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The Story of Pop - Episode 42: Rap It Up

Alan Freeman explores rap music from its origins onwards. First broadcast in 1994 and repeated as part of 大象传媒 Radio's celebration of hip-hop.

1 hour

Music Played

  • XTC

    This Is Pop

    • Fossil Fuel The XTC Singles 1977-1992.
    • Virgin.
    • CDVDX-2811.
  • Ice Cube

    F**k Em

    • The Predator.
    • EMI.
    • 724354333927.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Rock Steady

    • Young, Gifted And Black.
    • Rhino.
    • 8122-71527-2.
  • RUN DMC FEAT AEROSMITH

    Walk This Way

    • THE BEST AIR GUITAR.
    • EMI/VIRGIN.
    • XX-XX.
  • N.W.A

    Express Yourself

    • STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON.
    • RUTHLESS.
    • 537936-2.
  • Beastie Boys

    Fight For Your Right

    • Licensed to Ill.
    • Def Jam Recordings.
    • 2040123-00233.
  • Public Enemy

    Party For Your Right To Fight

    • IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK.
    • DEF JAM.
    • 527-3582.
  • Bruce Jackson

    Signifying Monkey (I)

    • Get Your Ass In The Water And Swim Like Me: Narrative Poetry From Black Oral Tradition.
    • Rounder Records.
    • CD 2014.
  • James Brown

    King Heroin

    • There It Is.
    • Polydor.
    • 517 986-2.
  • James Brown

    Rapp Payback

  • 鲍鈥怰辞测

    Stick Together

  • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

    FREEDOM

    • Freedom (single).
    • Sugar Hill Records.
    • SH-549.
  • Wayne & Charlie (The Rapping Dummy)

    Check It Out

    • Check It Out (SINGLE).
    • Sugar Hill Records.
    • SH 556.
  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Radio Commercials

    • Back to the Old School: Rapper's Delights.
    • Sanctuary.
    • CMDDD 1317.
  • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

    Scorpio

    • The Essential.
    • Union Square Music Ltd.
    • METRDCD606.
  • Fatback

    King Tim III

    • The New York Sound 2.
    • BGP/Ace.
    • CDBGPD-188.
  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Rappers Delight

    • Dance Classics.
    • SugarHill Records INc.
    • ARC-925501.
  • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

    The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel

    • The Adventures Of....
    • Castle.
    • CMETD1318.
  • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

    The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel

    • The Adventures Of....
    • Castle.
    • CMETD1318.
  • 搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁.

    IT'S TRICKY

    • Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983-1998.
    • Profile Records.
    • na-na.
  • 搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁.

    YOU BE ILLIN

    • RAISING HELL.
    • LONDON.
    • 828-018-2.
  • 搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁.

    Sucker MCs

    • Profile: Run-DMC.
    • 4th & Broadway.
    • 12 BRWX 56.
  • The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

    Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

    • Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury.
    • Island.
    • 444-043.
  • MC Hammer

    Here Comes The Hammer

    • Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em.
    • Capitol.
    • ODP-7928572.
  • MC Hammer

    U Can't Touch This

    • Fast Forward (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
    • TCD-2502.
  • 罢辞苍别鈥怢艒肠

    Wild Thing

    • Loc'ed After Dark.
    • Delicious Vinyl.
    • R2 76774.
  • Ice T

    Ain't a Damn Thing Changed

    • HOME INVASION.
    • RHYME SYNDICATE RECORDS.
    • RYSYND 1-0777 7 87844 2 5.
  • Ice Cube

    Death

    • Death Certificate.
    • Priority.
    • CDL-57155.
  • 厂补濒迟鈥怤鈥怭别辫补

    PUSH IT

    • The Best of Salt-N-Pepa.
    • Next Plateau Records.
    • NA.
  • Shabba Ranks

    Slow And Sexy

    • The Best Of.
    • Sony Music.
    • 88697554292.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 14 Feb 2011 03:00
  • Sat 25 Feb 2012 03:00
  • Mon 11 Feb 2013 04:00
  • Sun 16 Feb 2014 04:00
  • Sun 15 Feb 2015 04:00
  • Wed 10 Feb 2016 01:00
  • Thu 9 Feb 2017 01:00
  • Sun 13 Aug 2017 04:00
  • Fri 22 Feb 2019 01:00
  • Wed 12 Feb 2020 01:00
  • Mon 18 May 2020 03:00
  • Thu 30 May 2024 02:00

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