Various Artists
THE ROOTS OF HIP HOP - FROM CHURCH TO GANGSTA (2X12 LP)
Harte Rec HR101
Harte Rec
HR101
2x12 inch lp
Import: uk import
Tracklist:
1
katie webster & ashton conroy - baby baby
2
mamie ree & young wolf with the gus jenkins band - caught
3
reverend j.m. gates - these hard times
4
the soul stirrers - why i like roosevelt pt. 1
5
the soul stirrers - why i like roosevelt pt. 2
6
jimmie lunceford and his chickasaw syncopators - in dat mornin
7
famous hokum boys - terrible operation blues
8
dirty red - mother fuyer
9
butterbeans - hello, sue
10
dan pickett - number writer
11
harmonica frank floyd - swamp root
12
champion jack dupree - slow boogie
13
red saunders with dolores hawkins & the hambone kids - hambone
14
slim gaillard trio - puerto vootie
15
slim & slam davis all star - chinatown, my chinatown
16
slim gaillard - african jive
17
dr. jo jo adams with maxwell davis all stars - when i m in my tea
18
big jay mcneely - road house boogie
19
william walker - thunderbird
20
the treniers - uh oh (get out of the car)
21
arlen sanders - hopped-up-mustang
22
brother woodman & the chanters ft. ethel brown - hot mama
23
little caesar - you cant bring me down
24
little caesar - goodbye baby
25
vernon green & the medallions - the letter
26
the shaweez - no one to love me
27
joe hill louis- one man band - gotta let you go
28
willie nix - just cant say
29
long man binder - the long man
30
richard berry - the big break
Info:
Hip Hop Did Not Develop In A Vacuum - Its Roots Can Be Traced Back To The Earliest Afro-american Music, And The Folks Who Were Influenced By These Sounds Along The Way. This Lp Compiles Some Of The Great Recordings That Showcase The Spoken Word And Street Culture Put Forth From The 1920s Through The 1960s That Would Go On To Influence The Entire Rap Music Genre. The Themes Will Be Familiar - Religion, Politics, Black Experience, Badass Gangsta Rap, Speed, Sex, Drugs And Rock N Roll. Lets Listen To The Lessons That The Hipsters Of The Past Taught The Rappers Of Today.