The Hip Hop Box

The Hip Hop Box
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released April 20, 2004
Genre Hip Hop
Label Hip-O Records
Producer Various
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The Hip Hop Box is a four-disc compilation of Hip Hop tracks, spanning from Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" in 1979 to 50 Cent's "21 Questions" in 2003. The compilation has been criticized for song choice, but remains one of the most definitive collections in Hip Hop.

Tracklisting - disc one

# Title Artist Producers Original album
1 "Rapper's Delight" Sugarhill Gang Rapper's Delight 12"
2 "The Breaks" Kurtis Blow Kurtis Blow
3 "The Body Rock" Treacherous Three The Body Rock 12"
4 "Planet Rock" Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force Planet Rock 12"
5 "The Message" Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five The Message
6 "Sucker MC's" Run-D.M.C. Larry Smith, Russell Simmons, Rod Hui Run-D.M.C.
7 "Roxanne, Roxanne" UTFO Roxanne Roxanne 12"
8 "Roxanne's Revenge" Roxanne Shante Marley Marl Roxanne's Revenge 12"
9 "Push It" Salt-N-Pepa Hot, Cool And Vicious
10 "Freaky Tales" Too Short Todd Shaw Born to Mack
11 "Wild Wild West" Kool Moe Dee How Ya Like Me Now

Tracklisting - disc two

# Title Artist Producers Original album
1 "Follow The Leader" Eric B. & Rakim Eric B. & Rakim Follow The Leader
2 "My Philosophy" Boogie Down Productions KRS-One By All Means Necessary
3 "I'm Your Pusher" Ice-T Afrika Islam, Ice-T Power
4 "Turn This Mutha Out" MC Hammer Let's Get It Started
5 "Fight the Power" Public Enemy The Bomb Squad Do the Right Thing Soundtrack
6 "Me So Horny" 2 Live Crew As Nasty As They Wanna Be
7 "Just A Friend" Biz Markie Biz Markie The Biz Never Sleeps
8 "Buddy (song)" De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Monie Love Prince Paul, De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising
9 "The Gas Face" 3rd Bass, Zev Love X Prince Paul The Cactus Album (The Cee/Dee)
10 "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo" A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
11 "Looking At The Front Door" Main Source Main Source Breaking Atoms
12 "Treat 'Em Right" Chubb Rock Howie Tee The One

Tracklisting - disc three

# Title Artist Producers Original album
1 "O.P.P." Naughty by Nature Naughty by Nature Naughty by Nature
2 "Summertime" DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Homebase
3 "Tonite" DJ Quik DJ Quik Quik Is The Name
4 "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" Black Sheep Black Sheep A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
5 "Tennessee" Arrested Development Speech 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...
6 "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" Pete Rock & CL Smooth Pete Rock & CL Smooth Mecca and the Soul Brother
7 "Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" Digable Planets Butterfly Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
8 "Passing Me By" The Pharcyde J-Sw!ft Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
9 "Slam" Onyx Chyskillz Bacdafucup
10 "U.N.I.T.Y." Queen Latifah Kay-Gee Black Reign
11 "C.R.E.A.M." Wu-Tang Clan RZA Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
12 "Regulate" Warren G, Nate Dogg Warren G Regulate...G Funk Era
13 "Flava In Ya Ear" Craig Mack Easy Mo Bee Project: Funk Da World
14 "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" Method Man, Mary J. Blige Puff Daddy Tical

Tracklisting - disc four

# Title Artist Producers Original album
1 "How High (Remix)" Method Man, Redman Erick Sermon The Show (Original Soundtrack)
2 "Gettin' Money" Junior M.A.F.I.A., The Notorious B.I.G. EZ Elpee Conspiracy
3 "Tha Crossroads" Bone Thugs-N-Harmony DJ U-Neek E 1999 Eternal
4 "Smile" Scarface, 2Pac Scarface, Mike Dean, Tone Capone The Untouchable
5 "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" Busta Rhymes Shamello When Disaster Strikes
6 "Luv 2 Luv U" Timbaland & Magoo Timbaland Welcome To Our World
7 "You Know My Steez" Gang Starr DJ Premier, Guru Moment of Truth
8 "Get At Me Dog" DMX, Sheek Louch Dame Grease It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
9 "Superthug" N.O.R.E. The Neptunes N.O.R.E.
10 "You Got Me" The Roots, Jill Scott The Grand Wizzards Things Fall Apart
11 "The Light (Remix)" Common, Erykah Badu Jay Dee Bamboozled
12 "Until The End Of Time" 2Pac Johnny J Until the End of Time
13 "21 Questions" 50 Cent, Nate Dogg Dirty Swift Get Rich or Die Tryin'
14 "The Next Episode" Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg Dr. Dre, Mel-Man 2001