A retrospective of fast paced US Hip Hop from 1988 to 1993

Cannot Nod

00:00:00  1 Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs - Streets Of The Ghetto
00:03:56  2 EPMD - Brothers On My Jock
00:07:38  3 Nikki D - Up The Ante For The Panties (Main Mix)
00:10:28  4 Big Daddy Kane - How U Get A Record Deal?
00:14:02  5 Public Enemy - Louder Than a Bomb
00:17:15  6 LL Cool J - Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag (Remix)
00:22:08  7 Rakim - Heat It Up (Album Version)
00:25:37  8 Showbiz & A.G. - Fat Pockets
00:28:47  9 Sylk Smoov - Here Come Sylk Smoov
00:31:55 10 Run-D.M.C. - Back From Hell
00:34:30 11 Stezo - Bring The Horns
00:37:32 12 Eric B. & Rakim - Set 'Em Straight
00:41:13 13 Black Moon - Shit Iz Real
00:44:43 14 Black Sheep - Try Counting Sheep
00:48:28 15 Shazzy - Play in Vain
00:51:58 16 Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause
00:56:17 17 Black Moon - Who Got Da Props
01:00:16 18 Showbiz & A.G. - He Say, She Say
01:03:52 19 KMD feat. Busta Rhymes & Brand Nubian - Nitty Gritty (Remix)
01:08:46 20 Souls Of Mischief - That’s When Ya Lost (I Ain’t Trippin’ Remix)
01:11:39 21 Ultramagnetic MC's - Dolly And The Rat Trap
01:13:28 22 Public Enemy - Prophets Of Rage
01:16:42 23 Scarface - Your Ass Got Took
01:20:05 24 The Notorious B.I.G. - Party And Bullshit (Lord's Dirty)
01:23:55 25 Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half-Steppin'
01:29:00 26 A.D.O.R. - Let It All Hang Out (Pete Rock Mix)
01:33:47 27 Sham & The Professor - So-Low-Ist (The Kenny "Dope" Remix)
01:37:09 28 A Tribe Called Quest - After Hours
01:40:50 29 Pryme Suspect - Sudden Impact
01:44:49 30 A Tribe Called Quest - Footprints
01:48:11 31 Smooth Ice - Do It Again
01:51:15 32 Kool G. Rap & D.J. Polo - It's A Demo
01:55:49 33 Beastie Boys - Shadrach
01:59:21 34 Royal Flush - Watch Out For the Plant
02:02:23 35 Diamond D - I'm Outta Here (My Name Is John Doe)
02:07:14 36 X-Clan - Tribal Jam
02:11:49 37 Cooly Live - All Possibilities
02:15:39 38 Public Enemy - Gotta Do What I Gotta Do
02:19:17 39 Public Enemy - Terminator X to the Edge of Panic
02:23:22 40 Steady B - Serious
02:27:11 41 Stetsasonic - Rollin' Wit Rush
02:28:11 42 Stetsasonic - We're The Band
02:30:41 43 MC Shan - I Pioneered This

Cannot Nod Vol. 1 100-101

00:00:00  1 EPMD - Get The Bozack
00:04:35  2 Main Source - Live at the Barbeque
00:08:26  3 Slick Rick - Runaway
00:12:11  4 The Pharcyde - Return of the B-Boy
00:14:43  5 Terminator X - Buck Whylin' (Featuring Chuck D & Sister Souljah)
00:18:47  6 Cypress Hill - The Phuncky Feel One
00:22:04  7 Grand Puba - 360° (What Goes Around)
00:25:30  8 EPMD - Scratch Bring It Back (Part 2) (Mic Doc)
00:27:59  9 Gang Starr - Just To Get A Rep
00:30:05 10 Big Daddy Kane - Mortal Combat
00:34:53 11 JVC Force - A Musical Sample
00:37:44 12 EPMD - So Wat Cha Sayin'
00:42:18 13 Slick Rick - Kit (What's the Scoop)
00:45:56 14 Public Enemy - Can't Truss It
00:50:28 15 Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
00:54:29 16 Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
00:58:42 17 T La Rock - I'm Gettin Mine
01:02:20 18 Freestyle Fellowship - Bullies Of The Block
01:08:00 19 Brand Nubian - All for One
01:11:50 20 Roxanne Shante - Have A Nice Day
01:16:05 21 Rymezof (Daassassin) (Original Version)
01:19:41 22 A Tribe Called Quest - Show Business
01:22:56 23 Brand Nubian - The Travel Jam
01:26:26 24 Criminal Nation - Release The Pressure
01:31:13 25 Wu-Tang Clan - Method Man
01:35:02 26 Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump 
01:37:59 27 Double XX Posse - Addicted To The Game
01:41:17 28 EPMD - The Big Payback
01:45:22 29 Heather B. - I Get Wreck (Street Mix)
01:48:58 30 The Pharcyde - Soul Flower (Remix)
01:52:19 31 Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion
01:54:43 32 Public Enemy - Hazy Shade Of Criminal
01:59:06 33 3rd Bass - Wordz Of Wizdom
02:05:06 34 T La Rock - Runaway (Vocal Mix)
02:09:28 35 K-Solo - Spellbound
02:12:45 36 Slick Rick - Moses
02:15:35 37 Chill Rob G - Dope Rhymes
02:18:35 38 EPMD - It's My Thing
02:23:18 39 Alphabet Soup - Sunny Day In Harlem
02:28:04 40 Naughty By Nature - Uptown Anthem
02:30:14 41 Run DMC - Beats To The Rhyme
02:32:44 42 3rd Bass - Steppin' To The A.M.
02:37:12 43 Freestyle Fellowship - Legal Alien
02:40:52 44 De La Soul - This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E)
02:43:41 45 N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
02:48:15 46 Eazy-E - Eazy-er Said Than Dunn
02:51:18 47 Ice Cube - Rollin’ Wit The Lench Mob
02:54:43 48 Slick Rick - Children's Story
02:59:18 49 Isis - Great Pimpstress
03:02:27 50 Stetsasonic - DBC Let The Music Play
03:06:14 51 Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity
03:10:33 52 Gang Starr - Take A Rest
03:14:29 53 Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Good Life

Cannot Nod Vol. 2 102-103

00:00:00  1 Above The Law - Freedom Of Speech
00:04:07  2 Cypress Hill - How Could I Kill A Man
00:07:52  3 Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Act Like You Know
00:11:10  4 Double X Posse - Not Gonna Be Able To Do It
00:14:34  5 Uptown - Dope On Plastic (Vocal)
00:18:20  6 Master Ace - I Got Ta
00:21:43  7 Isis - Rebel Soul
00:25:24  8 D-Nice - Crumbs On The Table
00:28:26  9 Freestyle Fellowship - Danger
00:31:50 10 Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
00:36:21 11 Serious Tripp - For Those Who Don't Know Me
00:39:06 12 Downtown Science - Down To A Science
00:42:12 13 Tim Dog - Low Down Nigga
00:43:32 14 Brand Nubian - Drop The Bomb
00:48:36 15 X-Clan - In the Ways of the Scales
00:52:15 16 Showbiz & A.G. - Soul Clap (Short Version)
00:55:50 17 Public Enemy - Rebirth
00:56:36 18 Boogie Down Productions - Jack Of Spades (BDP Movie Mix)
01:01:04 19 Mc Lyte - Paper Thin
01:05:22 20 A Tribe Called Quest - Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts)
01:07:49 21 Poe Hustlers - Law on the Run 
01:12:46 22 Chill E.B. - Menace To Society
01:17:28 23 Legion Of Doom - This Is Diego (Underground Remix)
01:22:33 24 T La Rock - Flow With The New Style
01:25:24 25 Jamalski - Piece of Reality
01:29:07 26 Da Lench Mob - Ain’t Got No Class
01:32:21 27 Chubb Rock - I'm The Man
01:34:37 28 Latin Alliance - Know What I'm Saying (Pal Joey Remix)
01:38:45 29 Ms. Melodie - Communication
01:42:11 30 Public Enemy - Brothers Gonna Work It Out
01:46:21 31 Ms. Melodie - To Sing All Night (Vocal)
01:49:56 32 Ultramagnetic MC's - Ease Back
01:53:02 33 Slick Rick - Mistakes Of Women In Love With Other Men
01:56:55 34 Kool G Rap & D.J. Polo - Nuff Said
01:59:01 35 EPMD - Gold Digger
02:03:47 36 Run-D.M.C. - Peter Piper
02:05:58 37 Main Source - Looking At The Front Door
02:09:56 38 Heavy D. & The Boyz - Don't Curse
02:14:56 39 Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Wig Out
02:18:20 40 Eric B. & Rakim - Casualties Of War
02:22:08 41 Digital Underground - No Nose Job
02:26:18 42 Biz Markie - Spring Again
02:29:26 43 Above The Law - Menace To Society

Cannot Nod Vol. 3 104-105

00:00:00  1 Public Enemy - Night Of The Living Baseheads
00:03:46  2 Ultramagnetic MC's - Break North
00:06:35  3 Gang Starr - Who's Gonna Take The Weight
00:10:09  4 Roxanne Shante - Brothers Ain't Shit
00:14:25  5 Kool G. Rap & D.J. Polo - Poison
00:18:55  6 Jewel T - I Like It Loud
00:24:24  7 EPMD - I'm Housin'
00:27:57  8 Paris - The Hate That Hate Made
00:28:51  9 M.C. E-Rock - Lyrical Graffiti
00:31:52 10 Ice Cube - The Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit
00:34:40 11 Eric B. & Rakim - Don't Sweat The Technique
00:37:29 12 Double XX Posse - Get Ya Props Up
00:40:57 13 JVC Force - Take It Away B-Boy Records
00:44:45 14 The Ku - Bootleg This
00:46:16 15 Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Keep It Flowing (feat. Andre The Giant)
00:49:10 16 De La Soul - Ghetto Thang
00:52:34 17 Nikki D - Lettin' Off Steam (Club Mix)
00:56:20 18 Black A.G. - Fame Goes To Your Head (Vocal)
00:59:13 19 Freestyle Fellowship - Way Cool
01:03:33 20 N.W.A. - Quiet On Tha Set
01:07:09 21 3rd Bass - Portrait Of The Artist As a Hood
01:10:53 22 Gang Starr - As I Read My S-A
01:13:21 23 Cash Money & Marvelous - The Mighty Hard Rocker
01:17:18 24 Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Death Wish
01:21:04 25 Craig G. - Shootin' The Gift (Remix)
01:24:36 26 MC Ez & Troup - Just Rhymin' (Vocal)
01:27:55 27 Queen Latifah Feat. Monie Love - Ladies First
01:31:25 28 K-Solo - Real Solo Please Stand Up
01:35:11 29 Slick Rick - Mona Lisa
01:38:32 30 Ice Cube - Wicked
01:42:08 31 Eric B. & Rakim - The Punisher
01:45:57 32 Tone-Loc - I Got It Goin' On (Remix)
01:49:53 33 Ultramagnetic MC's - Make it Happen
01:53:50 34 Krown Rulers - Paper Chase
01:58:40 35 Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Bad To The Bone
02:03:15 36 KMC - Psycho
02:05:38 37 The 7A3 - Express the Mind
02:08:55 38 Cash Money And Marvelous - New Sheriff In Town (Vocal)
02:12:40 39 Kid Frost - La Raza
02:15:38 40 Stezo - Talking Sense
02:18:21 41 2 Black 2 Strong MMG - Only The Strong Survive
02:22:33 42 Style - The Assassinator
02:27:06 43 Priority One - This Stage Is My Stage
02:31:27 44 Brand Nubian - Grand Puba, Positive and L.G.

Cannot Nod Vol. 4 (106-107)

00:00:00  1 Ice Cream Tee & Tony D - Keep Hushin'
00:03:55  2 Public Enemy - Fight The Power
00:08:13  3 Downtown Science - Radioactive
00:12:15  4 Stezo - Freak the Funk
00:15:21  5 The Wizard Of Rap - Escape From East New York
00:18:45  6 UMC's - Never Never Land
00:22:13  7 Stezo - Put your Body into it
00:25:43  8 Spinmasters - Bustin' Loose
00:29:39  9 MC Shan - Juice Crew Law
00:33:25 10 Eric B. & Rakim - Teach The Children
00:36:17 11 Anttex & The Motherfunkin Clik - Get Em Now Bad Influence
00:39:58 12 King Sun - King Sun With The Sword
00:44:33 13 Eric B. & Rakim - Run For Cover
00:48:40 14 KMD - Mr. Hood at Piocalles Jewelry / Crackpot
00:51:05 15 Ultramagnetic MC's - Watch Me Now
00:55:26 16 Paris - Scarface Groove
00:59:22 17 Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz
01:03:03 18 Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
01:06:38 19 Isis - The Power of Myself is Moving
01:09:43 20 Maestro Fresh-Wes - Bring It On (Remix)
01:13:41 21 Ultramagnetic MC's - Give the Drummer Some
01:16:50 22 Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Just a Little Something
01:18:52 23 Tim Dog - Bronx Nigga
01:22:48 24 N.M.C. & A.D.J. - Messiah (Five Four Mix)
01:26:40 25 Public Enemy - Nighttrain
01:29:47 26 N.W.A - Real Niggaz
01:34:05 27 Eric B․ & Rakim - Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em
01:39:03 28 Eric B. & Rakim - Pass The Hand Grenade
01:41:56 29 Digital Underground - Doowutchyalike (Radio Edit)
01:45:12 30 Chubb Rock - Caught Up (Remix)
01:49:08 31 A Tribe Called Quest - Pubic Enemy
01:52:40 32 Anttex & The Motherfunkin Clik - Trip 2 The Suburbs
01:56:58 33 X-Clan - Shaft's Big Score
02:01:25 34 Sport G & Mastermind - Louder
02:04:21 35 EPMD - I’m Mad
02:07:22 36 Mantronix - This Should Move Ya
02:10:01 37 Jungle Brothers - Simple As That
02:14:07 38 Ultramagnetic MCs - Moe Luv's Theme
02:16:06 39 Da Lench Mob - Freedom Got an A.K.
02:18:20 40 ICE T - New Jack Hustler (Nino’s Theme)
02:22:26 41 Run DMC - What's It All About
02:26:44 42 Schoolly D - How A Black Man Feels
02:29:58 43 Ice Cube - Turn Off The Radio
02:31:53 44 A Tribe Called Quest - Description of a Fool
02:37:09 45 Main Source - Peace Is Not The Word To Play
02:39:01 46 Ultramagnetic MC's - Funky (Remix)
02:42:17 47 Isis - In The Mind Of One
02:45:10 48 The KU - Who's 1st
02:47:35 49 Three Times Dope - From Da Giddy Up
02:50:52 50 Public Enemy - Move!
02:55:55 51 Jungle Brothers - In Dayz '2' Come
02:59:24 52 Molecular Beats Squadron - Coming By Storm
03:03:28 53 Underground Mafia - The Godfather (TNT Hip Hop Mix)

Cannot Nod Vol. 5 (108-109)

00:00:00  1 Ice Cream Tee - Can't Hold Back
00:05:33  2 Public Enemy - Bring The Noise
00:08:42  3 Ice Cube - The Nigga Ya Love To Hate
00:11:51  4 Cage 1 - Straight From Cage
00:16:21  5 Paris - Musical Madness
00:20:23  6 Boogie Down Productions - Edutainment
00:22:51  7 De La Soul - Say No Go
00:26:45  8 Gamilah Shabazz - America's Living In A War Zone (feat. Ice Cube, MMG, Maxwell Dixon, Me Phi Me & Mr. Biggs)
00:30:56  9 Paris - Make Way For A Panther
00:33:12 10 Tim Dog - Step To Me
00:37:41 11 Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown 
00:41:04 12 Gang Starr - The Meaning Of The Name
00:43:19 13 Jungle Brothers - What U Waitin' 4?
00:46:39 14 Paris - Ebony
00:50:18 15 Public Enemy - 1 Million Bottlebags
00:53:11 16 Kool Keith - Poppa Large
00:55:48 17 Phase-N-Rhythm - Hyperactive
00:59:17 18 A.O.K. - The Signal
01:01:49 19 Chill Rob G - The Power (Vocal)
01:07:00 20 Eric B. & Rakim - Follow The Leader
01:12:30 21 Geto Boys - Seek and Destroy
01:15:44 22 Public Enemy - Welcome To The Terrordome
01:20:35 23 Paris - The Devil Made Me Do It
01:21:33 24 L.L. Cool J - It Gets No Rougher
01:26:34 25 Scarface - Born Killer
01:29:40 26 Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - Keep It Going Now
01:32:58 27 The Afros - Smokin' Ral
01:36:59 28 TNT - Hotter Than Hell
01:40:22 29 The Jaz - Sign Of The Crimes
01:44:20 30 Schoolly D - Gangster Boogie Jive
01:46:56 31 Compton's Most Wanted - Straight Checkn 'Em
01:50:28 32 JVC Force - Tear The Show Up
01:53:52 33 Chubb Rock - Blow The Whistle
01:56:57 34 Eric B. & Rakim - Put Your Hands Together
02:00:38 35 Jungle Brothers - JB's Comin Through
02:02:09 36 EPMD - Rampage (Pete Rock Remix)
02:06:34 37 Criminal Nation - Positively Funky
02:11:17 38 Above the Law - Untouchable
02:14:20 39 Chubb Rock - Lost In The Storm
02:17:55 40 Public Enemy - More News At 11
02:20:17 41 De La Soul - Let, Let Me In
02:23:01 42 Def Duo - You Gotta Believe
02:26:25 43 O.G. Style - The “E”
02:30:50 44 Divine Styler - Ain't Sayin' Nothin'

Cannot Nod Vol. 6 (110-111)

Finn Johannsen is a DJ and writer for numerous print and web publications. He also co-runs the label Macro Recordings, used to work at the Hard Wax store, and is now acting as impresario at the clubs @palomabar and @kottimonarch.  

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