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Collection of the best tracks from the late '70s funk band. 15 tracks including 'You're No Good', 'Moody', 'UFO', 'It's Alright' and 'Moody (Spaced Out)'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case housed in a slipcase.
Price=$20.98
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As celebrated as Afrika Bambaataa has been, until now his music has remained scattered across disparate collections. That's what makes Looking for the Perfect Beat such a welcome release. Collecting 11 of Bam's sides on one CD, the album neatly summarizes his seminal studio recordings, beginning with both versions of 1980's true-school grail, "Zulu Nation Throwdown," and ending with 1985's "Funk You." The tracks are all restored to their uncut full-length 12-inch mixes. The highly influential Arthur-Baker productions "Planet Rock," "Looking for the Perfect Beat," "Renegades of Funk," and "Frantic Situation" are the main draws here. But don't sleep on "Unity Pt. 1" from 1984's fiery meeting between James Brown and Bam. A completist might wish for "Death Mix," and while a set like this demands liner notes, there are none to be had. But, for now, thank the funk gods the void has been filled. --Jeff Chang
Price=$17.98
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Price=$9.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:39 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/let-me-clear-7.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/let-me-clear-7.htm
1995 compilation on Castle's Sequel label featuring 12 of these rap pioneer's phattes, including 'Rapper's Delight' (Album Version & Ben Leibrand DMC Remix), 'Apache' and 'KickIt Live From 9 To 5'.
Price=$3.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:38 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-best-of-249.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-best-of-249.htm
1995 compilation on Castle's Sequel label featuring 12 of these rap pioneer's phattes, including 'Rapper's Delight' (Album Version & Ben Leibrand DMC Remix), 'Apache' and 'KickIt Live From 9 To 5'.
Price=$15.98
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Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:37 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/still-standing-3.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/still-standing-3.htm

Price=$36.49
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Is there a rap fan out there who didn't like "The Message"? It took rap in an entirely new direction: while others were content to ride the "Double Dutch Bus" down to the disco, the Furious Five spoke out about social decay. The chorus of "The Message" ("Don't push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge / I'm trying not to lose my head / Sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going under") describes the effect of Reaganomics in ways that Dan Rather never could. Of course, Grandmaster Flash and company weren't against partying. In fact, they cut some of the best party tracks in the genre's history ("Freedom," "The Birthday Party"), along with some battle raps ("Step Off," "Showdown") to complete the package. Copyright restrictions probably kept the beat-edit classic "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" off the track listing. Still, one glaring omission isn't reason enough not to pick this up. --Todd Inoue
Price=$3.98
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Price=$15.98
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Price=$10.98
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New 14 Track Compilation.
Price=$34.97
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Price=$15.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:30 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/classic-hip-5.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/classic-hip-5.htm Price=$10.98
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Price=$12.98
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Price=$11.98
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Price=$11.98
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Price=$10.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:24 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/adventures-of.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/adventures-of.htm Price=$10.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:24 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/latin-lingo-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/latin-lingo-2.htm
Collection of the best tracks from the late '70s funk band. 15 tracks including 'You're No Good', 'Moody', 'UFO', 'It's Alright' and 'Moody (Spaced Out)'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case housed in a slipcase.
Price=$25.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:24 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/a-south-bronx-3.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/a-south-bronx-3.htm Price=$15.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:24 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/classic-hip-4.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/classic-hip-4.htm

Price=$7.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:20 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/kurtis-blow-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/kurtis-blow-2.htm

Price=$15.98
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Price=$3.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:20 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/supersonic-4.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/supersonic-4.htm Price=$10.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:20 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-mix-tape-17.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-mix-tape-17.htm Price=$16.98
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More ass-shaking artifacts from the early-'80s dawn of electro, hip-hop, and freestyle. This might be the least distinct disc in the set, but in such great company, that's hardly a put-down. Of all the volumes, number 3 hews closest to the strictures of the compilation's subtitle, "New York Electro Hip-Hop + Underground Dance Classics, 1980-1985," though Heaven 17's "Let Me Go" came out of England and was in no sense underground. The excellent liner notes by Brian Chin don't mention it, but this also seems to be the diva disc of the bunch, with high-volume output from Shannon, Tina B, Carol Lynn Townes, Alisha, Seidah Garrett, and Xena (no, not that one!). --John Sanchez
Price=$10.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:19 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-perfect-8.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-perfect-8.htm
More ass-shaking artifacts from the early-'80s dawn of electro, hip-hop, and freestyle. This might be the least distinct disc in the set, but in such great company, that's hardly a put-down. Of all the volumes, number 3 hews closest to the strictures of the compilation's subtitle, "New York Electro Hip-Hop + Underground Dance Classics, 1980-1985," though Heaven 17's "Let Me Go" came out of England and was in no sense underground. The excellent liner notes by Brian Chin don't mention it, but this also seems to be the diva disc of the bunch, with high-volume output from Shannon, Tina B, Carol Lynn Townes, Alisha, Seidah Garrett, and Xena (no, not that one!). --John Sanchez
Price=$24.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:19 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-perfect-7.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-perfect-7.htm Price=$3.93
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Price=$7.98
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Japanese version featuring a bonus track
Price=$31.49
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Afrika Bambaataa, the Godfather of Hip-hop, has worked with artists as soulful as James Brown, as pop friendly as Boy George, and as funky as Bootsy Collins. The Cosmic Force co-creator can look back on his illustrious career and say that he and his crew are responsible for influencing the fate of several sub-genres of music, including Miami and Atlanta bass, Latin freestyle, hip-hop, house, and early techno. 1982's "Planet Rock," featured on the Don't Stop Planet Rock EP, is the ultimate party-rockin' record. The lyrics tell groove junkies about a utopia where socializing and getting down are the only requirements for residency. The words may go in one ear and out the other, but the beat knocks holes in the back of heads and it cannot be ignored. DJ Magic Mike's "Bass in the Planet Mix" funkily incorporates just what the title suggests, while the classic mix, more electronic in feel, embodies an overwhelming digital atmosphere. --Asondra R. Hunter
Price=$8.49
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Price=$9.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:14 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/on-the-nile-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/on-the-nile-2.htm
2002 compilation from Soul Jazz Records. Features versions of classics like 'Ring My Bell', 'Don't Stop Till You Get Enough', 'I'm Every Woman' & 'Rappers Delight' & more. Slipcase.
Price=$22.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:14 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/hustle-reggae-3.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/hustle-reggae-3.htm Price=$5.98
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Who better to take the traditionally underground art of DJ mix tapes aboveground than Funkmaster Flex, New York City's mainstream hip-hop radio hero? This album is the quintessential hip-hop party album, ripe with ear candy. Talk back to call-and-response tracks from DJ Kool, Frankie Cutlass, and Doug E. Fresh. Remember when with classic hooks from Run DMC, Marley Marl, Special Ed, and the king of all mix-tape loops, Mark the 45 King. Bounce your head to drop-in freestyle raps from hip-hop's biggest East Coast names (Method Man, Erick Sermon, Q-Tip, and Lauryn Hill, among others). If you can stomach Flex's own persistent presence--he self-promotes on Mix Tape, Volume 1 almost as much as he does on his late-night radio show--you will appreciate this shrink-wrapped, extended party jam. --Todd Levin
Price=$9.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:13 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/funkmaster-3.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/funkmaster-3.htm
Who better to take the traditionally underground art of DJ mix tapes aboveground than Funkmaster Flex, New York City's mainstream hip-hop radio hero? This album is the quintessential hip-hop party album, ripe with ear candy. Talk back to call-and-response tracks from DJ Kool, Frankie Cutlass, and Doug E. Fresh. Remember when with classic hooks from Run DMC, Marley Marl, Special Ed, and the king of all mix-tape loops, Mark the 45 King. Bounce your head to drop-in freestyle raps from hip-hop's biggest East Coast names (Method Man, Erick Sermon, Q-Tip, and Lauryn Hill, among others). If you can stomach Flex's own persistent presence--he self-promotes on Mix Tape, Volume 1 almost as much as he does on his late-night radio show--you will appreciate this shrink-wrapped, extended party jam. --Todd Levin
Price=$10.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:13 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-mix-tape-16.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-mix-tape-16.htm Price=$9.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:13 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/we-re-all-in-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/we-re-all-in-2.htm Price=$9.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:11 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/west-coast-rap-8.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/west-coast-rap-8.htm
On the third and final installment of his 60 Minutes of Funk series, celebrity DJ Funkmaster Flex once again cuts together classic tracks and recent favorites with exclusive freestyle sessions by the biggest names in rap. Flex acts partly as hip-hop editor--smoothly compiling the best and trimming away the rest--and partly as team manager, inspiring top performances from his talented roster. No wonder, then, that Flex's Mix Tape feels like a fast-paced all-star game in which top players take turns getting wild, strutting their stuff, and having fun. With this feast for the short-attention-spanned rap fan, Flex retires from mix tapes while still in top form. As long as rap stays largely a singles genre, though, mix tapes will remain the best value in hip-hop. --Roni Sarig
Price=$10.98
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Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:07 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/diggin-the-9.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/diggin-the-9.htm
Formed by now legendary New York producer Kurtis Mantronik and MC Tee, Mantronix are still known as one of the best and most innovative groups from hip-hops golden age. Mantronix were probably the first group to popularise samples as pop hooks, although their music actually crossed the boundaries of hardcore rap, electro, techno and house, their music has inspired artists around the world. Their first single; Fresh Is The Word, hit the streets of New York in 1985 courtesy of Sleeping Bag Records. The track had the streets and clubs of New York pumping with its raw beats and East Coast rapping that draws comparisons to Run DMC and LL Cool J. Their second single, Ladies, featured a smoother vocal sound than Fresh Is The Word, and the third single followed just a few months later, Bassline, is another slice of typical mid-80's hip-hop with it's raw beats and energetic rapping, and reached the UK top 40 in May 1986. With its futuristic production Mantronix: The Album was way ahead of it's time when released in 1985 and featured all of their hit singles and some of the rawest hip hop ever released. Now the album has been remastered and features 5 extra tracks - different versions of three of their key tracks. This album is Mantronix best and an essential album for any hip hop fan. EMI. 2006.
Price=$7.98
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Price=$3.98
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Price=$10.98
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Price=$9.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:05 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/king-of-4.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/king-of-4.htm Price=$21.98
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Price=$3.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:05 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/street-jams-18.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/street-jams-18.htm

Price=$10.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:05 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/classic-hip-3.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/classic-hip-3.htm Price=$10.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:04 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/back-from-the-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/back-from-the-2.htm

Price=$36.08
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:59 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/don-t-stop-6.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/don-t-stop-6.htm Price=$5.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:58 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/ain-t-gonna-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/ain-t-gonna-2.htm Price=$28.99
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:58 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/super-disco-7.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/super-disco-7.htm

Price=$15.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:57 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/dj-magic-mike.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/dj-magic-mike.htm
UK CD reissue of the classic 12 inch single. Featuring the original artwork and original 12 inch extended mixes. Tracks, 'Rapper's Delight' and 'Apache'. Sugarhill Records. 2000 release. Slimline jewel case.
Price=$7.99
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Price=$3.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:57 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/street-jams-17.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/street-jams-17.htm Price=$1.55
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:57 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/on-the-6.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/on-the-6.htm
1995 compilation on Castle's Sequel label featuring 12 of these rap pioneer's phattes, including 'Rapper's Delight' (Album Version & Ben Leibrand DMC Remix), 'Apache' and 'KickIt Live From 9 To 5'.
Price=$11.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:55 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-best-of-245.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-best-of-245.htm Price=$3.73
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:55 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/hits-14.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/hits-14.htm

Price=$10.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:55 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-mix-tape-13.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-mix-tape-13.htm Price=$7.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:52 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/white-lines-6.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/white-lines-6.htm Price=$6.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:52 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/fresh-wild-fly-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/fresh-wild-fly-2.htm
Anthology of Sugarhill tracks by early hip-hop innovators. Includes 5 previously unissued tracks, 11 tracks including 'That's The Joint' and 'Rapping And Rocking The House'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case housed in a slipcase.
Price=$32.49
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:50 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/that-s-the-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/that-s-the-2.htm

Price=$11.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:50 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/in-tha-3.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/in-tha-3.htm Price=$5.49
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:50 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/white-lines-5.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/white-lines-5.htm Price=$16.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:50 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/that-s-my-beat-4.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/that-s-my-beat-4.htm Price=$6.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:50 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/let-me-clear-4.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/let-me-clear-4.htm

Price=$4.99
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:50 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/world-8.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/world-8.htm
Formed by now legendary New York producer Kurtis Mantronik and MC Tee, Mantronix are still known as one of the best and most innovative groups from hip-hops golden age. Mantronix were probably the first group to popularise samples as pop hooks, although their music actually crossed the boundaries of hardcore rap, electro, techno and house, their music has inspired artists around the world. Their first single; Fresh Is The Word, hit the streets of New York in 1985 courtesy of Sleeping Bag Records. The track had the streets and clubs of New York pumping with its raw beats and East Coast rapping that draws comparisons to Run DMC and LL Cool J. Their second single, Ladies, featured a smoother vocal sound than Fresh Is The Word, and the third single followed just a few months later, Bassline, is another slice of typical mid-80's hip-hop with it's raw beats and energetic rapping, and reached the UK top 40 in May 1986. With its futuristic production Mantronix: The Album was way ahead of it's time when released in 1985 and featured all of their hit singles and some of the rawest hip hop ever released. Now the album has been remastered and features 5 extra tracks - different versions of three of their key tracks. This album is Mantronix best and an essential album for any hip hop fan. EMI. 2006.
Price=$11.99
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Features 11 turntablist tracks by Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Rob Swift, Herbie Hancock, X-Ecutioners & more. Transparent Music/Palm Pictures.
Price=$17.98
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Collection of the best tracks from the late '70s funk band. 15 tracks including 'You're No Good', 'Moody', 'UFO', 'It's Alright' and 'Moody (Spaced Out)'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case housed in a slipcase.
Price=$34.99
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Price=$10.98
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Price=$11.98
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The Original Female Rap Trio. Tracks Include: 'funk You Up', 'monster Jam', 'simon Says', 'love Changes', 'and You Know That' and More.
Price=$12.98
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Price=$15.98
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Price=$3.98
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First time on CD for this 1985 release from one of hip-hop's greatest pioneers. Reached #35 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart!
Price=$18.98
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Price=$12.98
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Price=$9.98
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Price=$10.98
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UK CD reissue of the classic 12 inch single. Featuring the original artwork and original 12 inch extended mixes. Tracks, 'White Lines (Don't Do It)' (with Melle Mel) and 'Scorpio' (with Furious Five). Sugarhill Records. 2000 release. Slimline jewel case.
Price=$11.99
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One of the seminal hip-hop labels, Tommy Boy has turned to the successful MTV Party to Go and ESPN Jock Jams series as cash cows, but increasingly the label is also turning to its vaults. Following the Perfect Beats series, a four-volume collection of New York electro-funk and dance music of the early and mid 1980s, comes Greatest Beats, a four-volume series of the label's finest hip-hop, with a sprinkling of R&B. They've left the chronological approach to Ken Burns and his ilk and sought to make mixes that are equal parts historical documents and party tapes. Volume 1 launches with Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force doing "Planet Rock," a song that defined summer 1982. Then the disc seamlessly jumps into the 1990s for Naughty by Nature's "Everything's Going to Be Alright" and Digital Underground's "Doowhutchyalike." In all, it's surprising to see how well Latifah's "Ladies First" and K7's "Move It Like This" aged and how much better the Bambaataa-James Brown collaboration "Unity" sounds without the nearby shadow of "Planet Rock." The mixture of radio, 12-inch, and LP versions creates an interesting combination of funk, rap, and soul. --Martin Johnson
Price=$17.98
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One of the seminal hip-hop labels, Tommy Boy has turned to the successful MTV Party to Go and ESPN Jock Jams series as cash cows, but increasingly the label is also turning to its vaults. Following the Perfect Beats series, a four-volume collection of New York electro-funk and dance music of the early and mid 1980s, comes Greatest Beats, a four-volume series of the label's finest hip-hop, with a sprinkling of R&B. They've left the chronological approach to Ken Burns and his ilk and sought to make mixes that are equal parts historical documents and party tapes. Volume 1 launches with Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force doing "Planet Rock," a song that defined summer 1982. Then the disc seamlessly jumps into the 1990s for Naughty by Nature's "Everything's Going to Be Alright" and Digital Underground's "Doowhutchyalike." In all, it's surprising to see how well Latifah's "Ladies First" and K7's "Move It Like This" aged and how much better the Bambaataa-James Brown collaboration "Unity" sounds without the nearby shadow of "Planet Rock." The mixture of radio, 12-inch, and LP versions creates an interesting combination of funk, rap, and soul. --Martin Johnson
Price=$11.98
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Originally released in 1980, The Sugarhill Gang's debut album is one of first full length releases in hip-hop history and features the stone cold classic Rapper's Delight which was the first ever international rap hit, introducing the world to the sound of the South Bronx. Released on the legendary Sugarhill Records (run by Sylvia Robinson of Mickey & Sylvia fame, along with her husband Joe), The Sugarhill Gang is not only an important piece of music history, it's an ass-shaking good time. Reissued on CD with the original track listing and artwork for the very first time.
Price=$22.98
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Price=$6.99
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Price=$18.98
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Price=$5.98
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Price=$18.98
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Price=$16.98
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UK CD reissue of the classic 12 inch single. Featuring the original artwork and original 12 inch extended mixes. Tracks, 'The Message' (feat. The Furious Five) and 'The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel'. Sugarhill Records. 2000 release. Slimline jewel case.
Price=$11.99
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Price=$32.49
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Price=$15.98
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Price=$5.98
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Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:55 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-lights-are-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-lights-are-2.htm Price=$5.98
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Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:50 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/reggae-dance.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/reggae-dance.htm Price=$5.98
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Price=$5.98
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Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:48 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/gotta-have-ya.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/gotta-have-ya.htm Price=$5.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:48 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/20-minute-3.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/20-minute-3.htm
Reissue for 1982 classic from Sugarhill, pressed onto 140 gram clear vinyl. Earmark. 2005.
Price=$22.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:48 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-message-7.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-message-7.htm Price=$5.98
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Price=$18.98
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Price=$10.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:44 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/pyramix-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/pyramix-2.htm
Remastered reissue of 1985 album. EMI. 2004.
Price=$20.99
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Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:44 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-message-6.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/the-message-6.htm
Studio Distribution proudly presents a quintessential 3CD collection taken from the huge !K7 'Electro Boogie' series of mix CD's. This boxset features three mixes by Dave Clark, Depth Charge and Aux 88. Includes tracks by: The Unknown DJ, DJ Assault, Aux 88, Third Electric, Soft Cell, Octagon Man, Drexciya and many more! also contains an 'Old Skool Cut Up' featuring: DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, Dopplereffekt, World Class Wreckin Cru, Knights of the Turntable, Unknown DJ, KT-19941 & Hi-Fi 3.
Price=$19.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:43 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/electro-boogie.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/electro-boogie.htm Price=$10.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:43 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/rumors-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/rumors-2.htm Price=$11.98
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Price=$14.98
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Price=$5.98
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Price=$4.98
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Price=$4.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:35 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/needle-to-the.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/needle-to-the.htm
Is there a rap fan out there who didn't like "The Message"? It took rap in an entirely new direction: while others were content to ride the "Double Dutch Bus" down to the disco, the Furious Five spoke out about social decay. The chorus of "The Message" ("Don't push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge / I'm trying not to lose my head / Sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going under") describes the effect of Reaganomics in ways that Dan Rather never could. Of course, Grandmaster Flash and company weren't against partying. In fact, they cut some of the best party tracks in the genre's history ("Freedom," "The Birthday Party"), along with some battle raps ("Step Off," "Showdown") to complete the package. Copyright restrictions probably kept the beat-edit classic "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" off the track listing. Still, one glaring omission isn't reason enough not to pick this up. --Todd Inoue
Price=$10.99
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:33 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/message-from-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/message-from-2.htm Price=$16.98
Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:32 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/classic-hip-2.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/classic-hip-2.htm Price=$6.98
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Buy]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:58:27 -0600 http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/don-t-go-3.htm http://www.coolmixes.com/ss/products/old-school/don-t-go-3.htm Price=$16.98
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Price=$23.99
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Easily the two most overused words in music criticism are essential and classic. That said, this five-CD box set is all that and a bag of chips to boot. Back in the late 1970s, the small Sugar Hill Records label changed the nature of the rap genre with the music, made with a live band, that they released--and the beats still sound on point today. This box set features tracks from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Sequence, the Sugarhill Gang, the Funky 4 + 1, and the Treacherous 3 (to name just a few) and classic tracks like "The Message," "Freedom," and "Rapper's Delight." In other words, classic, essential party music that still rocks the house. Everybody say ho! --Amy Linden
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As celebrated as Afrika Bambaataa has been, until now his music has remained scattered across disparate collections. That's what makes Looking for the Perfect Beat such a welcome release. Collecting 11 of Bam's sides on one CD, the album neatly summarizes his seminal studio recordings, beginning with both versions of 1980's true-school grail, "Zulu Nation Throwdown," and ending with 1985's "Funk You." The tracks are all restored to their uncut full-length 12-inch mixes. The highly influential Arthur-Baker productions "Planet Rock," "Looking for the Perfect Beat," "Renegades of Funk," and "Frantic Situation" are the main draws here. But don't sleep on "Unity Pt. 1" from 1984's fiery meeting between James Brown and Bam. A completist might wish for "Death Mix," and while a set like this demands liner notes, there are none to be had. But, for now, thank the funk gods the void has been filled. --Jeff Chang
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With the exception of one new track--the cynically titled "One for the $," by the Sugarhill Gang and Melle Mel--and some commentary by Ice-T and Public Enemy's Chuck D, there's nothing on The Showdown that can't be found on other collections. The Showdown also skips some important classics--"The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" and Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five's "Beat Street" among them. Those quibbles aside, this collection does achieve its goals: by showcasing the Sugarhill Gang--who emphasized the party groove from which rap came--and the extended Grandmaster Flash family--who saw themselves as social messengers (pun intended)--side by side, the album brings to light the pair's differences and groundbreaking creativity. Looking back on them decades after the fact with ears accustomed to production gymnastics, we can occasionally--and criminally--miss this.(For a more complete look at the two pioneers of rap and how they fit in with their contemporaries, check out The Sugar Hill Records Story.) --Randy Silver
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In the mid to late 80s, Mantronix defined the new sound of electro-funk. DJ Kurtis Mantronik and rapper MC Tee used a polyrhythmic style similar to West African log drumming, but instead of acoustic drums, the rhythm would be carried by the combination of electronic drums, synthesizer, vocoder and/or synthesized voice over a bass line completely played on the synth. No samples of James Brown here. This was truly electronic music: sparse, funky and immensely danceable, a homage and simultaneous extension of old-school Hip Hop's electronic template that had started with "Planet Rock" in 1982. The feeling of Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash, Kraftwerk and Neu all combined in Mantronik's music. It was a neat tie between old-school and new jack, and Mantronix had the field to themselves. Skip ahead more than 20 years; Traffic Entertainment along with Warlock and Sleeping Bag Records, have joined forces to bring you this amazing deluxe reissue, packed to the brim with rare and unreleased tracks. The folks at Traffic have taken the time to dig up the original multi-tracks to provide you with such previously unreleased gems as "Needle to the Groove" (Alternate A Capella), and a capellas for "Get Stupid 'Fresh' Pt. 1" and "Fresh is the Word." In addition, there's two live tracks recorded in 1988, multiple instrumentals, along with the 12" and Dub Versions for "Needle to the Groove" and "Fresh is the Word." This must-have double CD is packaged in a deluxe digipack and includes extensive liner notes.
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New 14 Track Compilation.
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Easily the two most overused words in music criticism are essential and classic. That said, this five-CD box set is all that and a bag of chips to boot. Back in the late 1970s, the small Sugar Hill Records label changed the nature of the rap genre with the music, made with a live band, that they released--and the beats still sound on point today. This box set features tracks from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Sequence, the Sugarhill Gang, the Funky 4 + 1, and the Treacherous 3 (to name just a few) and classic tracks like "The Message," "Freedom," and "Rapper's Delight." In other words, classic, essential party music that still rocks the house. Everybody say ho! --Amy Linden
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