, and Nas still on top of their game, AZ's old stuff was great, new album gone a bit commercial. Wu Tangs 8 Diagrams opened a lot of eyes, as did some of Outkasts new songs this year. Lupe Fiasco and Common are unreal too!, check out hiphpdx.com, they have loads of great new stuff, updated all the time, no downloads though, just streaming.

[ken foree]

got to love the Love for the wu! stann that comment of mine about the legitimacy of other hip-hops was definitely meant to stir the pot so you're well-entitled to your contemptuousness :D

for modern hiphop, check Edan, some excellent stuff. also madlib and mf doom quite good

[Boo_Boy]

Your just not listening to the right people Boo Boy!

Try The CunninLynguists, Aesop Rock, Blue Scholars, Cormega, and Nas still on top of their game, AZ's old stuff was great, new album gone a bit commercial. Wu Tangs 8 Diagrams opened a lot of eyes, as did some of Outkasts new songs this year. Lupe Fiasco and Common are unreal too!, check out hiphpdx.com, they have loads of great new stuff, updated all the time, no downloads though, just streaming.

i cant listen to any of them, all they do is rap about their big 'cribs' & fast cars.

that **** doesnt mean anything, back in the 90's the music meant something.

[Flawless]

Then you obviously havent tried listening to who i suggested, none of them (Well maybe AZ on his undeniable album, the newest one, not the Real AZ though!) rap about their cribs and fast cars, i dont buy in to that!, thats what i call sell out rap!

All above mentions are lyrical masters!,try before you knock!

[Flawless]

Agree with Ken foree, Mf Doom is quality, if you are a fan of political rap though, checkk out Immortal Technique or Akir, his protegé, true meaningful rap!, and as i previously mentioned, 8 Diagrams by the Wu is UNREAL!!

[Boo_Boy]

All above mentions are lyrical masters!,try before you knock!

c'mon, there nothing compared to the rappers in the 90s, if you grew up listening to people like tupac you'd know that.

[superfrank]

Nappy Roots are a great group too but they lost their big label backing a few years ago so their stuff is harder to get hold of.

Nas is still pretty good and the last Snoop Dogg album was very good. Haven't got his new one yet.

[Flawless]

c'mon, there nothing compared to the rappers in the 90s, if you grew up listening to people like tupac you'd know that.

I'll have you know i did grow up listening to Pac, Biggie, NWA, and the rest!,im an 80's baby!, Cormega, Common, Wu Tang, Nas..... ALL were about in the 90's mate!, only ones most people this side of the Atlantic heard of were Pac, Dre and Biggie!, hip hop is bigger than them!, I'm not denying the Lyrical quality of 2Pac, or the great Beats of Dre etc, but they werent as smart as Nas or some of the others!

[Boo_Boy]

im an 80's baby!,


yeh well im a 70's baby!

our jeans were tighter & our hair was longer..i win!:D

[Flawless]

yeh well im a 70's baby!

our jeans were tighter & our hair was longer..i win!:D

Ok, you got me on that one!!:D

[stann]

Just to keep ye in the loop;

I've got a shortlist of 116 songs, and I've put 40 odd of those in the "must burn" folder, which is now already just over 3 cds. Many of them haven't been mentioned yet but will make ye go "oh yeah, forgot that one!", can't wait for that.
One Common, one Kanye, no Nas, no Biggie, no Wu-Tang thus far.
We're on for at least a triple, at the very least. But I've work to do now. See ye next year!

Oh BTW, the Dream Warriors are Canadian, so that's the international dimension. :)

Noby, despite your intransigence earlier, you're first up for the burned result.

[noby]

After reading through the thread there are a lot of artists I know nothing about, but there are quite a few that I thought to myself 'I actually do know that song and I'm really not bothered about it' I mean Sorry Miss Jackson. Meh.
But I'm sure that left in your capable hands there won't be one filler on any of the eight cds. I'm looking forward to it.

And I do like Trojan Ska, but don't quite get what you're saying - maybe it's a bit early in the morning for me.

[DaveyCakes]

Schoolly D - I know you want to kill me

[stann]

And I do like Trojan Ska, but don't quite get what you're saying - maybe it's a bit early in the morning for me.

Ah no was guessing quite poorly at your ID is all, ahead of getting you the finished articles. :o

[noby]

Nope. Any connection between my ID and ska is purely coincidental. Of course now I'm racking my brain trying to make the link.

[stann]

Bumping this before it falls off the first page.
It's nearly done, just needs to be put into running order now. A four CD magnum opus, Sandinista eat your heart out!
170 plus tracks considered in the end, whittled down to just over sixty.
Soon come...

[paul_oshea]

Top choices. Nuthin But A G Thang is the greatest ever hip hop record.

no straight-out-compton or F the police or possibly part time mutha or even hit em up would be there on the all time list.

[stann]

Here it is, the magnificent octopus.
In four blistering volumes, loosely arranged into ear-friendly styles, which contain, though perhaps not exclusively, the best hiphop tunage that money can buy. It is a mixtape at the end of the day, so there might be a linker tune or two.
Only my opinions, so if your favs are not there don't fret yourself, though I am right.

CD One - Mostly Mell-O

1. Ty - Ha Ha
2. Cypress Hill - What's Your Number
3. Rodney P feat Kymani Marley - The Nice Up
4. D-Nice - Crumbs On The Table
5. Dream Warriors - Wash Your Face In My Sink
6. Air feat Rhymefest - Alpha Beta Gaga (Mark Ronson Remix)
7. Credit To The Nation - Call It What You Want
8. The Young MC - Bust A Move
9. Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
10. Gang Starr - Just To Get A Rep
11. Stakka Bo - Here We Go
12. Collapsed Lung - Eat My Goal
13. House Of Pain - Jump Around
14. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It
15. Biz Markie - You Got What I Need
16. Nas - The World Is Yours (Remix)
17. Outkast - Ms Jackson

[stann]

CD Two - Generally Groovy

1. Evil Nine feat Aesop Rock - Crooked
2. DJ Shadow feat Roots Manuva - GDMFSOB (UNKLE Uncensored Version)
3. Dilated Peoples feat Kanye West - This Way
4. Tupac & Dr. Dre - California Love
5. The Roots - Seed 2.0
6. Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg - The Next Episode (Remix)
7. MIA - Galang
8. Dizzee Rascal - Stand Up Tall
9. The Nextmen feat Dynamite MC - High Score (Stanton Warriors Remix)
10. PM Dawn - If I Wuz U
11. De La Soul - The Magic Number
12. DJ Format feat Abdominal - Vicious Battle Raps
13. Naughty By Nature - OPP (Wicked Mix)
14. Massive Attack - Daydreaming

[stann]

CD Three - Sometimes Shouty

1. The Streets - Turn The Page
2. KRS-One - KRS-One Attacks
3. Lupe Fiasco - Daydreamin'
4. Million Dan - Dogz n Sledgez
5. Public Enemy - Bring The Noise
6. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
7. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
8. Jay-Z - 99 Problems
9. Handsome Boy Modelling School - RocknRoll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This)
10. The Pase Rock - Lindsay Lohan's Revenge
11. Run DMC - It's Tricky
12. Public Enemy - Brothers Gonna Work It Out
13. Hijack - The Badman Is Robbin
14. Eminem vs Panjabi MC - Lose Yourself vs Mundian Tho Bach Ke
15. Nappy Roots - No Good
16. Outkast - Bombs Over Baghdad
17. Michael Franti & Spearhead feat Sly & Robbie - Bomb The World (Armageddon Version)
18. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message

[stann]

CD Four - Frequently Funky

1. A Skillz & Krafty Kuts feat Real Elements - Simple Things
2. Funkdoobiest - Bow Wow Wow
3. MC Solaar feat Guru - Le Bien, Le Mal
4. Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
5. Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang
6. PM Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss
7. Common - I Used To Love HER
8. Massive Attack - Karmacoma
9. De La Soul - Eye Know
10. Arrested Development - Mr. Wendal (Full Length Version)
11. Bubba Sparxxx - Deliverance
12. DJ Format feat Abdominal - Ill Culinary Behaviour
13. Jungle Brothers feat Native Tongues Posse - Doin' Our Own Dang
14. NWA - Express Yourself
15. Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines
16. The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight


...and that's it. Big ta to everyone who made suggestions for stuff to put in or check out.

[Partizan]

Stan,

no compilation is complete without Kraftwerk's Trans Europe Express.

It got hip hop off the ground

[stann]

Agreed. But it's not hip hop in itself, neither is Planet Rock, that's why I left them both out.
Now when Hoop finally gets his electro one done...
:D

[superfrank]

Number Three looks like a really good one, a few personal favourites there for me.