Breakbeats
Super Disco Brakes (Winley)
Ultimate Breaks And Beats Vols. 1–25 (Street Beat, 1985–1990)
Kurtis Blow Presents The History Of Hip Hop Vol. 1 (Rhino, 1997)
Old school hip hop
Live Convention '82 (Disco Wax, 1982)
Wild Style (Animal, 1983)
Go-Go Crankin' (4th & B'way, 1985)
The Best of Enjoy Records (Hot Productions, 1989)
The Sugar Hill Story - Old School Rap To The Beat Y'all (Sequel, 1992)
Street Jams: Electric Funk Vols. 1–4 (Rhino, 1992)
Cold Crush Brothers: All The Way Live in '82 (Tuff City, 1994)
Pumpkin: The Tuff City Sessions (Old School Flava, 1995)
Spoonie Gee: The Godfather of Hip Hop (Tuff City, 1997)
Afrika Bambaataa: Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980-1985 (Tommy Boy, 2001)
Harlem World: The Sound Of The Big Apple Rappin' (Heroes & Villains, 2001)
Mantronix: That's My Beat (Soul Jazz, 2002)
The Third Unheard: Connecticut Hip Hop 1979-1983 (Stones Throw, 2004)
List of important albums
1984
Run-D.M.C.: Run-D.M.C. (Profile, 1984)
1985
LL Cool J: Radio (Def Jam, 1985)
Run-D.M.C.: Raising Hell (Profile, 1986)
Beastie Boys: Licensed to Ill (Def Jam, 1986)
1987
Boogie Down Productions: Criminal Minded (B-Boy, 1987)
Eric B & Rakim: Paid in Full (4th & B'way, 1987)
1988
Biz Markie: Goin' Off (Cold Chillin', 1988)
Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (Def Jam, 1988)
EPMD: Strictly Business (Fresh, 1988)
Big Daddy Kane: Long Live the Kane (Cold Chillin', 1988)
Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (Def Jam, 1988)
N.W.A: Straight Outta Compton (Ruthless, 1988)
MC Lyte: Lyte as a Rock (First Priority, 1988)
Ultramagnetic MC's: Critical Beatdown (Next Plateau, 1988)
Jungle Brothers: Straight out the Jungle (Idlers, 1988)
1989
De La Soul: 3 Feet High & Rising (Tommy Boy, 1989)
Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique (Capitol, 1989)
Queen Latifah: All Hail the Queen (Tommy Boy, 1989)
Jungle Brothers: Done by the Forces of Nature (Warner Bros., 1989)
1990
Public Enemy (group): Fear of a Black Planet (Def Jam, 1990)
A Tribe Called Quest: People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (Jive, 1990)
X-Clan: To the East, Blackwards (4th & B'Way, 1990)
Ice Cube: AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (Priority, 1990)
Poor Righteous Teachers: Holy Intellect (Profile, 1990)
Brand Nubian: One for All (Elektra, 1990)
1991
Gang Starr: Step in the Arena
De La Soul: De La Soul Is Dead (Tommy Boy, 1991)
Main Source: Breaking Atoms (Wild Pitch, 1991)
Cypress Hill: Cypress Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia, 1991)
A Tribe Called Quest: The Low End Theory (Jive, 1991)
Scarface: Mr. Scarface Is Back (Rap-A-Lot, 1991)
1992
Redman: Whut? Thee Album (Def Jam, 1992)
The Pharcyde: Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (Delicious Vinyl, 1992)
Dr. Dre: The Chronic (Death Row, 1992)
1993
Souls of Mischief: 93 'til Infinity (Jive, 1993)
Wu-Tang Clan: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Loud, 1993)
Snoop Doggy Dogg: Doggystyle (Death Row, 1993)
1994
Nas: Illmatic (Columbia, 1994)
Organized Konfusion: Stress: The Extinction Agenda (Hollywood BASIC, 1994) 1
Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die (Bad Boy, 1994)
Common Sense: Resurrection (Relativity, 1994)
1995
Mobb Deep: The Infamous (Loud, 1995) =
Raekwon: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (Loud, 1995)
1996
The Fugees: The Score (Ruffhouse/Columbia, 1996)
Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt (Roc-A-Fella, 1996)
1998
Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia, 1998)
Outkast: Aquemini (LaFace, 1998)
1999
Eminem: The Slim Shady LP (Aftermath/Interscope, 1999)
2001
Jay-Z: The Blueprint (Roc-A-Fella, 2001)
