You Can Download All 11 History Of Hip-Hop Mixes From My Pal Cosmo Here

THANK YOU

cant save this to my iPod BOOOOOOOO

Ok just for the record, I DO like/love a lot of what's listed above. But I'd edit it down still further as to what counts as "hip-hop no questions asked." Come on - you really expect to call "When I Hear Music" hip-hop and then have no one ask questions? I know I would. As for "Set It Off," no one on that (fascinating!) Strafe thread called it hip-hop. In fact, someone said "It's not hip-hop... It's Electro Funk." And look where "Set It Off" appears on those Rub mixes - not in the History of Hip-Hop mixes but in the Hip-House one (under "Milkshake"). (Although I acknowledge the inclusion of Chill Rob G's "The Power" in the 1988 [gawd, was it that early??] mix.)

Again, if you or anyone else made a History of Hip-Hop mix that threw in "When I Hear Music" or "Set It Off," I'd never say "what's THAT doing in there? That's not hip-hop!" I'd probably just keep banging my head. And a hip-hop history book that took these tracks (and others) into consideration would be a great one indeed. But you'd have to go further than simply "hip-hop no questions asked."

I promise to read the Flowers thread (and the "Shoot the Pump" piece) soon.

In any event, these mixes are great overall. Thanx Scott!!!!

So you set the criteria. I will accept that...

Despite your initial claim, 1983 was not a crap year for hip-hop, well illustrated by the anthems listed either in my inital list, or the list edited to your criteria.

1983 was the year Electro dominated, and you seem to be an electro fan, so I'm again confused by your initial point.

Early 1984 continued that trend. The Summer of 1984 was the period of Breakdancing movies. By the end of 1984, the well had only begun to run dry (as illustrated by the quickly thrown together Electric Boogaloo sequel that came out only a few months after the inital).

1985 was the closet we got to a drought.

You're evolving points come off as little more than a tail chaser.

closet, closest, whichever

You're evolving points come off as little more than a tail chaser.

I'm confused by this. What do you mean?