MTV the First 1000 Years: Hip Hop (1999)

About this title: It may be hard to get beyond the title of Rhino's series MTV the First 1000 Years, which just may be the dumbest title in the first 1000 years of the recording industry, but the actual discs aren't bad at all. For instance, the Hip Hop volume is a terrific collection of hip-hop staples from "The Message" to "Player's Ball." Most of these songs were regularly played on MTV, and not just on Yo! MTV Raps either. "Walk This Way," "Wild Thing," "The Humpty Dance," "Jump Around," "Tennessee," "What's My Name," "It Was a Good Day," "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang," "Fantastic Voyage," and "California Love ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Message [Fletcher/Grandmaste]
2. Walk This Way [Tyler/Perry]
3. Colors [Ice T/Islam]
4. Wild Thing [Young/Smith/Dike/Ro]
5. Express Yourself [Wright/Ice Cube]
6. The Humpty Dance [Jacobs/Clinton/Coll]
7. Jump Around [Muggerud/Schrody]
8. Tennessee [Thomas/Jones]
9. Who Am I (What's My Name)? [Clinton/Shider/Spra]
10. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) [Digable Planets]
11. It Was a Good Day [Goodman/Isley/Isley]
12. Nuthin' But a "G" Thang [Snoop Doggy Dogg/Ha]
13. Fantastic Voyage [Ivey/Lewis/Alexande]
14. Player's Ball [Patton/Benjamin/Mur]
15. California Love [Cocker/Doctor Dre []
16. Make Em Say Ugh [Clean Version] [Master P/Derry/Fien]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.