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After nearly 10 years since its inception, underground hip-hop label Rawkus Records has recently dropped a greatest hits collection comprised of songs from some of the label's brightest stars, who eventually went on to achieve greater success...

Complete with tracks from Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Big L, Common and Pharoahe Monch, Rawkus Records' Best of Decade I showcases where the stars of today got their start.

Founded by Jarret Myer and Brian Brater in 1996, Rawkus Records gave emcees such Company Flow, Mos Def and Talib Kweli an outlet to release their music when the rest of the industry simply overlooked them. Starting strictly on vinyl, the label forced kids to return back to hip-hop's roots and collect records rather than CDs.

Building off the success of its first 12" singles, Rawkus worked its way to full-length releases with one of the first ones being Company Flow's Funcrusher Plus LP. The label's second release -- Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star -- was the album that really helped them take off.

As Rawkus scored back-to-back gold albums over the course of the next few years, the label set the stage to break a slew of artists who were featured on their various compilations -- Eminem, Big L, Mos Def and Talib Kweli come to mind.

Rawkus Records' Best of Decade I is in stores now.

The tracklist is as follows.

"Get By" - Talib Kweli "Ms. Fat Booty" - Mos Def
"Respiration" - Black Star ft. Common
"The Life" - Styles P & Pharoahe Monch
"Oh No" - Mos Def & Pharoahe Monch
"The Blast" - Talib Kweli ft. Vinia Mojica
"Definition" - Black Star
"Beef" - Mos Def
"Flamboyant" - Big L
"Universal Magnetic" - Mos Def
"Umi Says" - Mos Def
"1999" - Common featuring Sadat X
"The Sun God" - Hi-Tek ft. Common & Vinia Mojica
"Body Rock" Mos Def ft. Q-Tip & Tash
"B-Boy Document '99" - The High & Mighty featuring Mos Def & Skillz

Ich glaube ich habe da was verwechselt, hatte Anfang des Jahres mal was von 'nem Rawkus Sampler gelesen und dachte der wäre schon länger draußen, dann war der hier das wohl. Sind die Hip Hop Classics den gut ? Also anders zusammengestellt nicht nur mit Tracks die eh schon jeder kennt ?

Marco Polo droppt neues Album über Rawkus!
Alle Infos exklusiv bei uns, dazu auch den ersten MP3 Download for free!

Einer der talentiertesten und vielversprechendsten Nachwuchsproduzenten dieser Tage, Marco Polo, veröffentlicht im April diesen Jahres über Soulspazm / Rawkus Records endlich sein richtig offizielles Producer Album!

"Port Authority" heißt das Ding und enthält Beiträge von Kool G Rap, Masta Ace, Large Professor, O.C., Buckshot, Kardinal Offishal, Sadat X und einigen mehr.

Wie man liest, darf man in Zeiten, in denen HipHop völlig zurecht als "dead" bezeichnet wird, mal wieder echtes, gutes Material erwarten!

wer ist denn alles auf dem neuen marco polo album gefeatured?
die beats für pumpkin waren aber auch erste sahne.. fand die einfach nur riesig...