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REDISCOVER THE '80s: Hip-Hop

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Hip-Hop grew up in the '80s, with these #1 records and no-fail party starters. Cover: Run-DMC.

102 SONGS • 8 HOURS AND 36 MINUTES

1It's Tricky
It's Tricky
E
Run-DMC
Raising Hell [Explicit]
03:04
2Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
De La Soul feat. Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah & Monie Love
Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
06:38
3Just a Friend
Just a Friend
Biz Markie
Just a Friend - EP [Explicit]
03:58
4It Takes Two
It Takes Two
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
It Takes Two
05:00
5Paul Revere
Paul Revere
Beastie Boys
Licensed To Ill
03:41
6Wild Thing
Wild Thing
Tone-Loc
Loc-ed After Dark (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
04:24
7Bring The Noise (No Noise Version)
Bring The Noise (No Noise Version)
Public Enemy
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
03:46
8Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton
E
N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton [Explicit]
04:19
9Push It
Push It
Salt-n-Pepa
Hot, Cool & Vicious
04:32
10Paid In Full
Paid In Full
Eric B. & Rakim
Paid In Full
03:49
11The Message (Extended Version)
The Message (Extended Version)
E
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
The Message (Expanded Edition)
07:10
12Me Myself and I
Me Myself and I
De La Soul
3 Feet High and Rising [Explicit]
03:49
13Rapper's Delight (Long Version)
Rapper's Delight (Long Version)
E
The Sugarhill Gang
The Message: The Roots of Rap
14:33
14I Need Love
I Need Love
LL COOL J
Bigger And Deffer [Explicit]
05:23
15Children's Story
Children's Story
E
Slick Rick
The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
04:02
16Bust A Move (With Soundbyte Intro)
Bust A Move (With Soundbyte Intro)
Young MC
My Name Is Earl
04:24
17The Magic Number
The Magic Number
De La Soul
3 Feet High and Rising [Explicit]
03:16
18Parents Just Don't Understand (Single Edit)
Parents Just Don't Understand (Single Edit)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Greatest Hits
05:14
19Friends
Friends
Whodini
Escape (Expanded Edition)
04:39
20Planet Rock
Planet Rock
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
Planet Rock (Digital 45)
05:20
21Supersonic
Supersonic
J.J. Fad
Supersonic The Album
03:52
22Boyz-N-The-Hood
Boyz-N-The-Hood
E
Eazy-E
Straight Outta Compton (Music From The Motion Picture) [Explicit]
05:37
23Posse On Broadway (Album Version)
Posse On Broadway (Album Version)
E
Sir Mix-A-Lot
Swass [Explicit]
05:05
24Roxanne's Revenge
Roxanne's Revenge
Roxanne Shanté
The Ol' Skool Flava of...Nia
05:10
25Jam On It
Jam On It
Newcleus
Jam On It
07:00
26It's Like That
It's Like That
Run-DMC
RUN-DMC (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
04:50
27My Philosophy
My Philosophy
Boogie Down Productions
By All Means Necessary (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
05:40
28Fight The Power
Fight The Power
Public Enemy
Fear Of A Black Planet (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
04:45
29Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West
Kool Moe Dee
The Greatest Hits [Clean]
04:42
30Roxanne, Roxanne
Roxanne, Roxanne
Utfo
Hits
05:11
31Da Butt
Da Butt
E.U.
Lost R&B Hits Of The 80s
05:14
32Rollin' With Kid 'N Play
Rollin' With Kid 'N Play
Kid 'N Play
2 Hype
04:03
33Hey Ladies
Hey Ladies
Beastie Boys
Paul's Boutique [Explicit]
03:47
34Hey DJ
Hey DJ
The World'S Famous Supreme Team
Hey DJ
03:26
35We Got Our Own Thang
We Got Our Own Thang
Heavy D & The Boyz
Big Tyme (Expanded Edition)
03:52
36I'm Bad
I'm Bad
E
LL COOL J
Bigger And Deffer [Explicit]
04:40
37Microphone Fiend
Microphone Fiend
Eric B. & Rakim
Follow The Leader (Expanded Edition)
05:14
38Joy and Pain
Joy and Pain
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
It Takes Two
03:46
39Manifest
Manifest
E
Gang Starr
Mass Appeal: The Best Of Gang Starr [Explicit]
04:51
40Ego Trippin'
Ego Trippin'
Ultramagnetic McS
Critical Beatdown (Re-Issue)
05:26
41The Breaks
The Breaks
Kurtis Blow
The Best Of Kurtis Blow
07:49
42Cha Cha Cha
Cha Cha Cha
E
MC Lyte
The Very Best Of MC Lyte [Explicit]
03:00
43Ain't No Half-Steppin'
Ain't No Half-Steppin'
E
Big Daddy Kane
Long Live The Kane [Explicit]
05:19
44Let's Get It Started
Let's Get It Started
M.C. Hammer
Let's Get It Started
04:08
45Rumors
Rumors
Timex Social Club
Essential Dance 80's
04:51
46Walk This Way
Walk This Way
Run-DMC feat. Aerosmith
Raising Hell [Explicit]
05:10
47Colors
Colors
E
Ice-T
Colors Soundtrack
04:27
48A Nightmare on My Street
A Nightmare on My Street
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Greatest Hits
04:59
49Jail House Rap
Jail House Rap
E
Fat Boys: Damon Wimbley, Darren Robinson, Mark Morales
Fat Boys [Explicit]
08:30
50The Show
The Show
Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh
Dame Dash Presents Paid In Full / Dream Team [Explicit]
04:27
51Rock The Bells
Rock The Bells
LL COOL J
Radio [Explicit]
04:01
52Sally (That Girl)
Sally (That Girl)
E
Gucci Crew II
The Greatest Hits [Explicit]
04:00
53Funky Cold Medina
Funky Cold Medina
Tone-Loc
Loc-ed After Dark (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
04:08
54Ladies First (LP Version)
Ladies First (LP Version)
Queen Latifah feat. Monie Love
All Hail the Queen
03:58
55The Gas Face [feat. Zev Love]
The Gas Face [feat. Zev Love]
E
3rd Bass feat. Zev Love
The Cactus Album (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
03:49
56Fight For Your Right
Fight For Your Right
Beastie Boys
Licensed To Ill
03:29
57Rock Box
Rock Box
Run-DMC
RUN-DMC (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
05:31
58Freaks Come Out at Night
Freaks Come Out at Night
Whodini
Escape (Expanded Edition)
04:45
59I Got It Made
I Got It Made
Special Ed
Youngest in Charge
03:42
60Apache (Jump On It)
Apache (Jump On It)
The Sugarhill Gang
Rapper's Delight
06:14
61Express Yourself
Express Yourself
N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton [Clean]
04:23
62No More ?'s (Edited)
No More ?'s (Edited)
E
Eazy-E
Eazy-Duz-It
03:56
63Cinderfella Dana Dane
Cinderfella Dana Dane
E
Dana Dane
Dana Dane with Fame [Explicit]
05:23
64Everlasting Bass
Everlasting Bass
Rodney O & Joe Cooley
The Best of Rodney O and Joe Cooley
03:38
65Talkin' All That Jazz
Talkin' All That Jazz
Stetsasonic
In Full Gear [Explicit]
04:48
66Basketball
Basketball
Kurtis Blow
The Best Of Kurtis Blow
06:26
67Strictly Business
Strictly Business
Epmd
Strictly Business [Explicit]
04:45
68Fresh (7" Single Version)
Fresh (7" Single Version)
Fresh 3 MC's
Giant Single: Profile Records Rap Anthology [Explicit]
03:53
699mm Goes Bang
9mm Goes Bang
E
Boogie Down Productions
Criminal Minded (Deluxe) [Explicit]
04:17
70P.S.K. 'What Does It Mean'?
P.S.K. 'What Does It Mean'?
E
Schoolly D
Schoolly D [Explicit]
06:28
71Hold It Now, Hit It
Hold It Now, Hit It
Beastie Boys
Licensed To Ill
03:26
72I Can't Live Without My Radio
I Can't Live Without My Radio
LL COOL J
Radio [Explicit]
05:27
73King of Rock
King of Rock
Run-DMC
King Of Rock (Expanded Edition)
05:14
74Steppin' To The A.M.
Steppin' To The A.M.
3rd Bass
The Cactus Album (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
04:51
75Buddy
Buddy
De La Soul feat. Jungle Brothers & Q-Tip
3 Feet High and Rising [Explicit]
04:55
76Vapors
Vapors
Biz Markie
Biz's Baddest Beats: The Best of Biz Markie [Explicit]
06:02
77Five Minutes of Funk
Five Minutes of Funk
Whodini
Escape (Expanded Edition)
05:25
78Shake Your Thang (It's Your Thing)
Shake Your Thang (It's Your Thing)
Salt-n-Pepa
The Best Of Salt-N-Pepa: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection
04:01
79Funky For You
Funky For You
E
Nice And Smooth
Nice & Smooth [Explicit]
03:58
80Renegades of Funk (12" Vocal Version)
Renegades of Funk (12" Vocal Version)
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
Looking for the Perfect Beat 1980 -1985
06:43
81I Ain't No Joke
I Ain't No Joke
Eric B. & Rakim
Paid In Full (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
03:54
82Don't Believe The Hype
Don't Believe The Hype
Public Enemy
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back [Explicit]
05:19
83Fuck Tha Police
Fuck Tha Police
E
N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton [Explicit]
05:46
84Hey Young World
Hey Young World
E
Slick Rick
The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
04:32
85Genius Rap (7" Single Version)
Genius Rap (7" Single Version)
Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde
Giant Single: Profile Records Rap Anthology [Explicit]
04:41
86What People Do For Money (Extended Version)
What People Do For Money (Extended Version)
Divine Sounds
What People Do For Money
07:25
878th Wonder
8th Wonder
The Sugarhill Gang
8th Wonder (12" Single)
07:22
88I'll House You
I'll House You
Jungle Brothers
I'll House You
04:56
89Boogie Down Bronx
Boogie Down Bronx
Man Parrish
Hip Hop Be Bop
05:18
90Criminal Minded
Criminal Minded
E
Boogie Down Productions
Criminal Minded (Deluxe) [Explicit]
05:17
91Got To Have Your Love
Got To Have Your Love
Mantronix
This Should Move Ya
06:23
92So Wat Cha Sayin'
So Wat Cha Sayin'
E
Epmd
Unfinished Business [Explicit]
04:57
93Principal's Office
Principal's Office
Young MC
Stone Cold Rhymin' (Deluxe Edition)
04:15
94Funky Dividends
Funky Dividends
Three Times Dope
Original Stylin'
04:19
95Eazy-Duz-It [feat. Dr. Dre & MC Ren]
Eazy-Duz-It [feat. Dr. Dre & MC Ren]
E
Eazy-E feat. Dr. Dre & MC Ren
Eazy-Duz-It [Explicit]
04:20
96Lyte as a Rock
Lyte as a Rock
MC Lyte
Lyte As A Rock [Explicit]
04:20
97Buttermilk Biscuits (Keep On Square Dancin') (Album Version)
Buttermilk Biscuits (Keep On Square Dancin') (Album Version)
E
Sir Mix-A-Lot
Swass [Explicit]
03:30
98Wipeout (Re-Recorded)
Wipeout (Re-Recorded)
Fat Boys
Summer R&B Hits & Hip-Hop Jams
04:01
99You Be Illin'
You Be Illin'
Run-DMC
Raising Hell [Explicit]
03:26
100Brass Monkey
Brass Monkey
Beastie Boys
Licensed To Ill
02:37
101La-Di-Da-Di [feat. Doug E. Fresh]
La-Di-Da-Di [feat. Doug E. Fresh]
E
Slick Rick feat. Doug E. Fresh
The Art Of Storytelling
04:37
102Go See the Doctor
Go See the Doctor
E
Kool Moe Dee
Go See The Doctor [Explicit]
03:59