Blurb from Wax Poetics:
“In celebration of Hip Hop’s 50th year, we’ve teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded rap music, mixed by Chris Read. This megamix serves as short form companion to our recent 1997 mixtape, this time cramming just under 20 classic tracks into a brief 3.5 minute run time. Artwork pays homage to classic indie imprint ABB Records.”
1. Busta Rhymes – Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
2. Talib Kweli – Manifesto
3. Gang Starr – You Know My Steez
4. Notorious BIG – Hypnotize
5. KRS One – Step Into A World (Raptures Delight)
6. Oran Juice Jones featuring Camp Lo – Poppin That Fly
7. Al Tariq – Think Not
8. A.D.O.R – Enter The Centre
9. Artifacts – The Ultimate
10. Tha Alkaholiks – Liquidation
11. D.I.T.C – Day One
12. Rakim – It’s Been A Long Time
13. Fortified Live – 2000 Seasons
14. X Perado – The Entity
15. Buckshot Le Fonque – Music Evolution (DJ Premier Remix)
17. The Beatnuts – Off The Books