The Hip Hop Box


The Hip Hop Box is a four-disc compilation of hip hop tracks, spanning from Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" in 1979 to 50 Cent's "21 Questions" in 2003. The compilation has been criticized for song choice, but remains one of the most definitive collections in hip hop.

Track listing - disc one

#TitleArtistProducersOriginal album
1"Rapper's Delight"Sugarhill GangRapper's Delight 12"
2"The Breaks"Kurtis BlowKurtis Blow
3"The Body Rock"Treacherous ThreeThe Body Rock 12"
4"Planet Rock"Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic ForcePlanet Rock 12"
5"The Message"Grandmaster Flash & The Furious FiveThe Message
6"Sucker MC's"Run-D.M.C.Larry Smith, Russell Simmons, Rod HuiRun-D.M.C.
7"Roxanne, Roxanne"UTFORoxanne Roxanne 12"
8"Roxanne's Revenge"Roxanne ShanteMarley MarlRoxanne's Revenge 12"
9"Push It"Salt-N-PepaHot, Cool and Vicious
10"Freaky Tales"Too ShortTodd ShawBorn to Mack
11"Wild Wild West"Kool Moe DeeHow Ya Like Me Now

Track listing - disc two

#TitleArtistProducersOriginal album
1"Follow The Leader"Eric B. & RakimEric B. & RakimFollow The Leader
2"My Philosophy"Boogie Down ProductionsKRS-OneBy All Means Necessary
3"I'm Your Pusher"Ice-TAfrika Islam, Ice-TPower
4"Turn This Mutha Out"MC HammerLet's Get It Started
5"Fight the Power"Public EnemyThe Bomb SquadDo the Right Thing Soundtrack
6"Me So Horny"2 Live CrewAs Nasty As They Wanna Be
7"Just A Friend"Biz MarkieBiz MarkieThe Biz Never Sleeps
8"Buddy (song)"De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Monie LovePrince Paul, De La Soul3 Feet High and Rising
9"The Gas Face"3rd Bass, Zev Love XPrince PaulThe Cactus Album (The Cee/Dee)
10"I Left My Wallet In El Segundo"A Tribe Called QuestA Tribe Called QuestPeople's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
11"Looking at the Front Door"Main SourceMain SourceBreaking Atoms
12"Treat 'Em Right"Chubb RockHowie TeeThe One

Track listing - disc three

#TitleArtistProducersOriginal album
1"O.P.P."Naughty by NatureNaughty by NatureNaughty by Nature
2"Summertime"DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh PrinceHomebase
3"Tonite"DJ QuikDJ QuikQuik Is The Name
4"The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)"Black SheepBlack SheepA Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
5"Tennessee"Arrested DevelopmentSpeech3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...
6"They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)"Pete Rock & CL SmoothPete Rock & CL SmoothMecca and the Soul Brother
7"Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"Digable PlanetsButterflyReachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
8"Passing Me By"The PharcydeJ-Sw!ftBizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
9"Slam"OnyxChyskillzBacdafucup
10"U.N.I.T.Y."Queen LatifahKay-GeeBlack Reign
11"C.R.E.A.M."Wu-Tang ClanRZAEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
12"Regulate"Warren G, Nate DoggWarren GRegulate...G Funk Era
13"Flava In Ya Ear"Craig MackEasy Mo BeeProject: Funk Da World
14"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"Method Man, Mary J. BligePuff DaddyTical

Track listing - disc four

#TitleArtistProducersOriginal album
1"How High (Remix)"Method Man, RedmanErick SermonThe Show (Original Soundtrack)
2"Gettin' Money"Junior M.A.F.I.A., The Notorious B.I.G.EZ ElpeeConspiracy
3"Tha Crossroads"Bone Thugs-N-HarmonyDJ U-NeekE 1999 Eternal
4"Smile"Scarface, 2PacScarface, Mike Dean, Tone CaponeThe Untouchable
5"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"Busta RhymesShamelloWhen Disaster Strikes
6"Luv 2 Luv U"Timbaland & MagooTimbalandWelcome To Our World
7"You Know My Steez"Gang StarrDJ Premier, GuruMoment of Truth
8"Get at Me Dog"DMX, Sheek LouchDame GreaseIt's Dark and Hell Is Hot
9"Superthug"N.O.R.E.The NeptunesN.O.R.E.
10"You Got Me"The Roots, Jill ScottThe Grand WizzardsThings Fall Apart
11"The Light (Remix)"Common, Erykah BaduJay DeeBamboozled
12"Until the End of Time"2PacJohnny JUntil the End of Time
13"21 Questions"50 Cent, Nate DoggDirty SwiftGet Rich or Die Tryin'
14"The Next Episode"Dr. Dre, Snoop DoggDr. Dre, Mel-Man2001