Street Jams: Hip-Hop from the Top, Vol. 1

Artist	Various Artists
Format	CD
Genre	Rap
Label Name	Rhino
Producer	Brian B-Sly Foxworthy, Steve Yano
Release Date	1992 02 11
Song List	1: Skanless Hip-Hop from the Top Mega-Mix (4:27) 2: Rapper's Delight (14:25) 3: The Breaks (6:29) 4: Sucker D.J.'s (I Will Survive) (3:27) 5: Request Line (4:47) 6: What People Do for Money (4:02) 7: Adventures of Super Rhyme (10:55) 8: King of the Beat (3:09) 9: The Message (6:33) 10: Friends (4:06) 11: One for the Treble (6:30) 12: The Pure (3:10)
Style.Categories	Golden Age, Old-School Rap, Electro, Hip-Hop

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Rhino's first attempt at archiving old-school rap of the early '80s, Street Jams: Hip-Hop From the Top, Vol. 1 succeeds by balancing a few undeniable classics (tracks that everyone should have in their collection) with more obscure inclusions that fanatics will appreciate as well. The classics on this debut volume are "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang, "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow, "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, and "Friends" by Whodini. Alongside these are some great obscurities that many rap fans had only heard of, including "One for the Treble (Fresh)" by Davy DMX, "Adventures of Super Rhyme" by Jimmy Spicer, and "Request Line" by Rock Master Scott. Though it misses a few crucial artists (Spoonie Gee, Funky Four Plus One, the Treacherous Three) and it would've been better to lean closer to the classics than the rarities, Street Jams: Hip-Hop From the Top, Vol. 1 is an excellent collection of early rap. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide