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 1994 mixtape, this time cramming 20 classic tracks into a brief 4 minute run time. Artwork pays homage to the classic Payday Records company sleeve.”
Tracklist:
1. Bustin Melonz – 1994
2. Run DMC – Down With The King (Pete Rock Ruffness Mix)
3. The Beatnuts – Intro
4. Da Youngstas – Mad Props (Remix # 1)
5. Nine – Wutcha Want
6. Bush Babees – We Run Things (It’s Like Dat)
7. Bush Babees – Remember We (Salaam Remi Remix)
8. Craig Mack – Flava In Your Ear
9. Artifacts – C’Mon Wit Da Git Down
10. Show & AG – Next Level (Premier’s Nytyme Street Remix)
11. Da Youngstas – Hip Hop Ride (Mellow Mix)
12. Shadz Of Lingo – Mad Flavaz (Dallas Austin Remix)
13. Group Home – Supa Star
14. The Beatnuts – Props Over Here
15. Big L – Put It On
16. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Got On The Mic
17. Keith Murray – The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World
18. Nas – It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Large Proffessor Remix)
19. Crooklyn Dodgers – Crooklyn
20. Brand Nubian – Hold On (Remix)
21. Wu Tang Clan – Can It Be All So Simple