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Various Artists - Brazil 70
Various Artists
Brazil 70 (Soul Jazz Records)
Various Artists - 4 Women No Cry Vol. 2
Various Artists
4 Women No Cry Vol. 2 (Monika)
Various Artists - Over The Counter Culture Volume 1
Various Artists
Over The Counter Culture Volume 1 (Spacebar Sentiments)

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Releases on same label
Rekid - Made In Menorca
Rekid
Made In Menorca (Soul Jazz Records)
Private Lives - Private Life
Private Lives
Private Life (Soul Jazz Records)
Various - New York Noise 2
Various
New York Noise 2 (Soul Jazz Records)

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Various Artists - Big Apple Rappin': The Early Days Of Hip-Hop Culture In NYC 1979-1982

 
Various Artists
Big Apple Rappin': The Early Days Of Hip-Hop Culture In NYC 1979-1982 (Soul Jazz Records)
Dub / Reggae  Electro  Hip Hop  Vintage / Reissues 
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Big Apple Rappin’ tells the story of the birth of rap/ hip-hop culture in New York City, featuring an amazing collection of the first rap records along with original flyer art, exclusive photos, interviews and more.

Starting in the Bronx in the late 1970s rap grew out of a combination of disco and funk breaks, alongside the Soundsystem culture of Jamaica (dancehalls, DJs, soundclashes) first brought to the New York block party jams by the first hip-hop DJ, Kool Herc.

This album brings together for the first time all the key ingredients that gave birth to hip-hop culture – independent record labels, flyer art, the first photos. The first record producers were both American and Jamaican-emigrees. Featuring interviews with artists, producers, one of the first-ever photographers to document the scene, Joe Conzo, flyer-designer Buddy Esquire – "Big Apple Rappin" is an incredible overview of the birth of Hip-Hop culture.