Artist	Song
Run-DMC	Walk This Way
from Raising Hell (1999)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	White Lines (Long Version)
from The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five (2005)
Afrika Bambaataa	Don't Stop...Planet Rock (Original Vocal Version)
from Don't Stop...Planet Rock - The Remix EP (2005)
Public Enemy	Fight the Power
from Power to the People & the Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits (2005)
Ice-T	Colors
from Rhino Hi-Five - Rap, Vol. 2 - EP (2006)
Kurtis Blow	The Breaks
from Kurtis Blow (1998)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	Summertime
from The Wackness (Music from the Motion Picture Deluxe Version) (2008)
Biz Markie	Just a Friend
from Biz's Baddest Beats: The Best of Biz Markie (2009)
Salt-n-Pepa	Push It
from 20th Century Masters the Millennium Collection: The Best of Salt-N-Pepa (2005)
UTFO	Roxanne, Roxanne
from Hits (2005)
Young MC	Bust a Move
from Stone Cold Rhymin' (2007)
LL Cool J	Rock the Bells
from Def Jam's Greatest Hits: Hardcore (1997)
DJ EZ Rock & Rob Base	It Takes Two
from Profilin' - the Hits (1990)
Tone-Loc	Wild Thing
from Loc-ed After Dark (2007)
Eric B. & Rakim	I Know You Got Soul
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric B. & Rakim (2001)
Chubb Rock	Treat 'Em Right
from The One (2005)
Whodini	Five Minutes of Funk
from Whodini: Greatest Hits (1990)
Eric B. & Rakim	Eric B. Is President
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric B. & Rakim (2001)
The Sugarhill Gang	8th Wonder (LP Version)
from Rapper's Delight: The Best of the Sugarhill Gang (2005)
Boogie Down Productions	South Bronx
from Criminal Minded (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Slick Rick	Children's Story
from The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (1995)
Eric B. & Rakim	Paid In Full (Seven Minutes of Music - The Coldcut Remix)
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric B. & Rakim (2001)
N.W.A.	Straight Outta Compton (Extended Mix)
from N.W.A.: Greatest Hits (1996)
Run-DMC	Hard Times
from Run-DMC: Greatest Hits (2002)
Ice-T	I'm Your Pusher / Pusherman
from Power (2007)
Run-DMC	My Adidas
from Run-DMC: Greatest Hits (2002)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	Scorpio
from The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five (2005)
Ice Cube	Amerikka's Most Wanted
from Amerikkka's Most Wanted (2003)
Special Ed	I Got It Made
from Profilin' - the Hits (1990)
Public Enemy	Don't Believe the Hype
from Power to the People & the Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits (2005)
Public Enemy	Rebel Without a Pause
from Power to the People & the Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits (2005)
Poor Righteous Teachers	Rock Dis Funky Joint
from Profilin' - the Hits (1990)
Afrika Bambaataa	Looking for the Perfect Beat
from Looking for the Perfect Beat 1980 -1985 (2005)
N.W.A.	F*** Tha Police
from N.W.A.: Greatest Hits (1996)
2 Live Crew	Throw the D
from The 2 Live Crew's Greatest Hits (1992)
Queen Latifah & Monie Love	Ladies First (Remastered)
from Rhino Hi-Five: Queen Latifah - EP (2006)
Beastie Boys	Brass Monkey
from Licensed to Ill (1995)
The Sugarhill Gang	Apache (Single / LP Version)
from Rapper's Delight: The Best of the Sugarhill Gang (2005)
C.L. Smooth & Pete Rock	They Reminisce Over You
from Rhino Hi-Five: Hip Hop Blender - EP (2005)
Schoolly D	P.S.K. What Does It Mean?
from Best of Schoolly D (1990)
EPMD	So Wat Cha Sayin'
from Unfinished Business (1991)
Grandmaster Flash	The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash On the Wheels of Steel
from Rhino Hi-Five: Grandmaster Flash - EP (2005)
Run-DMC	Sucker M.C.'S (Krush-Groove 1)
from Run-DMC: Greatest Hits (2002)
Heavy D & The Boyz	We Got Our Own Thang
from Heavy Hitz (2000)
LL Cool J	I Can't Live Without My Radio
from All World - Greatest Hits (1996)
Afrika Bambaataa	Jazzy Sensation
from Looking for the Perfect Beat 1980 -1985 (2005)
Boogie Down Productions	Bridge Is Over
from Criminal Minded (2005)
Ice Cube	Jackin' for Beats
from Amerikkka's Most Wanted (2003)
A Tribe Called Quest	I Left My Wallet In El Segundo
from Peoples' Instinctive Travels & the Paths of Rhythm (1990)
Beastie Boys	Fight for Your Right
from Licensed to Ill (1995)
Public Enemy	Public Enemy No.1
from Power to the People & the Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits (2005)
Run-DMC	Rock Box
from Run-DMC: Greatest Hits (2002)
LL Cool J	I Need Love
from Bigger and Deffer (1995)
Whodini	Friends
from Whodini: Greatest Hits (1990)
Public Enemy	Bring the Noise
from Power to the People & the Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits (2005)
A Tribe Called Quest	Can I Kick It?
from The Anthology (1999)
Run-DMC	Peter Piper
from Run-DMC: Greatest Hits (2002)
UTFO	Split Personality
from Hits (2005)
Ice Cube	Once Upon a Time in the Projects
from Ice Cube: Greatest Hits (2001)
2 Live Crew	We Want Some Pu--y
from The 2 Live Crew's Greatest Hits (1992)
The Real Roxanne	Bang Zoom (Let's Go-Go)
from The Real Roxanne (2005)
Jungle Brothers	Straight Out the Jungle
from Straight Out the Jungle (1988)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	A Touch of Jazz
from Rock the House (2007)
MC Lyte	Cha Cha Cha
from Rhino Hi-Five: MC Lyte - EP (2007)
Brand Nubian	Slow Down
from Rhino Hi-Five: Brand Nubian - EP (2005)
Gang Starr	Words I Manifest (Remix)
from Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr (1999)
Kid 'N Play	Rollin' With Kid 'N Play
from 2Hype (2005)
Whodini	One Love
from Whodini: Greatest Hits (1990)
Queen Latifah	Wrath of My Madness
from Rhino Hi-Five: Rap, Vol. 1 - EP (2006)
Fab 5 Freddy	Down By Law
from Wild Style (Original Soundtrack) (2005)
Kid 'N Play	Gittin' Funky
from 2Hype (2005)
Chubb Rock & Hitman Howie Tee	Ya Bad Chubbs
from And the Winner Is? (2005)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	Brand New Funk
from The Very Best of D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (2006)
Jungle Brothers	I'll House You
from Straight Out the Jungle (1988)
EPMD	Gold Digger
from Out of Business (1999)

Comment:

Since hip-hop [i]is[/i] pop music now, it’s easy to forget the early days, as artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Kurtis Blow, Whodini, Grandmaster Flash, the Sugarhill Gang, and the Jungle Brothers defined the true meaning of “old school.” Meanwhile, many decade-spanning careers were set in motion to the tune of dusty breakbeats and overheated samplers, including that of KRS-One (see: his stint fronting Boogie Down Productions), Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Run-DMC, and four A-list actors who also happen to flow like a butterfly and sting like a battle-ready bee: LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, Ice Cube, and Ice-T. And, hey, who could forget 2 Live Crew? We’ll let them speak for themselves . . .

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