Some of my favorite rap sprung from Houston’s Rap-A-Lot Records, as the label incorporated organs, harmonicas and funk guitar with traditional breakbeats, creating a unique blend of east coast and southern hip-hop before everyone jumped on The Chronic bandwagon and started playing everything from scratch. Here’s a selection of my favorite moments from the early days of the house that J. Prince built above his car lot.
Download: A Salute To Rap-A-Lot Records
Track listing:
01 ‘Fugitives On The Run’ – Too Much Trouble feat. Scarface
02 ‘Read These Nikes’ – Geto Boys
03 ‘Comin’ From The Swamp’ – Big Mike
04 ‘Life In The Fast Lane’ – Geto Boys
05 ‘Copper To Cash’ – Bushwick Bill
06 ‘Diary Of A Madman’ – Scarface
07 ‘Invincible’ – Raheem
08 ‘No Nuts No Glory’ – Geto Boys
09 ‘No Sell Out’ – Geto Boys
10 ‘Here To Say A Lil’ Somethin” – Odd Squad
11 ‘He’s Dead’ – Scarface
12 ‘Bald Headed Hoes’ – Willie Dee
13 ‘Too Mo Minnis’ – Royal Flush
14 ‘School Boy Crush’ – Def IV
15 ‘Damned Shame’ – Gangsta NIP
16 ‘I’m Not A Gentleman’ – Geto Boys
17 ‘Power’ – O.G. Style
18 ‘1-900-Dial-A-Crook’ – Convicts feat. Geto Boys
Nice suprise to wake up to this morning a few track I never heard on here Salute @Robbie.
Dmg and Big Mello was dope.
golden.
This is an awesome comp. Till Death Do Us Part was my favorite, I remember buying that over Snoop Dogg Doggystyle.
Link no goodus.
Dope. Big Mello, The Terrorists and the kid 2Low were also CRC-approvable. That OG Style album is classic!
@Foster: Fixed.
fuck yes! gets no better than some golden age raw shit, great production too.
I don’t normally bother posting the type generic praise half the commenters post when ever you drop another one of these comps
But damn son.,, you been killing it lately with these a salute to… Comps
Much impressed. Keep it up
Great Compilation. The Geto Boys, Till death do us part, Mr Scarface is Back and Riggamortiz are must haves. I would add Actions speak louder than words, Came to get down and bring it on to the tracklist for sure. g/l
where are the terrorists?
lol @ bushwick bill’s “now i’m cashin fat checks from rap-a-lot” which almost certainly didn’t happen
@hotbox: As much as I appreciate records like ‘Blow Dem Hoes Dem Hoes Up,’ their beats weren’t good enough to make the cut.
@JReynolds: All worthy but the comp was getting too long.
Had that OG Style tape off the strength of I Know How to Play Em..Dope album, classic song