MTV the First 1000 Years: Hip Hop

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: November 02, 1999
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Rap

Review

It may be hard to get beyond the title of Rhino's series MTV the First 1000 Years, which just may be the dumbest title in the first 1000 years of the recording industry, but the actual discs aren't bad at all. For instance, the Hip Hop volume is a terrific collection of hip-hop staples from "The Message" to "Player's Ball." Most of these songs were regularly played on MTV, and not just on Yo! MTV Raps either. "Walk This Way," "Wild Thing," "The Humpty Dance," "Jump Around," "Tennessee," "What's My Name," "It Was a Good Day," "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang," "Fantastic Voyage," and "California Love" were all some of the biggest hits of their era, and listening to them here -- along with "Colors," "Express Yourself," and "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)," which were never crossover hits -- is an exhilarating journey through the past. There are a lot of hip-hop collections, but few are as consistently entertaining as this one. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Message	Jiggs Chase, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Sylvia Robinson, John "Ecstasy" Fletcher	Duke Bootee, Melle Mel Plowden, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five	(4:44)
Walk This Way	Joe Perry, Steven Tyler	Joe Perry, Run-D.M.C., Steven Tyler	(3:39)
Colors (Lyrics)	Ice-T, Afrika Islam	Ice-T	(3:59)
Wild Thing (Lyrics)	Anthony Smith, Michael Ross, Matt Dike, Marvin Young	Tone-Loc	(4:24)
Express Yourself (Lyrics)	Ice Cube, Charles Wright	N.W.A.	(4:24)
The Humpty Dance	Walter "Junie" Morrison, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Greg Jacobs	Digital Underground	(4:40)
Jump Around (Lyrics)	Lawrence Muggerud, Erik Schrody	House of Pain	(3:37)
Tennessee (Lyrics)	Todd Thomas, Aerle-Taree Jones	Arrested Development	(4:33)
Who Am I (What's My Name)?	Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Gary Shider, David Spradley	Snoop Dogg	(4:16)
Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)	Digable Planets	Digable Planets	(4:21)
It Was a Good Day (Lyrics)	Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper, Al Goodman, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Harry Ray, O'Shea Jackson	Ice Cube	(4:21)
Nuthin' But a "G" Thang	Frederick Knight, Leon Haywood, Snoop Dogg	Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg	(3:56)
Fantastic Voyage (Lyrics)	Mark Wood, Norman Beavers, Marvin Craig, Frederick Lewis, Stephen Shockley, Otis Stokes, Thomas Oliver Shelby, Fred Alexander, Jr.	Coolio	(4:03)
Player's Ball (Lyrics)	André Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	OutKast	(4:22)
California Love (Lyrics)	Joe Cocker, Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Chris Stainton, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman	Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Roger Troutman	(4:45)
Make Em Say Ugh [Clean Version]	Master P, Craig Derry, Dwain Mitchell, Sylvia Robinson, Mystikal, W, Edward Fletcher, Mia X.	Master P, Mystikal, Mia X, Fiend, Silkk the Shocker	(5:01)

Credits

Arrested Development (Performer), Digital Underground (Performer), Ice Cube (Performer), N.W.A. (Performer), Tone-Loc (Performer), Joe Perry (Performer), Master P (Performer), House of Pain (Performer), Dr. Dre (Performer), Digable Planets (Performer), Snoop Dogg (Performer), Coolio (Performer), 2Pac (Performer), Greg Allen (Art Direction), Greg Allen (Design), Greg Allen (Photography), Duke Bootee (Performer), Raymond Boyd (Photography), Hugh Brown (Art Direction), Hugh Brown (Photography), Ice-T (Performer), Bill Inglot (Remastering), David McLees (Compilation Producer), Ted Myers (Project Supervisor), OutKast (Performer), Run-D.M.C. (Performer), Roger Troutman (Performer), Steven Tyler (Performer), Mystikal (Performer), Melle Mel Plowden (Performer), Mia X (Performer), Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five (Performer), Patrick Milligan (Project Assistant), Fiend (Performer), Barry Benson (Compilation Producer), Vanessa Atkins (Editorial Supervision), Steve Double (Photography), David Corio (Photography), Dave Schultz (Remastering), Steve Woolard (Project Assistant), Chris Clunn (Photography), Silkk the Shocker (Performer), Al Pereira (Photography), Andy Strauss (Photography), Shawn Amos (Compilation Producer), Lori Careora (Project Assistant), Malia Doss (Project Assistant), Daniel Goldmark (Editorial Research), Garson Goos (Executive Producer), Ed Paparo (Executive Producer), Richard Reyes (Photography)