Soul Jazz Records PresentsBoombox: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979-82 2016

Tracklist:

Mr. Sweety G - At The Place To Be
Love Bug Star-Ski & 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
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 & 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

Soul Jazz Records' new 'Boombox' features some of the many innovative underground first-wave of rap records made in New York in the period 1979-82, all released on small, independent, often family-concern record companies, at a time when hip-hop music still remained under the radar.

This first exuberant wave of innocent, upbeat, 'party on the block' rap records were the first to try and create the sounds heard in community centres, block parties and street jams that initially took place in the Bronx in the mid-1970s.

This collection celebrates these first old-school rap records, bringing together rare, classic and obscure tracks released in the early days of rap.

Triple heavyweight vinyl includes full artwork, text and notes.