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 1995 mixtape, this time cramming nearly 30 classic tracks into a brief 4 minute run time. Artwork pays homage to the classic Loud Records company sleeve.”
1. Notorious B.I.G – One More Chance (Hip Hop Remix)
2. DJ Krush – Duality
3. World Renown – How Nice I Am
4. Das EFX – Real Hip Hop (Pete Rock Remix)
5. Lords of the Underground – What I’m After (Beat Box Bonus Beats)
6. KRS One – MCs Act Like They Don’t Know
7. Masta Ace Incorporated – Sittin On Chrome
8. Mobb Deep – Shook Ones Part II
9. Masta Ace Incorporated – The Phat Kat Ride
10. Redman – I Can’t Wait
11. Old Dirty Bastard – Shimmy Shimmy Ya
12. Frankie Cutlass – Boriquas On The Set
13. Craig Mack – Get Down (Q Tip Remix)
14. OC & Organized Konfusion – You Won’t Go Far
15. KRS One & Das EFX – Represent The Real Hip Hop
16. Smif & Wessun – Headz Ain’t Ready (Beatminerz Remix)
17. Mobb Deep – Temperature’s Rising
18. Heltah Skeltah and Originoo Gunn Clappaz – Leflah
19. Jamal – Fades Em All
20. Cypress Hill featuring Erick Sermon – Throw Your Set in the Air (Remix)
21. Nine – Ova Confident (Darcmas Remix)
22. Mad Lion – Own Destiny (KRS One Remix)
23. Group Home – Livin Proof
24. Junior M.A.F.I.A – Player’s Anthem
25. Rottin Raskalz – Oh Yeah
26. Crooklyn Dodgers – Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers
27. The Pharcyde – Drop
28. Ill & All Skratch – Chill With That (Easy Mo Bee Mix)