Misleadingly titled, Kings of Hip Hop: Classic Material is not a compilation of old-school classics, but a live performance instead, recorded at New York's Webster Hall in the early 2000s. Busy Bee ("Suicide," "Vintage Busy Bee"), Melle Mel & the Furious 5 ("White Lines," "The Message") and Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock ("Joy and Pain," "It Takes Two") provide the material, most of which is pulled off rather well by live hip-hop standards. Naturally, none of these versions will be preferable to the original studio tracks, so the disc will appeal primarily to diehards and historians. A DVD version was also made available, which is a far more effective document of the show.
Various Artists
Kings of Hip Hop: Classic Material
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AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman
Track Listing
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Busy Bee | 03:57 | Amazon | |||
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Busy Bee | 04:10 | Amazon | |||
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Furious / Melle Mel | 03:29 | Amazon | |||
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Furious / Melle Mel | 00:52 | Amazon | |||
5 | Furious / Melle Mel | 00:50 | Amazon | ||||
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Furious / Melle Mel | 03:23 | Amazon | |||
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Furious / Melle Mel | 02:24 | Amazon | |||
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Furious / Melle Mel | 07:22 | Amazon | |||
9 | Melle Mel & the Furious 5 / Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five | 06:29 | Amazon | ||||
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02:16 | Amazon | ||||
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03:49 | Amazon | ||||
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04:27 | Amazon | ||||
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04:37 | Amazon | ||||
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04:17 | Amazon | ||||
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Rob Base / DJ E-Z Rock | 01:19 | Amazon | |||
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Rob Base / DJ E-Z Rock | 01:29 | Amazon | |||
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Rob Base / DJ E-Z Rock | 01:34 | Amazon | |||
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Rob Base / DJ E-Z Rock | 03:27 | Amazon | |||
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Rob Base / DJ E-Z Rock | 00:47 | Amazon | |||
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Rob Base / DJ E-Z Rock | 01:54 | Amazon | |||
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Rob Base / DJ E-Z Rock | 01:01 | Amazon | |||
22 | Rob Base / DJ E-Z Rock | 05:00 | Amazon |