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    04/20/2004 | Hip-o Records 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Hip-O's Hip Hop Box is patterned much like the same label's Funk Box, consisting of four discs and a booklet loaded with information. And much like The Funk Box, this set functions as a starter kit with some considerable blind spots. Hip-hop fanatics will no doubt put the track selections under deep scrutiny, but this is certainly intended to be an introduction, not a be-all and end-all statement. The tracks run in rough chronological order, from the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" to Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode"; between these two, nearly every stripe of rap music from the past 25 years receives some attention, and the listener can chart the form's evolution, even though this particular time line tends to overemphasize safe critics' darlings. To be fair to the compilers, there's no way a definitive set could've been made within the span of four discs; more importantly, licensing material from big names and certain labels can put you over budget with the quickness. There are some definite blunders -- the Notorious B.I.G. represented only by a Junior M.A.F.I.A. track, very little Southern rap, no N.W.A. or Jay-Z -- but the package was put together with such care that some of the mistakes can be forgiven. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • 1
  • Rapper's Delight (Short 12" Version)
  • Sugarhill Gang
  • 7:11

  • 2
  • The Breaks (Extended Version)
  • Blow, Kurtis
  • 7:39

  • 3
  • The Body Rock
  • Treacherous Three
  • 7:30

  • 4
  • Planet Rock
  • 6:22

  • 5
  • The Message
  • 7:12

  • 6
  • Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)
  • Run D.M.C.
  • 3:09

  • 7
  • Roxanne, Roxanne
  • UTFO
  • 4:32

  • 8
  • Roxanne's Revenge
  • Shante, Roxanne
  • 4:59

  • 9
  • Push It
  • Salt-N-Pepa
  • 4:14

  • 10
  • Freaky Tales
  • Too Short
  • 9:34

  • 11
  • Wild Wild West
  • Kool Moe Doe
  • 4:41

  • 12 (2)
  • Follow the Leader
  • 5:34

  • 13 (2)
  • My Philosphy (12" Version)
  • Boogie Down Productions
  • 6:39

  • 14 (2)
  • I'm Your Pusher
  • Ice T
  • 5:36

  • 15 (2)
  • Turn This Mutha Out
  • MC Hammer
  • 4:42

  • 16 (2)
  • Fight the Power (Soundtrack Version)
  • Public Enemy
  • 5:24

  • 17 (2)
  • Me So Horny
  • 2 Live Crew
  • 4:37

  • 18 (2)
  • Just a Friend
  • Barkie, Biz
  • 4:01

  • 19 (2)
  • Buddy (Native Tongue Decision Version)
  • 7:16

  • 20 (2)
  • The Gas Face
  • 3rd Base
  • 3:49

  • 21 (2)
  • I Left My Wallet in El Segundo
  • Tribe Called Quest
  • 4:07

  • 22 (2)
  • Looking at the Front Door
  • Main Source
  • 4:10

  • 23 (2)
  • Treat 'Em Right
  • Chubb Rock
  • 4:31
  • 24 (3)
  • O.P.P.
  • Naughty By Nature
  • 4:30

  • 25 (3)
  • Summertime
  • DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
  • 4:29

  • 26 (3)
  • Tonite
  • DJ Quik
  • 5:23

  • 27 (3)
  • The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
  • Black Sheep
  • 4:03

  • 28 (3)
  • Tennessee
  • Arrested Development
  • 4:32

  • 29 (3)
  • They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
  • 4:46

  • 30 (3)
  • Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
  • Digable Planets
  • 4:22

  • 31 (3)
  • Passing Me By
  • Pharcyde
  • 5:02

  • 32 (3)
  • Slam
  • Onyx
  • 3:39

  • 33 (3)
  • U.N.I.T.Y.
  • Queen Latifah
  • 4:13

  • 34 (3)
  • C.R.E.A.M.
  • Wu-Tang Clan
  • 4:05

  • 35 (3)
  • Regulate
  • 4:10

  • 36 (3)
  • Flava in Ya Ear
  • Mack, Craig
  • 3:38

  • 37 (3)
  • I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By (Puff Daddy Mix)
  • 5:07
  • 38 (4)
  • How High (Remix)
  • 4:41

  • 39 (4)
  • Gettin' Money (Dirty Version)(Mix)
  • 4:09

  • 40 (4)
  • Tha Crossroads
  • Bone Thugs N Harmony
  • 3:45

  • 41 (4)
  • Smile
  • 5:01

  • 42 (4)
  • Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
  • Busta Rhymes
  • 3:15

  • 43 (4)
  • Luv 2 Luv U (Remix)
  • 6:41

  • 44 (4)
  • You Know My Steez
  • Gang Starr
  • 3:44

  • 45 (4)
  • Get at Me Dog (Street Version)
  • 3:05

  • 46 (4)
  • Superthug (What, What)
  • Noreaga
  • 5:00

  • 47 (4)
  • You Got Me (Live)
  • 8:52

  • 48 (4)
  • The Light
  • Common [1]
  • 4:02

  • 49 (4)
  • Until the End of Time (RP Remix)
  • Two Pac
  • 4:28

  • 50 (4)
  • 21 Questions
  • 3:44

  • 51 (4)
  • The Next Episode
  • 2:44

  • Credits

    • Timbaland
    • Vocals, Producer, Vocals (Background)
    • Michele Horie
    • Production Coordination, Art Direction, Art Manager
    • KRS-One
    • Director, Producer, Mixing

    Notes

    47th Grammy® Awards Nomination: Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package - Michele Horie & Ryan Rogers, art directors



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