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Various - Electro Breakdance - 05-Dec-03 10:43 AM
This record does exactly what it says on the tin! Brilliant nostalgia trip for any B-Boy or Girl nearing or past 30! Most people probably bought Electro Breakdance for Planet Rock, Rockit, The Smurf, There's No Stoppin' Us, The Soul, or some combination of the above. My faves are Planet Rock, The Smurf and One for the Treble. There's no other old-school compilation out there with more bang for your buck.
Rapper's Delight was a novelty in 1979, but it sounds so dated I can't believe it! There's only one thing worse than a crap song, and that's a LONG crap song. Nineteen doesn't really belong in the genre, and it's as irritating now as it was then! In fact, anything after '86 has no place on this record, whether it's good or not. However, good far outweighs bad, so if you see this in the shops, buy it.
Various - Kick It! The Def Jam Sampler Volume 1 - 05-Dec-03 08:32 AM
A great record. I know others out there agree, 'cos I can never find Kick It! in second-hand record racks! I love the Beasties, but could never get my mind around heavy rock-rap tracks like Rock Hard and She's On It. Skip a couple of nondescript songs to Original Concept's Pump That Bass. This track wasn't out 5 minutes before it was spotted and sampled by labelmates Public Enemy ( Prophets of Rage ) and by Eric B and Rakim ( Paid in Full ) Chuck Stanley's The Finer Things in Life is one of those songs I loved first time I heard it, and I still do. LL Cool J's I'm Bad pretty much sums up LL's opinion of himself, but it's hardly his best song, even at the time. Up next, the record highlight, Public Enemy's You're Gonna Get Yours; an aggressive ode to Chuck D's Oldsmobile 98, and a putdown of P.E. critics. All in all, a great value record.
Bomb The Bass - Into The Dragon - 05-Dec-03 07:42 AM
I got Into the Dragon on tape for Christmas '88 and wore it out in my Walkman! Wound up giving it ( the tape ) to some girl. Clown that I was... Beat Dis ( I had the 12" ) introduced me to Bomb the Bass, but Don't Make Me Wait made me want the album, and remained my favourite track. Wasn't Lorraine HOT!? BtB released Say a Little Prayer, but the single had an effect on there that wasn't on the album, a sound like someone rattling a stick in a dustbin! Great! Megablast was terrific too, better than the Megablast Rap. Never liked Merlin - looked too much like some school bully! Beat Dat blew me away, but could never have impacted the Top 40 like the more commercial Beat Dis. A brill album. Might buy it again!
Derek B - Bullet From A Gun - 05-Dec-03 07:17 AM
For me, the late '80s was a magical time with regard to rap music, but then most of us recall our childhoods fondly! Bullet from a Gun sales were prompted by the release of 12" singles Good Groove and Bad Young Brother. Better value could be had by purchasing the tape or CD, featuring 3 bonus tracks; most notably Simon Harris' Billy Beat Mix of Bad Young Brother, which was even better than the radio version! Bad Young Brother was yet another song sampling Led Zeppelin's When the Levee Breaks, a monster beat.
The rest of the record isn't too bad either, although the title track always had me reaching for the stylus arm or the FF button! All in all, it's an upbeat, feelgood album, and won't sound dated even today.
N.W.A* - Straight Outta Compton - 03-Dec-03 08:21 AM
Straight Outta Compton blew my mind when I first heard it in 1988, aged 13. Wow, guys cussing their heads off! Looking back, it did mark the beginning of commercialized gangster rap, before it was the huge phenomenon it is now. Best are the title track; Gangsta, Gangsta; Compton's N tha House and the Dopeman remix, which isn't as good as the original cut. Something 2 Dance 2 ( one of a few CD bonus tracks ) is a sampled throw-together, but it works.
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