Old School Hip Hop Studio Recordings

Click each recording to see track lists and comments.

Compilations are listed at the bottom

Individual Artists (artist – album – label)

• Afrika Bambaataa – Looking For the Perfect Beat 1980-1985 – Tommy Boy
• Boogie Boys – City Life – Capitol
• Boogie Boys – Survival of the Freshest – Capitol
• Boogie Boys – Romeo Knight – Capitol
• Boogie Boys – Rap Attack – CEMA
• Busy Bee – Thank God for Busy Bee – Pandisc
• Busy Bee – Running Thangs – Uni
• Captain Rock – To The Future Shock – Ol’ Skool Flava
• Cold Crush Brothers – Fresh, Wild, Fly and Bold – Ol Skool Flava
• Cold Crush Brothers – Live in ’82 – Tuff City
• Cold Crush Brothers & The Fantastic 5 – Live MC Battle From Harlem World 1981 – Slammin’
• Crash Crew – We Are Known As Emcees – Sequel
• Davy DMX – F-F-F-Fresh – Ol’Skool Flava
• Die Hard (Melle Mel group) – On Lock – Ignite
• DJ Hollywood – Rarities – Ol’Skool Flava
• DJ Hollywood – Hollywood’s World
• Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew – Oh My God! – Reality
• Doug E Fresh – The World’s Greatest Entertainer – Reality
• Doug E Fresh – Doin’ What I Gotta Do – Bust It
• Doug E Fresh – Play – Gee Street
• Doug E Fresh – Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 – Bust It
• Duke Bootee – Bust Me Out – Mercury
• Fat Boys – Fat Boys – Sutra
• Fat Boys – The Fat Boys Are Back – Sutra
• Fat Boys – Big and Beautiful – Sutra
• Fat Boys – Crushin’ – Sutra
• Fat Boys – The Best of the Fat Boys: All Meat, No Filler! – Rhino
• Fat Boys – Comin Back Hard Again – Tin Pan Apple
• Fat Boys – On and On – Tin Pan Apple
• Fat Boys – Mack Daddy – Emperor
• Fat Boys – The Best of the Fat Boys – Uncle Louie Music Group
• Force MD’s – For Lovers & Others: Greatest Hits
• Funky 4 + 1 – That’s the Joint – Sequel
• Grandmaster Caz – The Grandest of them All – Tuff City
• Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – Adventures on the Wheels of Steel (Box Set) – Sequel
• Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – Da Bop Boom Bang – Elektra
• Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – Message from Beat Street: The Best of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – Rhino
• Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash… More of the Best – Rhino
• Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – The Message – Sugar Hill
• Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – The Source – Elektra
• Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – They Said It Couldn’t Be Done – Elektra
• Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – On the Strength – Elektra
• Grandmaster Flash – The Official Adventures of Grandmaster Flash – Strut
• Grandmaster Flash – Essential Mix: Classic Edition – ffrr
• Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – The Greatest Hits – Sequel
• Herbie Hancock – Future Shock – Columbia
• Jazzy Jay – Cold Chillin in the Studio – UNI
• Kool Moe Dee – Kool Moe Dee – Jive
• Kool Moe Dee – How Ya Like Me Now – Jive
• Kool Moe Dee – Knowledge is King – Jive
• Kool Moe Dee – Funke Funke Wisdom – Jive
• Kool Moe Dee – Interlude – WRAP
• Kool Moe Dee – Greatest Hits – Jive
• Kool Moe Dee – The Jive Collection Series Vol. 2 – Jive
• Kurtis Blow – Kurtis Blow – Mercury
• Kurtis Blow – The Breaks – Mercury
• Kurtis Blow – Deuce – Mercury
• Kurtis Blow – Tough – Mercury
• Kurtis Blow – Party Time? (EP) – Mercury
• Kurtis Blow – Ego Trip – Mercury
• Kurtis Blow – Rapper in Town – Mercury
• Kurtis Blow – America – Mercury
• Kurtis Blow – Kingdom Blow – Mercury
• Kurtis Blow – Back By Popular Demand – Mercury
• Kurtis Blow – The Best of Kurtis Blow – Mercury
• Mantronix – Mantronix: The Album – Sleeping Bag
• Newcleus – Jam on Revenge – Sunnyview
• Newcleus – Jam on This! The Best of Newcleus – Rhino
• Newcleus – Space is the Place – Sunnyview
• Red Alert – We Can Do This – Next Plataeu
• Red Alert – Let’s Make It Happen III – Next Plataeu
• Red Alert – Kool DJ Red Alert Presents – Next Plataeu
• Red Alert – Beats, Rhymes & Battles, Vol. 1 – Relativity
• Roxanne Shante – Greatest Hits – Cold Chillin’
• Roxanne Shante – Bad Sister – Cold Chillin
• Roxanne Shante and Sparky D – Round One – Spin
• Run DMC – Run DMC – Profile
• Run DMC – King of Rock – Profile
• Run DMC – Raising Hell – Profile
• Run DMC – Tougher Than Leather – Profile
• Run DMC – Back From Hell – Profile
• Run DMC – Down with the King – Profile
• Run DMC – Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983-1991 – Profile
• Run DMC – Crown Royal – Arista
• Run DMC – Greatest Hits – Arista
• The Sequence – Sugar Hill Presents The Sequence  – Sugar Hill
• The Sequence – The Best of Sequence – Deep Beats
• Slick Rick – The Great Adventures of Slick Rick – Def Jam
• Sparky D – This is Sparky D’s World – B Boy
• Spoonie Gee – The Godfather of Rap – Tuff City
• Sugarhill Gang – Sugarhill Gang – Sugar Hill
• Sugarhill Gang – Jump on It – Rhino
• Sugarhill Gang – The Best of Sugarhill Gang: Rapper’s Delight – Rhino
• Sugarhill Gang & Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang vs. Grandmaster Flash and TheFurious Five – Rhino
• T La Rock – Lyrical King – Fresh
• Treacherous Three – Old School Flava – EasyLee
• Treacherous Three – Treacherous Three – Sugar Hill
• Treacherous Three – Turn It Up – Sequel
• Two Sisters – Two Sisters
• UTFO – UTFO – Select
• UTFO – Skeezer Pleezer – Select
• UTFO – Lethal – Select
• UTFO – Doin’ It – Select
• UTFO – Bag It and Bone It – Jive
• UTFO – The Best of UTFO – Select
• Whodini – Whodini – Jive
• Whodini – Escape – Jive
• Whodini – Back in Black – Jive
• Whodini – Open Sesame – Jive
• Whodini – Bag-A-Trix – MCA
• Whodini – Six – So So
• Whodini – Greatest Hits – Jive
• Whodini – The Jive Collection Series Vol. 1 – Jive

OLD SCHOOL COMPILATIONS (album – label)

• Back in The Day – BGP
• Back in The Day: The Birth of Rap – LaserLight
• Back to the Old School – Republic Records/Rough Trade
• The Best of Enjoy! Records – Enjoy!
• The Best of Sugar Hill Records – Rhino
• Breakdance: Return of the B-Boy – ColdFront
• Breakin’ (Soundtrack) – Mercury
• Celluloid Records: Roots of Rap The 12 Inch Singles Volume 1 – Celluloid
• egotrip’s The Big Playback – Rawkus
• The Enjoy! Story – Street Sounds/Dance Music LTD
• Fat Beats & Brastraps: Women of Hip-Hop- Battle Rhymes & Posse Cuts – Rhino
• Fat Beats & Brastraps: Women of Hip-Hop- Classics – Rhino
• First Generation Rap: The Old School Vol. 1 – Collectables
• First Generation Rap: The Old School Vol. 2 – Collectables
• First Generation Rap: The Old School Vol. 3 – Collectables
• First Generation Rap: The Old School Vol. 4 – Collectables
• Fresh (Soundtrack) – Loud
• Harlem World (The Sound Of The Big Apple Rappin) – Heroes & Villians
• Hip Hop Back in the Day – Priority
• Hip Hop Greats: Classic Raps – Rhino
• Hip Hop Heritage Vol. One – Jive
• In Tha Beginning…there was rap- Tha Originals – Priority
• Krush Groove (Soundtrack) – Warner Bros.
• Kurtis Blow Presents The History of Rap Vol. 1 – Rhino
• Kurtis Blow Presents The History of Rap Vol. 2 – Rhino
• Kurtis Blow Presents The History of Rap Vol. 3 – Rhino
• Marley Marl’s House of Hits – Cold Chillin
• MTV Presents: Hip Hop Back in The Day – Priority
• Old School Rap Volume 1 – Uni
• Old School Rap Volume 2 – Uni
• Old School Rap Volume 3 – Uni
• Pop Art Records Hip Hop Classic ‘World Premiere’ Vol.1 – Pop Art
• Raiders of the Lost Art – Street Life
• Rap 1 – Profile
• Rap 2 – Profile
• Rap Archives Vol 1 – Sounds of Urban London Records International
• Rapmasters Vol 10: Scratchin’ – Priority
• Rappin (Soundtrack) – Atlantic
• Sleeping Bag Records Greatest Rap Hits – Warlock
• Still The Joint – Sequel
• Street Jams: Electric Funk- Part 1 – Rhino
• Street Jams: Electric Funk- Part 2 – Rhino
• Street Jams: Electric Funk- Part 3 – Rhino
• Street Jams: Electric Funk- Part 4 – Rhino
• Street Jams: Electric Funk [BOX SET] – Rhino
• Street Jams: Hip Hop From the Top- Part 1 – Rhino
• Street Jams: Hip Hop From the Top- Part 2 – Rhino
• Street Jams: Hip Hop From the Top- Part 3 – Rhino
• Street Jams: Hip Hop From the Top- Part 4 – Rhino
• Street Jams: Hip Hop From the Top [BOX SET] – Rhino
• The Sugar Hill Records Story [BOX SET] – Rhino
• Tommy Boys Greatest Beats – Tommy Boy
• True School: Lyrical Lessons from the Rap Legends Vol. 1 – K-tel
• True School: Lyrical Lessons from the Rap Legends Vol. 2 – K-tel
• True School: Lyrical Lessons from the Rap Legends Vol. 3 – K-tel
• Vinyl Exams – Sony
• When Hip Hop Was An Art…Volume 1: The Legends – White Label
• Wild Style (Soundtrack) – Rhino