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Stax: The Soul of Hip-Hop Compilation

Stax: The Soul of Hip-Hop Compilation When you own one of the most heavily sampled catalogues in hip-hop history, it's something of a no-brainer to streamline it into one easy-to-access anthology. Accordingly, Concord Music Group, who re-launched Stax in 2007, are attempting to cash-in with this very well-curated starter's guide. If for some reason, you don't know about Stax, Netflix Wattstax immediately. In the meantime, this compilation gathers the usual suspects: The Emotions' "Blind Alley" ("Ain't No Halfsteppin'); Isaac Hayes' "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalym istic"("Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos") and "Hung Up On My Baby" ("Mind's Playing Tricks on Me"); Wendy Rene's "After the [...]
Artist:David Porter
Title:I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over
Link Text:David Porter-Im Afraid the Masquerade is Over
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Artist:Funkmaster Flex
Title:Ill Bomb [Featuring LL Cool J]
Link Text:LL Cool J-Ill Bomb
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Year:1999
Artist:Ghostface Killah F. Killah Sin
Title:Strawberry
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Year:2001
Artist:The Notorious B.I.G.
Title:Who Shot Ya?
Link Text:The Notorious BIG-Who Shot Ya
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Year:1999
Location: Los Angeles, CA