Midtown Swing presents:

BHM: Birth of hip-hop

We are taking a look at Black-owned hip-hop record labels from the 1970s through the 1990s — Sugar Hill, Enjoy Records, Def Jam and many more!

Here’s one article about Sugar Hill Records, Cold Chillin’ Records, Harlem World and more key figures and institutions in early hip-hop.

Show Archive

Playlist:

Time: February 22 - 3:00:00 pm

• Oneness of Juju & Black Fire, “Soul Love Now”

  from Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story, 1975-1993

  Black Fire

Time: February 22 - 3:04:52 pm

• Harlem Underground Band, “Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba”

  from Harlem Underground Band

  Paul Winley Records

Time: February 22 - 3:16:32 pm

• Younger Generation, “We Rap More Mellow (feat. Cowboy, Kid Creole, Melle Mel, Mr. Ness & Rahiem)”

  from The Disco Jams

  Brass Records

Time: February 22 - 3:25:23 pm

• The Sugarhill Gang, “Rapper's Delight (7" Single Version)”

  from The Essentials: The Sugarhill Gang

  Sugar Hill

Time: February 22 - 3:30:28 pm

• Paulette Winley & Tanya Winley, “Rhymin' & Rappin'”

  from Death Mix - The Best of Paul Winley Records

  Paul Winley Records

Time: February 22 - 3:36:57 pm

• George Benson, “Give Me the Night”

  from Give Me the Night

  Qwest

Time: February 22 - 3:41:58 pm

• Love Bug Starski & The Harlem World Crew, “Positive Life”

  from Soul Jazz Records Presents BOOMBOX: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979-82

  Tayster

Time: February 22 - 3:49:16 pm

• Treacherous Three, “Body Rock”

  from The Enjoy! Story

  Enjoy! Records

Time: February 22 - 3:56:43 pm

• Doug E. Fresh, “Just Having Fun”

  from The Enjoy! Story

  Enjoy! Records

Time: February 22 - 4:06:11 pm

• Grandmaster Flash, “The Message”

  from Rhino Hi-Five: Grandmaster Flash - EP

  Sugar Hill

Time: February 22 - 4:13:23 pm

• Run-DMC, “It's Like That”

  from Run-DMC (Expanded Edition)

  Def Jam

Time: February 22 - 4:18:13 pm

• LL COOL J, “I Need a Beat”

  from Def Jam's Greatest Hits: Hardcore

  Def Jam

Time: February 22 - 4:22:46 pm

• Eric B. & Rakim, “Eric B. Is President”

  from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric B & Rakim

  Def Jam

Time: February 22 - 4:29:04 pm

• Eazy-E, “Boyz-n-the Hood”

  from Straight Outta Compton (Music from the Motion Picture)

  Ruthless

Time: February 22 - 4:34:41 pm

• Roxanne Shanté, “Bad Sister”

  from Bad Sister

  Cold Chillin'

Time: February 22 - 4:40:25 pm

• De La Soul, “Eye Know (feat. Otis Redding)”

  from 3 Feet High and Rising

  Tommy Boy

Time: February 22 - 4:44:38 pm

• 2Pac, “California Love (feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) [Remix]”

  from All Eyez On Me

  Death Row

Time: February 22 - 4:53:51 pm

• Missy Elliott & Da Brat, “Sock It 2 Me”

  from Supa Dupa Fly

  Goldmind Inc.

Time: February 22 - 4:58:17 pm

• JAY-Z, “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)”

  from The Dynasty - Roc La Famila 2000

  Roc-a-fella

dj ginger    Midtown Swing    February 22nd, 2023

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