Since the '80s, these artists and their classic recordings featured here have become source material for rap and hip-hop artists and producers like Rakim, DJ HiTek, Cypress Hill, DJ Muggs, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, DJ Quik, Ice Cube, Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, RZA and so many more.
Apart from its undeniable influence on the hip-hop generation, Stax Records holds a pivotal place in American music history as one of the most popular soul music record labels of all time � second only to Motown in sales and influence, but first in gritty, raw, Southern-steeped soul music. In its heyday throughout the '60s and early '70s, Stax placed more than 167 hit songs on Billboard's Hot 100 pop charts as well as a staggering 243 hits on the R&B charts.
Stax Records continues to define the sound of beats in the world of hip-hop and popular music. No one could have ever predicted that decades after they closed their doors in Memphis, Stax Records would be opening the consciousness of an entirely new generation. The vintage tracks featured here truly represent The Soul of Hip-Hop.
Track List
1. 24-Carat Black � "Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth"
2. The Emotions � "Blind Alley"
3. Booker T. & The Mgs � "Melting Pot"
4. The Bar-Kays � "Humpin'"
5. The Dramatics � "Get Up And Get Down"
6. Isaac Hayes � "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic"
7. Isaac Hayes � "Hung Up On My Baby"
8. David Porter � "I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over"
9. Wendy Rene � "After The Laughter (Comes Tears)"
10. Charmels � "As Long As I've Got You"
11. The Sweet Inspirations � "Why Marry"
12. Rufus Thomas � "Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1)"
13. Little Milton � "Packed Up And Took My Mind"
14. William Bell - "I Forgot To Be Your Lover"
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