DanceDeLux - The 25 Best Hip Hop Records (2001)

Info: DanceDeLux has a been a yearly magazine published in Spain from 1996 to 2005. In the issue #6, published in June 2001, the magazine included a list of the Top 25 hip hop albums of all time. At the time, rap genre was still rather young and the list covered a very short timespan, from 1985 (LL Cool J's Radio) to 1999 (Mos Def's Black on Both Sides).

Source: DanceDeLux issue #6

Date of publication: June 2001

Spotify playlist latest update: 24th March 2016

Spotify direct links: URI / HTTP

Full list

Strikethrough albums (2/25) are not available on Spotify. Some albums may be not available in all countries.

1. PUBLIC ENEMY - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988)
2. DE LA SOUL - 3 Feet High And Rising (1989)
3. ERIC B. & RAKIM - Paid In Full (1987)
4. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
5. WU-TANG CLAN - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
6. BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS - Criminal Minded (1987)
7. RUN DMC - Raising Hell (1986)
8. DR. DRE - The Chronic (1992)
9. BEASTIE BOYS - Paul’s Boutique (1989)
10. A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - The Low End Theory (1991)
11. EMPD - Strictly Business (1988)
12. LAURYN HILL - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
13. ULTRAMAGNETIC MC’S - Critical Beatdown (1988)
14. L.L. COOL J - Radio (1985)
15. JUNGLE BROTHERS - Done By The Forces Of Nature (1989)
16. SLICK RICK - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (1988)
17. MISSY MISDMEANOR ELLIOTT - Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
18. STETSASONIC - In Full Gear (1988)
19. GANG STARR - Step In The Arena (1991)
20. ICE CUBE - Death Certificate (1991)
21. THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. - Ready To Die (1994)
22. OUTKAST - Southernplaylisticadillacmuzik (1994)
23. MOS DEF - Black On Both Sides (1999)
24. 2PAC - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z… (1993)
25. NAS - Illmatic (1992)

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon's History of Rap

Based on the "History of Rap in four medleys", 

recently put up by Justin Timberlake & Jimmy Fallon

(check YouTube for videos)

Enjoy!

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Guardian's History of Modern Music Playlists (bonus mammoth included)

"This was the week we tried to map out the entire story of contemporary music using nothing but blood, sweat and a fancy interactive gizmo"

Have you seen the Guardian's A History of Modern Music feature?

It's a gigantic series of articles, interactive timelines and playlists, published this week. They divided it in seven chapters, one for genre (pop, rock, hip hop & r'n'b, indie, dance, world & folk, jazz) and the first thing I thought when I saw it was: great! I will make some Spotify playlists that you can listen while reading the articles!

The second thing I thought, it was: oh, God, they already did it. Yes, each genre has an official playlist, on the Guardian Spotify account.

Then, it came the third thought: this is in pure Spotirama spirit! (yes, I have a Spotiramacentric vision of the world). I must link the playlists!

And so it is: below you find all the direct links to Guardian's playlist. The order is by subscribers (counted the 17/6/2011, 23:48, Berlin Meridian Time), just to get aknowledgement of the big love of Spotirama users for indie music. And at the bottom, a little big bonus messy playlist that Guardian guys didn't make. Enjoy! 

Indie (Guardian's page)

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On Spotify: HTTP, URI.

(631 subscribers)

Rock (Guardian's page)

On Spotify: HTTP, URI. 

(578 subscribers)

Pop (Guardian's page)

On Spotify: HTTP, URI. 

(524 subscribers)

Hip Hop & R'n'B (Guardian's page)

On Spotify: HTTP, URI. 

(515 subscribers)

Dance (Guardian's page)

On Spotify: HTTP, URI. 

(506 subscribers)

Jazz (Guardian's page)

On Spotify: HTTP, URI. 

(378 subscribers)

World & Folk (Guardian's page)

On Spotify: HTTP, URI. 

(354 subscribers)

Bonus playlist 

THE MAMMOTH 

(all the seven Guardian's History of Modern Music playlists in one, 567 tracks)

Listen to it on Spotify: HTTP, URI.  

The Complete Guide To Downloading #5 - The Golden Age of Hip Hop

These playlists are little, but good.

In 2005, people from Q, Mojo and Kerrang! allied to publish The Complete Guide To Downloading, a 150-pages magazine filled with playlists about... everything. It was a fantastic guide for the downloading era. I think it's definitely worth in the age of streaming, too. 

This time we open the "Fantasy Boxset", a series of genre playlist.
The first one is a two-hours urban journey in the history of classic hip hop.
 Enjoy!

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THE GOLDEN AGE OF HIP HOP

The breaks, beats and scratches that twisted rap into a globe-eating phenomenon.
(28 tracks out of 34, 82,35%, about 2 hours)

LYRICS OF FURY
Eric B. & Rakim – Lyrics Of Fury
Public Enemy – You're Gonna Get Yours
Ice T – I'm Your Pusher/Pusherman
The Jungle Brothers - Black Is Black
N.W.A – Express Yourself
Schoolly D – Saturday Night
LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
Ultramagnetic MCs – Ease Back
Ice Cube – The Nigga Ya Love To Hate
Slick Rick – Treat Her Like A Prostitute
Boogie Down Productions – I'm Still #1
Gang Starr – Just To Get A Rep
Public Enemy – Bring The Noise

DANCEFLOOR-FILLERS
Eric B. & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul
Digital Underground – Doowutchyalike
Public Enemy – Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya, Man!
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock – It Takes Two
De La Soul – Me, Myself & I
Kid'N Play - Last Night
Mantronix – Who Is It?
RUN-DMC – Mary, Mary
Salt'N'Pepa - Tramp
Tone-Loc – Funky Cold Medina
MC Lyte – 10% Dis

SAMPLEDELIA FOR THE SOFABOUND
Eric B. & Rakim – Follow The Leader
Beastie Boys – Shake Your Rump
Stetsasonic – Sally
Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy
Queen Latifah feat. De La Soul - Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children
A Tribe Called Quest – Bonita Applebum
Jungle Brothers – Tribe Vibes
Caveman - I'm Ready
De La Soul - Tread Water
Gang Starr – Jazz Thing

Listen to it on Spotify: HTTP, URI. (SR0646)

PREVIOUSLY ON "THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO DOWNLOADING SERIES":Times of Day
If You Like...
Locations
Relationships
Boxset Fantasy: The Golden Age of Hip Hop

Mucchio Classic Rock #12 - Hip Hop Old Skool (1981-1991)

Walk this way, will you?

What:
Twelfth music history lesson, courtesy of italian magazine Il Mucchio and its old Classic Rock special features (published in Italy in the 1990s). After Punk, New Wave, Dark/Gothic, Hard Rock, Psychedelia, Power Pop, Canterbury, Reggae, Krautrock, White Man's Blues and Hardcore-Punk, this time we turn off the guitars and go studyin' at the Old Skool of Hip Hop. Enjoy!

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The Playlist

(16 albums out of 20, 80%)

10 Pivotal Albums
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Greatest Messages (Sugarhill, 1983)
LL Cool J - Radio (Def Jam, 1985)
Run DMC - Raising Hell (Profile, 1986)
Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (Def Jam, 1986)
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show (Def Jam, 1987)
Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full (4th & Broadway, 1987)
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (Ruthless, 1988)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (Tommy Boy, 1989)
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (Jive, 1990)
Gang Starr - Step in the Arena (Chrysalis, 1991)

10 Albums More
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock/The Album (Tommy Boy, 1986)
Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary (Jive, 1988)
Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill (Columbia, 1991)
Jungle Brothers - Done By The Forces of Nature (WB, 1989)
Leaders of the New School - A Future Without A Past (Elektra, 1991)
Queen Latifah - All Hail The Queen (Tommy Boy, 1989)
Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of (Def Jam, 1988)
Stetsasonic - In Full Gear (Tommy Boy, 1988)
3rd Bass - The Catus Album (Def Jam, 1989)
Tone Loce - Loc-ed After Dark (Delicious Vinyl, 1989)

Listen to it on Spotify:

Mammoth (full albums): HTTP Link, URI. (SR0543)

Lite (3 songs each "pivotal" album, 2 songs each "more" album): HTTP Link, URI. (SR0544)

Mucchio Classic Rock - Top 20 Albums series:

1. Punk '77

2. New Wave
3. Dark 1980-1985
4. Hard Rock 1968-1975
5. Psychedelia (1965-xxxx)
6. Power-Pop
7. Canterbury scene
8. Reggae 1968-1981
9. Krautrock
10. White Man's Blues
11. Hardcore-Punk USA (1980-1983)

12. Hip Hop Old Skool (1981-1991)