Old School Rap, Vol. 1-4
Thump Records - Thump Records
Various Artists
Release date: 2000-06-06
Audio CD
East Coast Rap, Gangsta Rap, Golden Age, Hardcore Rap, Hip-Hop, Old-School Rap, Party Rap, Pop, Pop-Rap, Rap, Rap & Hip-Hop, Rap, Hip-Hop, Rap/Hip Hop Collections, West Coast Rap
1. Wild Wild West - Kool Moe Dee
2. (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin' - Whistle
3. Give It All You Got - Afro-rican
4. The Message - Grand Master Flash
5. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
6. Rappers Delight - Sugar Hill Gang
7. Shake It - MC Shy D
8. White Lines - Grand Master Flash
9. Sally That Girl - The Gucci Crew
10. Freaks Come Out At Night - Whodini
11. The Batterram - Toddy Tee
12. Roxanne Roxanne - UTFO
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Old School Rap, Vol. 1-4
Date undefinedWhy oh why did the old Rapmasters series I used to rock in high school go out of print? Now that was classic old school hip hop compiled by people who lived through the era and knew from what they chose! This series is a mediocre substitute at best.
Granted, there are quite a few genuine classics on here...Wild Wild West, The Message, The Show, Paid in Full, etc. But there are also a few questionable selections...Ice Ice Baby? Really?!?
On the plus side, the curse words, etc., are not edited out on most of the songs on discs 1,2, & 4, and you do get to hear some of these classics as the artists originally intended. No, I'm not fiendin' for foul language. I just want to hear these songs as they were originally released. Think the chorus of The Roof is on Fire! That just wouldn't be the same with certain swears bleeped out!
And then we come to disc 3. Unlike the rest of the series, which presents these classic, must have hip hop cuts in their full glory, Vol. 3 ruins them by slicing and dicing them into truncated versions. Some genius decided that simply presenting these immortal songs in their entirety wasn't good enough, and they hired the legendary Grandmaster Flash to chop them up and present them mix tape style. You only get the middle of La-Di-Da-Di, for example. The intro and the last verse are missing. On top of that, the CD is only about 40 minutes or so instead of the usual 60-70 minute length utilized in the rest of the series. The one major benefit of authentic mixtapes (or CDs) is that they're much longer than official releases and can present up to 90 truncated songs. Not so here. You get all of the detriments of the format with none of the benefits. A word to the brilliant mind that envisioned this atrocity: When I want a mixtape (or CD) I'll hit up the bootleggin' brotha on the corner. When I'm buying an official release on amazon or from some other major retailer, I expect to get the full length cuts.
If disc 3 had been presented in the same format as the rest of the series, with La-Di-Da-Di, Request Line, I Got it Made, etc., full and intact, I could have seen my way clear to giving this box set 4 or maybe even 5 stars. As it stands, however, no way.
There really should be a comprehensive old school hip hop box set out there, but unfortunately, this isn't it.
Old School Rap, Vol. 1-4
Date undefinedI'm really disappointed in this set. Whoever mastered it should be fired. Songs are abruptly cut off (Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic 3 - Request Line), they start late.. its a mastering fiasco. The song selection is great but crappy mastering ruined what would be a great collection. For what it cost, I expected it to be perfect.
Old School Rap, Vol. 1-4
Date undefinedGREAT CD set!! I'm once again living in the 80's!!! My favorites are White Lines, LaDiDaDi, and Joy and Pain. It doesn't get any better than this.....
