The Best of Enjoy Records

Track Listings

1. Superappin - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five

2. Love Rap - Spoonie Gee, Treacherous Three

3. Body Rock - Kool Moe Dee, Treacherous Three

4. At the Party - Kool Moe Dee, Treacherous Three

5. It's Magic - Fearless Four

6. Move With the Groove - Disco Four

7. Funk Box Party - Masterdon Committee

8. Feel the Heart Beat - Kool Moe Dee, Treacherous Three

9. Just Havin Fun - Doug E. Fresh

10. New Rap Language - Treacherous Three

11. Rockin' It - Fearless Four

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Maximum Enjoyment
True School Hip-Hop
old school
funky four plus one conspicuously missing
If you have any of the "best of.." Sugarhill sets..

The Best of Enjoy Records
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hot Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001QIX
Release Date: 1990-01-26

Tracks:

Superappin - Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five
Love Rap - Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous Three
Body Rock - The Treacherous Three/Kool Moe Dee
At The Party - The Treacherous Three/Kool Moe Dee
It's Magic - The Fearless Four
Move With The Groove - The Disco Four
Funk Box Party - The Masterdon Committee
Feel The Heart Beat - The Treacherous Three/Kool Moe Dee
Just Having Fun - Doug E. Fresh
The New Rap Language - The Treacherous Three
Rockin' It - The Fearless Four

Customer Reviews:

Maximum Enjoyment.......2007-05-31

Growing up in the Bronx, and growing up with Hip Hop, I knew many of the performers on this collection. These songs have been unavailable for so long I had given up hope that anyone would put together such a classic masterpiece, much less remember these gems. If you're from the (true) old school or just have an appreciation for Hip Hop's early days on wax, you will love this collection! My only beef with this compilation is the lack of liner notes. The notes that are there are scant and don't say much about the history of the Enjoy label and it's contribution to Hip Hop. However, if you love Hip Hop you need this cd!

True School Hip-Hop.......2007-05-15

This is what classic hip-hop is all about. I remembered hearing these records when they were first released and still enjoy them today. Each song doesn't sound like the other and truly has its own flava. Bobby Robinson was a true pioneer in the early stages of recorded rap music.

old school.......2007-04-06

This contains all the full versions of some of my favorite rap songs. love this

funky four plus one conspicuously missing.......2006-06-04

enjoy along with lesser known off labels; Grand Groove, Paul Winley, etc. produced the most instrumentally moving, tautly rhymed hiphop (rap in those days) on the east coast. Having the enjoy collection on vinyl im painfully aware of the absence of Kool Kyle, Funky Four Plus One and others. That being said the label is generally well represented with Spoonie G's love rap, Super rappin (7 minutes of Funk instrumental), etc. The label house band, which is responsible for these wonderful instrumentals-Pumpkin and Friends released an enjoy lp by said name. I've been searching for it-should have requested a copy from Bobby Robinson in telephone conversations (circa 80-81)-even passed it up once at Douglas Records in DC-all in hindsight. Nonetheless enjoy!

If you have any of the "best of.." Sugarhill sets.........2005-08-28

..then you also need this.

Enjoy was like the little brother label to the more commercially successful Sugarhill. Both were disco labels that got in on the rap scene in 1979. Indeed, a few artists that went on to be Sugarill's biggest players (Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five, Treacherous 3, Spoonie Gee) originally started on Enjoy, as did beatboxing legend Doug E. Fresh who later went on to have a part in the movie Beat Street, had a huge mid 80's hit with the classic "the show"/"la di da di" 12" as well as two solid solo albums in the late eighties.

This fine compilation is not only a great documeent which captures the early years of rap, transforming from disco interpolations to original composition tracks to a more proto-electro sound to a little beatboxing, but it's also just a great compilation album that bumps from front to back.

You get the very first Grandmaster Flash & Furious single "superrappin'" (they actually had another single entitled "we rap more mellow" out under the name The Younger Generation a little before this but this was was the official debut) from '79 and while it's not as good as "the message", "white lines" or "step off" it's still a great debut. Witness Melle Mel kick the "a child is born with no state of mind" verse he later used on "the message" here first. Kicking that in '79 when most rappers were rhyming about partying..? Damn, duke was years ahead of his time.

You also get very early tracks like "feel the heart beat", "at the party" and the seminal "body rock" by Kool Moe Dee's old group Treacherous 3 which would be some of their best work, crucial Fearless Four cuts like "it's magic" plus my personal favorite the body-poppin' classic "rockin' it" and the Doug E. Fresh's debut "just having fun".

Finally, and most importantly, this is the only place you can get the 2nd 12" by the first ever solo rap artist Spoonie Gee with his 1980 classic "love rap"/"new rap lauguage" 12" (a top 3 rap single of all time as it's two classics on one 12") on cd. "Love rap" is a cautionary tale about meeting the fairer sex over a minimal, funky drum beat. The beat is so good that the instrumenal intro became a party favorite that d.j's would throw on for other m.c's to rap over back in the day. The flip side "new rap language" is one of the very first posse tracks with Spoonie and his pals Treacherous 3 all kicking tongue-twisting, complex rhymes over a very taut party rockin' beat. Pure brilliance.

Enjoy fell apart after a few years but it didn't matter as the label had done what it needed to do and given the early rap scene many a classic single. I'd recommend this cd for having the two Spoonie Gee tracks alone. That you also get the likes of "body rock", "feelin' it" and "just having fun" on here makes it absolutely essential.

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Awesome singer/songwriter album
Awesome. Just plain awesome.

Hear Me Out
Joel Streeter
Manufacturer: Spy Badger Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000A38TXC
Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

All or Nothing
Hear Me Out
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Stay Living
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Further Away
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And I Think You Know It
Always So
Pavement (Everything is Alright)
All That You Wanted

Customer Reviews:

Awesome singer/songwriter album.......2007-07-13

This is a great album from start to finish. Top notch production and a solid debut from a singer with a lot of talent. Each song takes you exactly where you expect it to, and the whole album bears repeated listening to really appreciated the complexity of the arrangements and the layers of instruments. All or Nothing is a personal fav...

Awesome. Just plain awesome........2005-09-16

A phenomenal debut CD from up-and-comer Joel Streeter. Joel is a talented songwriter and musician -- I have nothing but words of praise for him and for this CD. Additionally, if you happen to be blessed enough to reside in reasonable proximity to any of his shows, GO SEE THEM. You'll regret it when he's big and famous, selling out venues, and all you'll be able to see from Row 583, Seat X is an ant-sized moving dot.

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Fun Music To Gig By
The Slouch in the Couch Childrens Corner Band
Manufacturer: Brass Star Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007TJ9LU
Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

The Magical Couch
The Slouch Theme Song
Counting Numbers
Regina
I Need You
School Bus Rodeo
Everybody
Adventure City
Toodle-E-Do
You Do It For Me
The New Alphabet Song
The New Happy Birthday Song
Imagination's Mine
I Saw My Future (in your eyes)
Don't Let Your Dreams Slip Away

Album Description

This CD is a compilation of the first two CD's that the band recorded. These are the BEST songs from those two CD's that are popular and are performed at all of the bands gigs. A new song, "I Saw My Future" is debuted on this CD and is only on this CD. Also, "Bus Rodeo" from the second CD (Imagination's Mine,) has new lyrics and is now "School Bus Rodeo" and also debuts on this CD. Fun stuff, great listening and catchy tunes. ENJOY!!

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