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All Hits: Organic Hip Hop Hits Volume I

Track Artist: Song: 1 Jill Scott feat. Mos Def Love Rain (Remix) 2 The Roots feat. Amel Larrieux Glitches 3 The Spooks Things I've Seen 4 Crown City Rockers It's The... 5 Guru feat. Angie Stone Keep Your Worries 6 Hi-Tek feat. Jonell Round & Round 7 Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek Too Late 8 De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan All Good 9 Macy Gray (Gang Starr remix feat. Mos Def I've Committed Murder 10 The Roots feat. Alechia James Work 11 Crown City Rockers Distrubing Behavior 12 Hi Tek feat. Common & Vinia Mojica The Sun God 13 De La Soul feat. Devin the Dude Baby Phat 14 Common feat. Jill Scott 8 Minutes To Sunrise 15 The Roots feat. D'Angelo The 'Notic 16 Ronny Jordan feat. Mos Def A Brighter Day 17 The Root's feat. Bahamadia Proceed III Remix

Comments: ALLHITS®, the Original Celebrated Curiously Hot Organic Hip Hop Hits®, is a specially arranged compilation of Hip Hop songs many times hotter than today's ordinary commercial music. The recipe for this sound is derived from the generous use of phat beats, complex lyrics and real mc's developed by true Hip Hop heads, b-boys & mc's during the late 1980's. This era, which is often referred to as the "Golden Age of Hip Hop", was characterized by a style, content, and consciousness rarely exhibited in today's shallow, materialistic, and relatively uncreative mainstream rap music.

Despite the over-commercialization and saturation of rap music in a market driven by fickle teen dollars, there are still some artists who have managed to maintain the integrity, credibility and tradition of this bygone era. Most of these same performers come from a musical lineage that can be traced back to many of the early Hip Hop pioneers. Here we present to you a sampling of some of the best and the brightest talent that Hip Hop has to offer, blazing a trail back to a time when it was all simply about the music.

Happy Listening

Sincerely

-idea-

"This mixtape is quite possibly the most flawless mix of Hip Hop and soul I have ever heard. It's basically a collection of songs that pair a bunch of ill emcees (Black Thought, Guru, Common, De La Soul, Crown City Rockers, Talkib Kweli, Mos Def) on jazzy, soulful tracks with R&B singers that can actually sing (Amel Larrieux, Angie Stone, Chaka Khan, D'Angelo).

It's hardcore Hip Hop with a jazz flavor, so while the lyrics are heavy, the beats and singing are so melodic that it's actually pleasant to listen to. Another great thing about the careful selection of songs by idea is that damn near every song is mad inspirational without being corny"

Rime Magazine