Ego Trip’s Book of Rap Lists

981 Pages·1999·10.219 MB·English

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BOOK OF RAP LISTS
BY SACHA JENKINS, ELLIOTT WILSON, CHAIRMAN MAO, GABRIEL
ALVAREZ & BRENT ROLLINS
St. Martin's Griffin New York
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To Matt Reid,
Thank You For Showing Us That
Everything Is Dooable.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Ted Bawno's Forward Foreword
Foundation
Important Firsts.
First Hip Hop Signees To 22 Renowned Labels.
Lauryn Hill's Greatest Musical Influences.
Afrika Bambaataa's Blues & Soul List.
Rap Celebrates Itself.
Kool DJ Red Alert's Essential Old School DJ Round-Up.
Guru's 11 Voices Of Inspiration.
Most Disappointing Debut Rap LPs.
15 Artists Who Debuted As Guests.
10 Weak Debut Singles By Major Rap Performers.
12 Funky Fresh Old School Flyers.
'90s Rap Hits That Lifted Their Hooks From ‘80s Classics.
Pioneering DJs Of Uncle Jam's Army.
Billy Jam Names The Essential West Coast Old School Rap Joints.
Too Short's 10 Secrets To Longevity.
Lyrics
Greatest Emcees Of All-Time.
14 Lyrical Faux Pas.
12 Songs Slick Rick Wishes He Had Written.
13 Tongue-Twisting Talents.
Rappers Who Use The Same Lyrics On Two Different Songs.
8 Songs With Notoriously Unintelligible Lyrics.
25 Intriguing (Parenthetical) Hip Hop Thoughts.
Hard-Hitting Homophobic Lyrics.
16 Memorable Misogynistic Rap Music Moments.
Lyrics That Hurt People's Feelings.
Some Hot-Ass Song Title Acronyms.
Certified Ghostwriters.
Kool Moe Dee's Rap Report Card.
Kool Moe Dee Rates The Rappers Of Today.
Famous Last Words.
DJs
5 Records That Changed Funkmaster Flex's Life.
25 Compelling Homages To The DJ.
25 Deadly DJ Cuts.
Dave Tompkins’ Top 20 Modern DJ Tracks.
DJ Cash Money's Favorite Scratch Inventions.
13 Rappers Recognized For Their DJ Skills.
14 Historical DJ-On-The-Mic Milestones.
18 Songs Kid Capri Appears On.
16 Rap Artists Who've Maintained 2 DJs.
Tape Kingz’ Iain McNee Chooses The 10 Greatest Mix Tapes Of All-Time.
Production
Hip Hop's Greatest Producers.
Little Known Facts About The Creations Of 21 Famous Rap Songs.
20 Indispensible Human Beat Box Songs.
Great Uses Of Rock Samples & Interpolations In ‘80s Hip Hop.
DJ Premier's Quarterpound Of Underacknowledged Hip Hop Cuts.
Songs That Were Sabotaged By Sample Clearance Refusals.
Rap Productions By Non-Rap Producers.
10 Songs Marley Marl Wishes He Had Produced.
20 Songs You'd Swear Were Done By Somebody Else.
20 Classic James Brown Productions & The Rap Songs That Made Them Famous Again.
Producers & The Groups They Were In Before They Made A Name For Themselves.
Artists Who Had Their Verses Removed From The Final Versions Of Songs.
Prince Paul's All-Time Favorite Hip Hop Skits.
Q-Tip's Notable Non-A Tribe Called Quest Productions.
17 Bumpy Songs On Otherwise Bumpin’ LPs.
Hip Hop's Greatest Two-Sided Singles.
10 Important Studio Musicians & Bands.
Long-Ass Old School Songs.
Long-Ass New School Songs.
Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Remixes.
Live!
Greatest Post-Old School Live Performers.
Daddy-O's Top Tour Memories.
18 Live-Ass Songs About Performing.
MC Serch's Favorite ‘80s Hip Hop Venues.
Official All-The-Way-Live Songs.
Official All-The-Way-Live Albums.
Jon Shecter's Live Show Rules.
Important Los Angeles Hip Hop Clubs.
The Final Leg Of Run-D.M.C.'s Raising Hell Tour.
Chris Lighty's Road Manager Rules To Live By.