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Rap Essentials Volume One

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Released
  
1996

Length
  
46:40

Genre
  
Canadian hip hop

Recorded
  
1995–1996

Release date
  
1996

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Label
  
Beat Factory/EMI Canada

Producer
  
DJ Kemo, Scam, Down To Erf, Kardinal Offishall, DRK, DJX, Swiff, DJ Luv, Kandu, Day, Kwajo Cinqo

Rap Essentials Volume One (1996)
  
Rap Essentials Volume Two (1997)

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Down to erf learn to earn


Rap Essentials Volume One is a Canadian hip hop compilation album, released in 1996 on Beat Factory Music, and distributed by EMI Music Canada. It is considered a landmark hip-hop album, and it was very influential.

Contents

Three songs from the album—"Naughty Dread" by Kardinal Offishall, "Fitnredi" by Rascalz, and "Bright Lights, Big City" by Scales Empire—were nominated for Best Rap Recording at the 1997 Juno Awards. "Dear Hip Hop" by Dan-e-o is considered a Canadian hip-hop classic.

Music videos for "Dear Hip Hop", "Bright Lights, Big City", and "Sunlight" by Wio-K were put into rotation on MuchMusic.

Samples

  • "Learn to Earn" – Contains a sample of "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim
  • "Naughty Dread" – Contains a sample of "Natty Dread" by Bob Marley & The Wailers
  • "Dear Hip Hop" – Contains a sample of "The Look of Love" by Ramsey Lewis

    • Songs

    1FitnrediRascalz4:29
    2Boiling PointConcrete Mob3:17
    3Learn to EarnDown to Erf3:25

    References

    Rap Essentials Volume One Wikipedia
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