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Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap
Tracklist
Disc 1
  • Fatback - King Tim III
  • Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
  • The Sequence - Funk You Up
  • Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
  • Funky Four +1 - That's the Joint
  • Spoonie Gee feat. The Sequence - Monster Jam
  • Treacherous Three - The Body Rock
  • Blondie - Rapture
  • Grandmaster Flash – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
  • Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock
Disc 2
  • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
  • The Fearless Four - Rockin It
  • Cold Crush Brothers - Punk Rock Rap
  • Herbie Hancock - Rockit
  • Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Looking for the Perfect Beat
  • Run-DMC - It's Like That
  • Whodini - Friends
  • Cold Crush Brothers - Fresh, Fly, Wild & Bold
  • T. La Rock - It's Yours
  • The World's Famous Supreme Team - Hey! DJ
  • Newcleus - Jam On It
  • UTFO - Roxanne, Roxanne
Disc 3
  • Roxanne Shanté - Roxanne's Revenge
  • Fat Boys - Fat Boys
  • Doug E. Fresh & MC Ricky D - La Di Da Di
  • LL Cool J - I Can't Live without my Radio
  • Schoolly D - P.S.K. ‘What Does It Mean?’
  • Run-DMC feat. Aerosmith - Walk This Way
  • Beastie Boys - Paul Revere
  • Ultramagnetic MC's - Ego Tripping
  • Ice-T - 6 'N The Mornin'
  • Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now
  • LL Cool J - I Need Love
  • Eric B feat. Rakim - Eric B is President
  • Mantronix - King of The Beats
Disc 4
  • Stetsasonic feat. the Rev. Jesse Jackson & Olatunji - A.F.R.I.C.A.
  • Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand
  • Audio Two - Top Billin'
  • MC Lyte - Lyte As A Rock
  • Big Daddy Kane - Raw
  • Marley Marl feat. Master Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap, & Big Daddy Kane - The Symphony
  • MC Lyte - I Cram to Understand U (Sam)
  • Tone Lōc - Wild Thing
  • Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two
  • Jungle Brothers – I’ll House You
  • N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police
  • Public Enemy - Fight the Power
  • The Stop the Violence Movement - Self Destruction
  • Too Short - Life Is...Too Short
  • Slick Rick - Children's Story
  • 3rd Bass - The Gas Face
Disc 5
  • Queen Latifah feat. Monie Love - Ladies First
  • Public Enemy - Bring the Noise
  • De La Soul - Me Myself and I
  • Biz Markie - Just a Friend
  • The D.O.C. - It's Funky Enough
  • 2 Live Crew - Me So Horny
  • Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
  • MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
  • Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
  • Brand Nubian - All for One
  • Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks on Me
  • A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
  • Black Sheep - The Choice is Yours
  • Salt-N-Pepa - Let's Talk About Sex
  • Yo-Yo feat. Ice-Cube - Can't Play with My Yo-Yo
  • Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.
Disc 6
  • Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang
  • Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day
  • Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back
  • Arrested Development - Tennessee
  • Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
  • House of Pain - Jump Around
  • Positive K - I Got a Man
  • Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
  • UGK - Pocket Full of Stones
  • Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
  • Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain
  • The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By
  • Eightball & MJG - Comin Out Hard
  • Common Sense - I Used to Love H.E.R.
  • Da Brat - Funkdafied
  • Nas – N.Y. State of Mind
  • Craig Mack feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Rampage, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes - Flava In Your Ear
Disc 7
  • Beastie Boys - Sabotage
  • The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
  • Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth - DWYCK
  • Warren G feat. Nate Dogg - Regulate
  • Snoop Doggy Dogg - Murder Was The Case
  • E-40 feat. Suga T - Sprinkle Me
  • Goodie Mob - Cell Therapy
  • Coolio feat. L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise
  • 2Pac - Dear Mama
  • Mobb Deep - Shook Ones, Part 2
  • Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige - I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need To Get By
  • Foxy Brown feat. Jay-Z - I'll Be
  • Lil Kim feat. Puff Daddy - No Time
  • Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads
  • Wu-Tang Clan feat. Cappadonna - Triumph
  • Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
  • Master P feat. Silkk The Shocker, Mia X, Fiend - Make ‘Em Say Uhh!
Disc 8
  • Missy Elliot - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
  • Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
  • DMX - Ruff Ryders’ Anthem
  • The Roots - The Next Movement
  • Mos Def - Mathematics
  • BG - Bling Bling
  • dead prez - Hip Hop
  • Eminem feat. Dido - Stan
  • OutKast - Ms. Jackson
  • Nelly - Country Grammar (Hot Shit)
  • Ludacris feat. Pharrell - Southern Hospitality
  • Nas - One Mic
  • 50 Cent - In Da Club
  • Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Ying Yang Twins - Get Low
Disc 9
  • Talib Kweli - Black Girl Pain
  • Kanye West - Jesus Walks
  • Three 6 Mafia feat. Young Buck, Eightball & MJG - Stay Fly
  • Rick Ross – Hustlin’
  • Lupe Fiasco feat. Nikki Jean – Hip-Hop Saved My Life
  • Young Jezzy feat. Nas - My President
  • David Banner feat. Chris Brown & Yung Joc - Get Like Me
  • Lil Wayne feat. Robin Thicke - Tie My Hands
  • Jay Electronica - Exhibit C
  • Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - Thrift Shop
  • J Cole feat. TLC - Crooked Smile
  • Kanye West - Blood On The Leaves
  • Drake - Started From the Bottom