Early to Mid 80's Hip-Hop Appreciation!!!

[djnikoless]

this is my kind of world....some of these have already been metioned but here are some of my favs from '80-'87 with ill beats and rhymes:

Trickeration-Western Gangster Town
Ray Rock & KC-Incredible Ray b/w Freestyle (so hardcore!!)
Ultimate III-What Are We Gonna Do About It
Harmony-No Joke
Co Crush-fresh, wild, fly and Bold (super classic!)
Fearless Four-Fearless Freestyle
Disco 4-Throwdown
Disco 4-We're at the Party
Treacherous 3-Gotta Rock
Dr Rocx and Co-Girlfriends, Boyfriends
Shante-Bite This (is this the hardest beat in the world or what!?!)
Stetsasonic-My Rhyme
Grandmixer D.st-Cuts It Up
LL-Breakthrough
Almighty 3-To The Other MCs
Hollis Crew-It's The Beat
Freddy B & The Mighty Mic Masters-it's the Hip Hop
G Force-Feel The Force
Divine Sounds-The Circus
Rappermatical 5-Party People
Project Future-Ray Gun Nomics
Spanish Fly-Spanglish

these are mostly all records that I still find ways to incorporate in my sets regularly. Some of these work well on my dance nights actually....

you can include just about anything by Mantronix or Marley produced in there...

I know im forgetting lots more...

 

[djnikoless]

can't forget Fearless 4-It's Magic, one my all time favorites for sure!

 

[djkingotto]

Shante-Bite This (is this the hardest beat in the world or what!?!)

sup KB? this is one of my favorite rap songs ever! and yes, it is the hardest beat in the world...