Rap Essentials Volume One
Rap Essentials Volume One |
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Compilation album by Various artists |
Released |
1996 |
Recorded |
1995–1996 |
Genre |
Canadian hip hop |
Length |
46:40 |
Label |
Beat Factory/EMI Canada |
Producer |
DJ Kemo, Scam, Down To Erf, Kardinal Offishall, DRK, DJX, Swiff, DJ Luv, Kandu, Day, Kwajo Cinqo |
Various artists chronology |
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Rap Essentials Volume One
(1996) |
Rap Essentials Volume Two
(1997) |
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Rap Essentials Volume One is a Canadian hip hop compilation album, released in 1996 on Beat Factory Music. Its considered a landmark hip-hop album, and it was very influential.[1][2]
Three songs from the album—"Naughty Dread" by Kardinal Offishall, "Fitnredi" by Rascalz, and "Bright Lights, Big City" by Scales Empire—were nominated for Best Rap Recording at the 1997 Juno Awards. "Dear Hip Hop" by Dan-e-o is considered a Canadian hip-hop classic.[3]
Music videos for "Dear Hip Hop", "Bright Lights, Big City", and "Sunlight" by Wio-K were put into rotation on MuchMusic.
Track listing
# |
Title |
Performer(s) |
Producer(s) |
Length |
1. |
"Fitnredi" |
Rascalz |
DJ Kemo |
4:29 |
2. |
"Boiling Point" |
Concrete Mob |
Scam |
3:17 |
3. |
"Learn to Earn" |
Down to Erf |
Down To Erf |
3:25 |
4. |
"Naughty Dread" |
Kardinal Offishall |
Kardinal Offishall |
4:24 |
5. |
"No Lawz" |
Black-I |
DRK |
4:23 |
6. |
"Sunlight" |
Wio-K |
DJX |
3:42 |
7. |
"Who's Talking Weight (Remix)" |
Red Life |
Swiff |
3:46 |
8. |
"Dear Hip Hop" |
Dan-e-o |
Scam |
3:24 |
9. |
"Bright Lights, Big City" |
Scales Empire |
DJ Luv, Kandu (co-producer) |
4:00 |
10. |
"Twenty One Years" |
Choclair |
Day |
4:17 |
11. |
"Structure, Foundation (What's the Plan)" |
Citizen Kane |
Down To Erf |
3:14 |
12. |
"U.L." |
Ghetto Concept |
Kwajo Cinqo |
4:24 |
Samples
See also
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Music of Canada portal |
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Hip hop portal |
References