Kurtis Blow Presents the History of Rap, Volume 3: The Golden Age

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock Box
assistant producer:
Roddey Hui
producer:
Larry Smith (US hip hop producer) and Russell Simmons
mixer:
DJ Starchild (Mike Hare)
guitar:
Eddie Martinez (guitar)
performer:
Orange Krush
recording of:
Rock Box
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
Run‐D.M.C.4.355:33
2Friends
producer:
Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
recording of:
Friends
writer:
Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
Whodini54:39
3Five Minutes of Funk
recording of:
Five Minutes of Funk
writer:
John Fletcher (member of US group Whodini), Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
Whodini5:25
4Jail House Rap
Fat Boys8:35
5Roxanne, Roxanne
UTFO4:33
6The Bridge
recording of:
The Bridge
dedicated to:
Queensbridge, New York, New York, United States
lyricist:
MC Shan (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
composer:
Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
MC Shan6:38
7Rebel Without a Pause
recording of:
Rebel Without a Pause
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Norman Lee Rogers, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
Public Enemy4:24
8Criminal Minded (album version)
Boogie Down Productions5:22
9Raw
producer:
Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
Big Daddy Kane54:08
10It Takes Two
producer:
Rob Base and William Hamilton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records LLC (in 1988) and Profile Records, Inc. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Hillside Sound Studio in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
samples:
Space Dust by The Galactic Force Band and Think (About It) by Lyn Collins
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 116)
recording of:
It Takes Two (It Takes Two/2 Way)
writer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”) and Robert Ginyard
Rob Base & DJ E‐Z Rock45:01
11Vapors
producer and mixer:
Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
arranger:
Biz Markie and Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
samples:
Papa Don't Take No Mess by James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
recording of:
Vapors
lyricist:
Big Daddy Kane
Biz Markie4.54:37
12Just a Friend
engineer:
Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez
co-producer:
Cutmaster Cool V (hip hop DJ Vaughan Lee)
producer and mixer:
The Diabolical Biz Markie
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 480)
recording of:
Just a Friend
lyricist:
Joe Flizzow, Leaflizard, Malique and Biz Markie
composer:
Biz Markie
Biz Markie3.754:02