Various Artists - Ministry of Sound: Anthems Hip Hop

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

5051275040326

Description:

After recently tackling the old-skool classics of disco, electronica, and R&B, the influential Ministry of Sound label now switch their attention to the hip-hop anthems of yesteryear with this 2011 three-CD collection. Encompassing everything from the iconic rap-rock of Run-D.M.C. ("Walk This Way") to the West Coast G-funk of 2Pac ("California Love") to contemporary offerings from T.I. ("Dead and Gone") and DMX ("Lord Give Me a Sign"), Anthems Hip Hop incorporates 54 of the genre`s most influential tracks from the last three decades. While there are a couple of glaringly obvious omissions (the absence of pioneers Grandmaster Flash and the Sugarhill Gang is almost unforgivable) and surprising snubs to Kanye West, the Beastie Boys, and the Notorious B.I.G., this latest installment in the Anthems series does at least attempt to paint a rounded picture of the history of hip-hop, concentrating just as much on underground acts like King Bee ("Back by Dope Demand") and Chubb Rock ("Treat `Em Right") as it does on commercial juggernauts like Jay-Z ("Dead Presidents II") and Dr. Dre ("Nuthin` But a G Thing"). Alongside seminal early cuts from A Tribe Called Quest ("Can I Kick It?"), Base ("It Takes Two"), and House of Pain ("Jump Around"), there are massive chart hits from Missy Elliott ("Get Ur Freak On"), OutKast ("Ms. Jackson"), and M.O.P. ("Ante Up") and two tracks apiece from hip-hop legends Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, and Nas, while the British contribution to the scene is wisely acknowledged with tunes from Roots Manuva ("Witness [I Hope]"), and Blak Twang ("So Rotten"). But while the first two `80s/`90s-based discs appear to have been carefully compiled, the selections on the noughties-heavy third seem a little more haphazard, with only four tracks included post-2002, two of which (J-Kwon`s "Tipsy" and Flo Rida`s "Low") are more crunk-led R&B than authentic hip-hop. Like most attempts at genre-defining compilations, Anthems Hip Hop will spark heated debates over what should and shouldn`t have been included. But although it`s by no means the definitive retrospective, it`s a fairly representative musical history lesson that should inspire listeners to dig out their box-fresh Adidas and bust out their best breakdancing moves. ~ Jon O`Brien

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C.
2. Can I Kick It - A Tribe Called Quest
3. It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
4. Back by Dope Demand - King Bee
5. Jump Around - House of Pain
6. Nuthin` But a G Thang - Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg
7. How I Could Just Kill a Man - Cypress Hill
8. Jazz Thing - Gang Starr (alternate take)
9. Straight Out of the Jungle - Jungle Brothers
10. Treat `Em Right - Chubb Rock
11. Don`t Scandalize Mine - Sugar Bear
12. My Philosophy - Boogie Down Productions
13. Peter Piper - Run-D.M.C.
14. Go See the Doctor - Kool Moe Dee
15. Rock Dis Funky Joint - Poor Righteous Teachers
16. Born and Raised in Compton - DJ Quik
17. I Got It Made - Special Ed
18. Who Got da Props - Black Moon

DISC 2:

1. California Love - Dr. Dre/2Pac
2. Who Am I (What`s My Name) - Sheep Doggy Dogg
3. Insane in the Brain - Cypress Hill
4. Fu-Gee-La - Fugees
5. C.R.E.A.M - Wu-Tang Clan
6. Dead Presidents II - Jay-Z
7. Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest
8. Shook Ones Part II - Mobb Deep
9. Halftime - Nas
10. I Used to Love H.E.R. - Common
11. Ice Cream - Raekwon
12. It`s a Shame - Kool G Rap
13. Sound Bway Bureill - Smif-N-Wessun
14. Put It On - Big L
15. Make Room - Tha Alkaholiks
16. Twinz - Big Punisher
17. Step into a World - KRS-One
18. Deja Vu (Uptown Baby) - Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz

DISC 3:

1. Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem) - Jay-Z
2. Gravel Pit - Wu-Tang Clan
3. Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliott
4. Ante Up (Robin Hoodz Theory) - M.O.P.
5. Ms. Jackson - OutKast
6. Vivrant Thing - Q-Tip
7. Got Ur Self A... - Nas
8. X - Xzibit
9. Hip Hop - Dead Prez
10. Grindin` - Clipse
11. Lord Give Me a Sign - DMX
12. Harder Than You Think - Public Enemy
13. Witness (1 Hope) - Roots Manuva
14. So Rotten - Jahmali/Blak Twang
15. Shake Ya Ass - Mystikal
16. Tipsy - J-Kwon
17. Low - Flo Rida/T-Pain
18. Dead and Gone - Justin Timberlake/T.I.

Album Information

Release Date:

02/21/2011

Type:

Collection

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Rap

Label:

Ministry of Sound

Catalog Number:

MOSCD 248

Original Release Year:

2011

# of Discs:

3

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

229 : 14

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