The Awesome 2 Present The History of Rap, Volume One

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Tracklist

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1The Message
recording of:
The Message (in 1982)
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five4:46
2The Breaks
recording of:
The Breaks
writer:
James B. Moore (producer, composer), Kurtis Walker, Lawrence Smith (US hip hop producer), Robert Arthur Ford, Jr. (hip hop writer and producer) and Russell W. Simmons
publisher:
Neutral Gray Music
Kurtis Blow7:42
3Love Rap
producer:
Bobby Robinson
congas:
Pooche Costello
instruments:
Pumpkin & Friends
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Enjoy Records (New York based label started by Bobby Robinson) (in 1980)
recording of:
Love Rap
writer:
Gabriel Jackson (US oldschool rapper) and Bobby Robinson
Spoonie Gee5:45
4Feel the Heartbeat
producer:
Bobby Robinson
vocals:
Kool Moe Dee, LA Sunshine and Special K (producer/rapper Kevin Keaton of Treacherous Three)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Enjoy Records (New York based label started by Bobby Robinson) (in 1981)
samples:
Heartbeat (club version) by Taana Gardner
instrumental versions:
Feel the Heartbeat (instrumental) by The Treacherous Three
recording of:
Feel the Heartbeat (Have Fun)
writer:
Kevin Keaton (producer/rapper Kevin Keaton of Treacherous Three), Lamar Hill, Mohandas Dewese and Bobby Robinson
The Treacherous Three45:33
5Funk You Up
producer:
Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1979)
recording of:
Funk You Up
writer:
Gwendolyn Chisolm, Cheryl Lorraine Cook, Sylvia Robinson and Angie Stone
The Sequence6:48
6Rapper’s Delight
Sugarhill Gang8:44
7Planet Rock
recording of:
Planet Rock
writer:
Afrika Bambaataa (US DJ singer, songwriter & producer), Robert Darrell Allen, Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ), John Miller (MC G.L.O.B.E. (Soulsonic Force)), John Robie and Ellis Williams
publisher:
Bambaataa Music, No Hassle Music, Shakin’ Baker Music, Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN) and T-Girl Music LLC
quotes music from:
Trans Europa Express
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force7:30
8Rockin’ It
The Fearless Four6:33
9That’s the Joint
producer:
Jigsaw Inc. and Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 288)
recording of:
That’s the Joint
writer:
Keith Caeser, Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, Sharon Green, Jeffrey Myree, Kevin Smith, Sylvia Robinson and Rodney Stone
Funky 4 + 19:20

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Select Records (1981–) (in 1990)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3222915 [info]