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Hip-Hop to House

The 80s - Music鈥檚 Greatest Decade? Series 1
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Dylan Jones has mined the 1980s archives to select some of the most pivotal tracks and performances in hip-hop and house music.

The 1980s was an era in which a fusillade of new genres emerged, and many are still with us today, such as hip-hop and house. Dylan Jones has mined the archives to select some of the most crucial tracks in the rise of these two genres.

From a young Kurtis Blow making his Top of the Pops debut to the sonic bombardment of Public Enemy and the sampling skills of Bomb the Bass, this episode showcases the evolution in rap and house music across the decade. There are rare archival interviews and stellar performances from Run-DMC, Salt 鈥楴鈥� Pepa, 厂鈥椭虫辫谤别蝉蝉, Cookie Crew and Neneh Cherry, as well as iconic videos from Herbie Hancock, The Beastie Boys, M/A/R/R/S, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and many more.

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Music Played

  • The Rock Steady Crew

    (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew

  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Rapper's Delight

  • Vaughan Mason & Crew

    Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll

  • Blondie

    Rapture (Special Disco Mix)

  • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

    The Message

  • Bomb the Bass

    Beat Dis

  • Ice Cube

    Check Yo Self

  • Orange Crush, Run Dmc

    King of Rock (7" Version)

  • The Hip House Syndicate

    Push It (Noise Boyz Remix)

  • Paul Hardcastle

    The Wizzard

  • M|A|R|R|S

    Pump Up The Volume

  • 厂鈥椭虫辫谤别蝉蝉

    Theme From S-Express

  • Bomb the Bass

    Radio Edit

  • N.W.A

    Straight Outta Compton

  • Neneh Cherry

    Buffalo Stance (Dj Edit)

  • De La Soul

    Buddy (Native Tongue Decision Version) (feat. Jungle Brothers, Q-Tip, Phife, Queen Latifah and Monie Love)

  • Cookie Crew

    Born This Way (Let's Dance)

  • Cookie Crew

    Bron This Way

  • Soul II Soul

    Fairplay

  • Soul II Soul

    Jazzie's Groove

  • Soul II Soul, Caron Wheeler

    Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)

  • Black Box

    Ride On Time

Credits

Writer Dylan Jones
Producer Nick Neads
Editor Jessie Clayton
Production Manager Kay Phillips
Executive Producer Siobhan Logue
Production Company Plimsoll Productions

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