Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap
by National Museum of African American History & Culture

The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap is a first-of-it’s-kind multimedia collection chronicling the growth of the music and culture from the parks of the Bronx to solidifying a reach that spans the globe. The set includes 129 tracks on 9 CDs and a 300-page book with original design by Cey Adams, artist and founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings, as well as essays by some of hip-hop’s leading writers and critics and never-before-seen photographs. Through the music, writing, and extensive liner notes, the Anthology reveals the many trends within this multifaceted genre, it’s social and political implications, and it’s influence on popular culture.

The Anthology is the third major compendium produced by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings that tells the story of a defining era of music “of, by, and for the people,” following the Anthology of American Folk Music and Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology. It frequently highlights the objects and stories of hip-hop displayed in the National Museum of African American History and Culture galleries, offering perspective on the African American experience and it’s impact on American culture. Curation of the Anthology was headed by a committee including rappers Chuck D and MC Lyte; writers and scholars Jeff Chang and Mark Anthony Neal; early Def Jam senior executives-turned-cultural-advisors Bill Adler and Bill Stephney; and producers Questlove and 9th Wonder. This release is a collaboration between the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

All 129 songs, from the 9 CD collection, which are included with the book are in the YouTube Playlist Below:

1. Disc 1 – Fatback - King Tim III
2. Disc 1 – Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight
3. Disc 1 – The Sequence - Funk You Up
4. Disc 1 – Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
5. Disc 1 – Funky Four +1 - That’s the Joint
6. Disc 1 – Spoonie Gee feat. The Sequence - Monster Jam
7. Disc 1 – Treacherous Three - The Body Rock
8. Disc 1 – Blondie - Rapture
9. Disc 1 – Grandmaster Flash The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
10. Disc 1 – Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock
11. Disc 2 – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
12. Disc 2 – The Fearless Four - Rockin It
13. Disc 2 – Cold Crush Brothers - Punk Rock Rap
14. Disc 2 – Herbie Hancock - Rockit
15. Disc 2 – Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Looking for the Perfect Beat
16. Disc 2 – Run-DMC - It’s Like That
17. Disc 2 – Whodini - Friends
18. Disc 2 – Cold Crush Brothers - Fresh, Fly, Wild & Bold
19. Disc 2 – T. La Rock - It’s Yours
20. Disc 2 – The World’s Famous Supreme Team - Hey! DJ
21. Disc 2 – Newcleus - Jam On It
22. Disc 2 – UTFO - Roxanne, Roxanne
23. Disc 3 – Roxanne Shanté - Roxanne’s Revenge
24. Disc 3 – Fat Boys - Fat Boys
25. Disc 3 – Doug E. Fresh & MC Ricky D - La Di Da Di
26. Disc 3 – LL Cool J - I Can’t Live without my Radio
27. Disc 3 – Schoolly D - P.S.K. ‘What Does It Mean?’
28. Disc 3 – Run-DMC feat. Aerosmith - Walk This Way
29. Disc 3 – Beastie Boys - Paul Revere
30. Disc 3 – Ultramagnetic MC’s - Ego Tripping
31. Disc 3 – Ice-T - 6 ’N The Mornin’
32. Disc 3 – Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now
33. Disc 3 – LL Cool J - I Need Love
34. Disc 3 – Eric B feat. Rakim - Eric B is President
35. Disc 3 – Mantronix - King of The Beats
36. Disc 4 – Stetsasonic feat. the Rev. Jesse Jackson & Olatunji - A.F.R.I.C.A.
37. Disc 4 – Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don’t Understand
38. Disc 4 – Audio Two - Top Billin’
39. Disc 4 – MC Lyte - Lyte As A Rock
40. Disc 4 – Big Daddy Kane - Raw
41. Disc 4 – Marley Marl feat. Master Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap, & Big Daddy Kane - The Symphony
42. Disc 4 – MC Lyte - I Cram to Understand U (Sam)
43. Disc 4 – Tone Lōc - Wild Thing
44. Disc 4 – Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two
45. Disc 4 – Jungle Brothers I’ll House You
46. Disc 4 – N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police
47. Disc 4 – Public Enemy - Fight the Power
48. Disc 4 – The Stop the Violence Movement - Self Destruction
49. Disc 4 – Too Short - Life Is…Too Short
50. Disc 4 – Slick Rick - Children’s Story
51. Disc 4 – 3rd Bass - The Gas Face
52. Disc 5 – Queen Latifah feat. Monie Love - Ladies First
53. Disc 5 – Public Enemy - Bring the Noise
54. Disc 5 – De La Soul - Me Myself and I
55. Disc 5 – Biz Markie - Just a Friend
56. Disc 5 – The D.O.C. - It’s Funky Enough
57. Disc 5 – 2 Live Crew - Me So Horny
58. Disc 5 – Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
59. Disc 5 – MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This
60. Disc 5 – Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
61. Disc 5 – Brand Nubian - All for One
62. Disc 5 – Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks on Me
63. Disc 5 – A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
64. Disc 5 – Black Sheep - The Choice is Yours
65. Disc 5 – Salt-N-Pepa - Let’s Talk About Sex
66. Disc 5 – Yo-Yo feat. Ice-Cube - Can’t Play with My Yo-Yo
67. Disc 5 – Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.
68. Disc 6 – Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang
69. Disc 6 – Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day
70. Disc 6 – Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back
71. Disc 6 – Arrested Development - Tennessee
72. Disc 6 – Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
73. Disc 6 – House of Pain - Jump Around
74. Disc 6 – Positive K - I Got a Man
75. Disc 6 – Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
76. Disc 6 – UGK - Pocket Full of Stones
77. Disc 6 – Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
78. Disc 6 – Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain
79. Disc 6 – The Pharcyde - Passin’ Me By
80. Disc 6 – Eightball & MJG - Comin Out Hard
81. Disc 6 – Common Sense - I Used to Love H.E.R.
82. Disc 6 – Da Brat - Funkdafied
83. Disc 6 – Nas N.Y. State of Mind
84. Disc 6 – Craig Mack feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Rampage, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes - Flava In Your Ear
85. Disc 7 – Beastie Boys - Sabotage
86. Disc 7 – The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
87. Disc 7 – Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth - DWYCK
88. Disc 7 – Warren G feat. Nate Dogg - Regulate
89. Disc 7 – Snoop Doggy Dogg - Murder Was The Case
90. Disc 7 – E-40 feat. Suga T - Sprinkle Me
91. Disc 7 – Goodie Mob - Cell Therapy
92. Disc 7 – Coolio feat. L.V. - Gangsta’s Paradise
93. Disc 7 – 2Pac - Dear Mama
94. Disc 7 – Mobb Deep - Shook Ones, Part 2
95. Disc 7 – Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige - I’ll Be There For You / You’re All I Need To Get By
96. Disc 7 – Foxy Brown feat. Jay-Z - I’ll Be
97. Disc 7 – Lil Kim feat. Puff Daddy - No Time
98. Disc 7 – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads
99. Disc 7 – Wu-Tang Clan feat. Cappadonna - Triumph
100. Disc 7 – Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
101. Disc 7 – Master P feat. Silkk The Shocker, Mia X, Fiend - Make ‘Em Say Uhh!
102. Disc 8 – Missy Elliot - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
103. Disc 8 – Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
104. Disc 8 – DMX - Ruff Ryders’ Anthem
105. Disc 8 – The Roots - The Next Movement
106. Disc 8 – Mos Def - Mathematics
107. Disc 8 – BG - Bling Bling
108. Disc 8 – dead prez - Hip Hop
109. Disc 8 – Eminem feat. Dido - Stan
110. Disc 8 – OutKast - Ms. Jackson
111. Disc 8 – Nelly - Country Grammar (Hot Shit)
112. Disc 8 – Ludacris feat. Pharrell - Southern Hospitality
113. Disc 8 – Nas - One Mic
114. Disc 8 – 50 Cent - In Da Club
115. Disc 8 – Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Ying Yang Twins - Get Low
116. Disc 9 – Talib Kweli - Black Girl Pain
117. Disc 9 – Kanye West - Jesus Walks
118. Disc 9 – Three 6 Mafia feat. Young Buck, Eightball & MJG - Stay Fly
119. Disc 9 – Rick Ross Hustlin’
120. Disc 9 – Lupe Fiasco feat. Nikki Jean Hip-Hop Saved My Life
121. Disc 9 – Young Jezzy feat. Nas - My President
122. Disc 9 – David Banner feat. Chris Brown & Yung Joc - Get Like Me
123. Disc 9 – Lil Wayne feat. Robin Thicke - Tie My Hands
124. Disc 9 – Jay Electronica - Exhibit C
125. Disc 9 – Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
126. Disc 9 – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - Thrift Shop
127. Disc 9 – J Cole feat. TLC - Crooked Smile
128. Disc 9 – Kanye West - Blood On The Leaves
129. Disc 9 – Drake - Started From the Bottom