Kurtis Blow Presents the History of Rap, Vol. 3: The Golden Age

Track Listings

1. Rock Box - Run-D.M.C.

2. Friends - Whodini

3. Five Minutes of Funk - Whodini

4. Jail House Rap - The Fat Boys

5. Roxanne, Roxanne - The Educated Rapper, The Kangol Kid, U.T.F.O.

6. Bridge - MC Shan

7. Rebel Without a Pause - Public Enemy

8. Criminal Minded [Album Version] - Boogie Down Productions

9. Raw - Big Daddy Kane

10. It Takes Two - Rob Base

11. Vapors - Biz Markie

12. Just a Friend - Biz Markie

Average customer rating:

Fine Representation of mid-late 80s rap
Conclusion of a great series

Kurtis Blow Presents The History Of Rap: Vol. 3
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music

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Kurtis Blow Presents The History Of Rap: Vol. 2
Kurtis Blow Presents The History of Rap: Vol. 1

ASIN: B00000343H
Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

Rock Box - Run DMC
Friends - Whodini
Five Minutes Of Funk - Whodini
Jail House Rap - Fat Boys
Roxanne, Roxanne - UTFO
The Bridge - M.C. Shan
Rebel Without A Pause - Public Enemy
Criminal Minded (Album Version) - Boogie Down Productions
Raw - Big Daddy Kane
It Takes Two - Rob Base
Vapors - Biz Markie
Just A Friend - Biz Markie

Customer Reviews:

Fine Representation of mid-late 80s rap.......2001-10-18

This series is to rap what the "Didn't I Blow Your Mind" series on Rhino is to Classic Soul. An excellent representation of what was popular at the time (in this case, roughly 1985 to 88). Rp was still fun at this point, as evidenced by the Fat Boys' "Jailhouse Rap", Rob Base's eternal party starter "It Takes Two" (based on Lynn Collins' "Think."), UTFO's "Roxanne Roxanne (which spawned some unfortunate imitators in 1985). etc. The Biz keeps the comedy going with the laugh fest "Just a Friend" and the seriocomic "The Vapors." Kris Parker signals things to come with "Criminal Minded" (which does not endorse gangsterism as the title may indicate) as does Public Enemy's policial rap "Rebel Without a Pause." Fortunately, Kurtis Blow stops things just before rap got ruined with the gangster garbage, so enjoy and learn.

Conclusion of a great series.......2001-07-20

The third volume in this indespensible series takes the history of rap through the mid-to-late 1980s. It's a fine overview, even if the music has stylistically gone all over the map, making it hard to represent in a single disk. Great track selection (more of a concentration on big hits and major artists than on the previous volumes) and sound make this a good sampler even for those who aren't interested in the whole series. Even better are Kurtis Blow's own liner notes that put these tracks and their artists into the large historical context.

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