Need old skool hip/hop

fieldy · 1 Jul 2007 at 15:22

Ok I was in a shop the other day and they were playing this old skool hip/hop mix CD I was really liking it, and was wondering if anyone on here has any recommendations for the same kind of thing I'm already a big fan of the beasties and that was the same kind of sound, the mix I heard included cypress hill and 45 king etc

Skunkworks · 1 Jul 2007 at 16:59

Loads of old school Electro and Hip Hop CDs around:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electro-Def...528417?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1183305441&sr=1-18

I still have Electro 1-14 and Crucial Electro 1-3 on immaculate vinyl.

tomanders91 · 1 Jul 2007 at 18:47

Big Chris · 1 Jul 2007 at 22:02

First albums by The Roots and Common are quality, early De la Soul, Tribe Called Quest and Pharcyde too should do the trick too.

PardonTheWait · 2 Jul 2007 at 01:20

Jurassic 5 and DJ Format are good for old skool, but not actually old

Inquisitor · 2 Jul 2007 at 03:32

Jurassic 5, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, DJ Format

~>Dg<~ · 2 Jul 2007 at 22:44

anything by roots is pretty solid mantronix man pls give me street sounds electro 9 been after that on cd for ages first hip hop electro ever brought still got original tape

rakim early stuff krs one bdp .

banja · 4 Jul 2007 at 02:52

Skunkworks said:
I still have Electro 1-14 and Crucial Electro 1-3 on immaculate vinyl.

Oh man, if you ever get these onto your puta and MP3 them, give me a call

I grew up on those albums, had most of them on either vinyl or tape. Only one I have a copy of now is Electro UK. Style Of The Street . . . .

Gilly · 4 Jul 2007 at 09:26

fieldy said:
I'm already a big fan of the beasties

You're already beyond help

Mohinder said:
Jurassic 5 and DJ Format are good for old skool, but not actually old

SuperMan · 4 Jul 2007 at 10:36

Maybe a little to Rap for you but you could try some of the old old LL Cool J stuff.

Master_X · 4 Jul 2007 at 14:05

Kris Kross ????

mysticsniper · 4 Jul 2007 at 14:10

Here are a few or my favourites, and the ones that I was into as a B-Boy

The Sugarhill Gang
Run DMC
LL Cool J
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
West Street Mob
Ollie & Jerry
Arthur Baker
Harold Faltermeyer

"andy" · 4 Jul 2007 at 14:14

this thread needs allot more grandmaster flash

and NWA

Spunj99 · 5 Jul 2007 at 15:39

Ugly Duckling haven't been mentioned. Good, fun party hip hop, imho.

Premier · 6 Jul 2007 at 12:42

Big Chris said:
First albums by The Roots and Common are quality, early De la Soul, Tribe Called Quest and Pharcyde too should do the trick too.

quoted for truth on all artists plus some Jurassic 5 and cant beat a bit of Run DMC

Spuderoony · 13 Jul 2007 at 14:57

You say old, which could be anywhere from 1980 to 1995, if you ask me. So here's a range of them all:

LL Cool J
early Outkast
Public Enemy
NWA
Run DMC
Jurassic 5
A Tribe Called Quest
Common
Nas (Illmatic is a crucial album)
Notorious B.I.G (Ready To Die is one of the best hip hop albums ever made)
Will Smith
The Beatnuts
Saul Williams
Roots Manuva

Ugley_Matt · 13 Jul 2007 at 15:39

There is a 3 CD compilation called A History of Hip Hop, got a yellow label which is a very good mix of tracks.