{"product_id":"va-soul-jazz-yo-boombox-early-hip-hop-79-83-cd-502632810530","title":"Various Artists Soul Jazz - Yo! Boombox - Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eYo! Boombox is the new instalment of Soul Jazz Records' Boombox series on the early days of hip-hop on vinyl, featuring some of the many innovative underground first-wave of early rap and disco rap records made in the USA between 1979-83. \/\/ The album includes the first releases of seminal groups such as Grandmaster Flash \u0026amp; The Furious Five and The Funky Four Plus One More, through to rarities and little-known obscurities such as the Carver Area High School band's 'Get Live 83', an awesome record made at a Chicago high school. \/\/ This deluxe double CD comes with a 30-page booklet featuring extensive sleeve notes, exclusive photography and original label artwork. \/\/ It features the stunning photography of Sophie Bramly, one of a very select group of photographers who were allowed full access to document the exciting early days of hip-hop in NYC. \/\/ These first exuberant wave of innocent, upbeat, party-on-the-block rap records were the first to try and create the sounds heard in community centres, block parties and street jams that took place in the Bronx in the mid-1970s. Where the first DJs - Flash, Kool Herc and Bambaataa - were back-spinning, mixing and scratching together now classic breakbeat records like The Incredible Bongo Band's Apache or Babe Ruth's The Mexican, these first pre-sampling rap records were all made using live bands, often replaying then current disco tunes. As Chic's 'Good Times' was to 'Rappers' Delight', the songs here feature then-current dancefloor hits such as the Tom Tom Club's 'Genius of Love' or Cheryl Lynn's 'To Be Real' while MCs rapped over the top, creating a unique new sound. \/\/ This new Soul Jazz Records collection celebrates these first old-school rap records, bringing together rare, classic and obscure tracks released in the early days of rap.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Carver Area High School Seniors - Get Live '83 (The Senior Rap)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMike T - Do It Any Way You Wanna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter III - Real Rocking Groove (Rap ; Breaks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinister Two - Rock It, Don't Stop It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSangria - to the Beat Y'all\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunky Four Plus One More - Rappin' and Rocking the House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Just Four - Girls of the World (Genius Rap ; Breaks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEye Beta Rock - Super Rock Body Shock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunky Constellation - Street Talk (Madam Rapper)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKool Kyle the Starchild - Do You Like That Funky Beat (Ahh Beat, Beat)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Just Four - Jam to Remember\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - Super Rappin' No. 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver Star - Eei Eei O\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagic's Trick - Magic's Rap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"503","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50741816557864,"sku":"502632810530","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/4205432-2985842.jpg?v=1763990887","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/va-soul-jazz-yo-boombox-early-hip-hop-79-83-cd-502632810530","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}