Hip Hop Essentials - Vol. 3

In the late 80s popular Hip Hop started to shift from the East Coast to the West Coast, a battle that would go on for decades and eventually lead to the death of several rappers. Of course back in the 80s it was a lot of rivalry as well, but it was more about winning rap battles and being the best, not to get each other killed. 

Nowadays the scene realizes again rhymes are to describe the violence in the streets and should contain a message against being member of a gang, rather than to make it look like you ain't no man if you are not part of that scene. Back to the old days.



Track titles speak for themselves on this third CD, like Fuck Tha Police of N.W.A. or Parents Just Don't Understand. And what to think of AMG's Bitch Better Have My Money?
It indicates that West Coast Rap introduced the Gangsta Rap: more violent, no respect for police, parents and women.
But the CD also reminds us of the fact that back in those days even West Coast had similar rap artists as the East Coats, such as Digital Underground.

Track		Artist		Song		BPM
1		Eric B. & Rakim		Microphone Fiend		92
2		A Tribe Called Quest		Bonita Applebaum		91
3		DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince		Parents Just Don't Understand		87
4		Tone-Loc		Funky Cold Medina		117
5		EPMD		Gold Digger		105
6		N.W.A.		Fuck Tha Police		98
7		The 45 King		The 900 Number		107
8		AMG		Bitch Better Have My Money		104
9		Latee		This Cut's Got Flavor		95
10		Big Daddy Kane		Ain't No Half-Steppin'		100
11		Digital Underground		Humpty Dance		103
12		Joeski Love		Pee Wee's Dance		89