Various - Waxin' Lyrical Part One CD

The roots of rap – pulled from an assortment of classic funk and soul tunes, and mixed in with a bit of old school hip hop as well! The title and look of the package are a bit hokey, but the music's totally great – an all-essential assortment of tunes that includes
1 The Fatback Band - Is This The Future?
2 Roy Ayers Ubiquity - We Live In Brooklyn Baby
3 Gary Byrd & The G.B. Experience - The Crown
4 Isaac Hayes - By The Time I Get To Phoenix
5 Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight
6 Kevin Keys - Distant Lover
7 Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band - Express Yourself
8 Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
9 Gil Scott-Heron - Sex Education - Ghetto Style
10 Melle Mel & Duke Bootee - Message II (Survival)
11 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - White Lines

Label:Obsessive
Catalog#:EVSCD25
Format:CD, Compilation

Country:UK
Released:2001
Genre:Funk / Soul, Hip Hop, Jazz
Style:Jazz-Funk, Funk, Disco