There has been a wave of hip hop nostalgia sweeping social media.
It started as early as we celebrated hip hop culture’s 50th anniversary.
In November 2013, people are remembering hearing A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders masterpiece as well as Snoop Doggy Dogg & Wu-Tang Clan’s 1993 debut albums.
The wave of hip hop nostalgia has not bypassed me. I ride that wave quite often because the current climate of hip hop can be considered low tide.
Discovering that the Respect the Classics series would reissue classic hip hop albums was easily one of the best pieces of news I could hear.
As my playlists can attest, I’ve always reached for hip hop classics throughout the years.
Respect the Classics give me more ideas and options where revisiting hip hop classics is concerned.
I’ll also get a second chance at owning some of these masterpiece classics on vinyl because they hardly ever to never show up in crate digging excursions.
If I had the means or came up with the idea myself, I would have started a movement similar to Respect the Classics myself. Thankfully the wheels are already in motion.
It goes without saying that The Haul of Records blog will always respect the classics by making time for them on DJ setlists, playlists and here in text.
Thank you once again to Respect the Classics, Giant Step and hip hop for making this post possible.
Below is a playlist to bring you up to speed. Click here to download.
The Suite Delight 2014-02-04 Playlist:
1. Onyx - Throw Ya Gunz
2. LL Cool J - Rock The Bells
3. Ludacris - Southern Hospitality
4. EPMD - Brothers From Brentwood, Long Island
5. Anonymous Twist feat. Roc 'C' – Suckas Still Trying To Front
6. Eternia & MoSS ft. Joell Ortiz - Its Funny
7. DMX - Ruff Ryders' Anthem
8. Big Daddy Kane - Get Down
9. King Jus & Fresh Kils - Cold World
10. Ghettosocks - I Invented Everything feat. Jabba the Cutt
11. Relic - Loud Enuff Ft. Moka Only
12. Hezekiah - Fired Up ft. Talib Kweli & Bahamadia
13. Master Ace - Music Man (Mic Master Mix)
14. Mos Def - Revelations
15. Cee & Dr. MaD - Another Day ft. Notion & Nox
