So I’ve been trying to do one of these for a while now as I’m a rabid fan of Oldschool Hip Hop, and that hip hop I grew up listening to back in 90-92 in California. Whenever I dj out doing hip hop I always warm up the crowd with some oldschool and everyone LOVES it because they *never* hear anyone playing it anymore, always going “OH MAN! THIS TUNE!!!!!”. So what I’ve done is gone and made an entire mix out of some of the best oldschool hip hop tunes that have come out from all over the US. I’m not talking about 2000, I’m talking about 1990, mid 1980’s, 1992, 1993, etc with 1 or 2 from 97 or 98ish (don’t worry they’re gems). So with that in mind, and without further adieu, I present the mix.

Tracklist:
Intro: Nas – Hip Hop is Dead
1. Gang Starr – You Know My Steez
2. Redman – How To Roll A Blunt
3. Promoe – Off The Record
4. KRS-One – Step into A World (LP Edit)
5. Afrika Bambaata – Zulu War Chant
6. 2 Pac f. Eric Williams – Do for Love
7. Geto Boys – Minds Playin Tricks on Me
8. 3rd Bass – Derelicts of Dialect
9. Poor Righteous Teachers – Rock Dis Funky Joint
10. A Tribe Called Quest – Check the Rhime
11. Whodini – Friends
12. Del The Funky Homosapien – Catch A Bad One
13. Apache – Gangsta Bitch
14. Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth – Dwyck
15. Black Sheep – The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
16. Skee Low – I Wish I Was A Baller
17. Pete Rock & Cl Smooth – They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
18. Showbiz & A.G. – Soul Clap (Short Version)
19. Naughty By Nature – Everythings Gonna Be Alright
20. EPMD – Crossover
21. Main Source featuring Neek The Exotic – Fakin’ The Funk (Remix)
22. Eric B & Rakim – I ain´t no joke
23. Rodney O Joe Cooley – U Don’t Hear Me Tho
24. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five – Freedom
25. Queen Latifah feat. Monie Love – Ladies First
26. Monie Love – It’s a Shame (My Sister)
27. MC Lyte – When In Love
28. Nice And Smooth – Sometimes I Rhyme Slow
29. Ultramagnetic MC’s – Poppa Large (East Coast Remix)
30. Big Daddy Kane – Raw
31. Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock – It Takes Two
32. N.W.A – 100 Miles And Runnin’
33. Tupac – Holler If Ya’ Hear Me
34. 3rd Bass – Brooklyn-Queens
35. Eric B & Rakim – Juice (Know The Ledge)
36. Queen Latifah – Dance For Me
37. De La Soul – Me, Myself and I
38. Boys II Men – Motown Philly
39. Young Mc – Bust A Move
40. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
41. Afrika Bambaataa – Looking For The Perfect Beat
42. Freestyle – Don’t Stop The Rock
43. Laid Back – White Horse
44. Freestyle – Its Automatic
45. Debbie Deb – When I Hear Music
46. Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock
47. Sir-Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back
48. Tag Team – Whoomp There It Is
49. 95 South – Whoot, There It Is
50. Tag Team – Tootsie Roll
51. Duice – Dazzey Duks
52. The 2 Live Crew – Banned In The USA

Time: 1:11:00
Size: 97.5mb @192kb/s
Link: http://www.1217design.com/Helix-OldschoolClassics.mp3

Yep, that’s 52 songs + the intro bit in 1 hour and 11 mins.

Hopefully you enjoy it, as I’ve listened through it a bunch of times and love it + had a blast making the mix itself. And as alllllways, feedback is VERY MUCH appreciated.

-Helix