Boombox

Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 79-82

Soul Jazz

Terrific fun; full of life and invention.
‘This first exuberant wave of innocent, upbeat, ‘party on the block’ rap records re-created the sounds heard in community centres, block parties and street jams taking place in the Bronx in the mid-1970s. But where Flash, Kool Herc and Bambaataa were back-spinning, mixing and scratching together breakbeat records, these first rap sides were all made using live bands, often replaying current disco tunes, whilst MCs rapped over the top…’

• Mr Sweety G – At The Place To Be
• Love Bug Star-Ski and The Harlem World Crew – Positive Life
• Neil B – Body Rock
• Super 3 – Philosophy Rappin' Spree
• Bramsam – Move Your Body
• Black Bird & Kevski – On The Go
• Count Coolout – Rhythm Rap Rock (CD only)
• Harlem World Crew – Rappers Convention
• Willie Wood & The Willie Wood Crew – Willie Rap
• Bon-Rock & The Rhythm Rebellion – Searching Rap
• Sugar Daddy – One More Time
• Spoonie Gee and The Treacherous Three – The New Rap Language
• TJ Swan – And You Know That
• Portable Patrol – Cop Bop
• Master Jay – We Are People Too
• Sweet G – Boogie Feelin' Rap
• Mistafide – Equidity Funk