VA - Pure... Hip Hop (4 CD) (2011) free

Like the other Pure... sets, Pure... Hip-Hop is a cheaply priced four-disc box set that is heavy on hits, while there are plenty of deeper -- but smartly chosen -- cuts as well. This one spans the '80s, '90s, and 2000s. It's led by Cypress Hill's "How I Could Just Kill a Man," Special Ed's "I Got It Made," Too Short's "Life Is Too Short," Goodie Mob's "Cell Therapy," OutKast's "So Fresh, So Clean," and Clipse's "When the Last Time." There are a couple stylistic outliers, like Ini Kamoze and Zhane, but it still offers a useful, if somewhat random, assortment of rap singles.

Tracklist :

Disc 1:

1. Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) 4:01
2. OutKast - So Fresh, So Clean 4:01
3. Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain 3:29
4. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? 4:26
5. Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) 4:03
6. Nas - The Message 3:56
7. Prodigy Of Mobb Deep - Keep It Thoro 3:06
8. Brand Nubian - Love Vs. Hate 4:31
9. Big L - Put It On 3:39
10. Goodie Mob - Cell Therapy 5:01
11. Clipse - Mr. Me Too 3:43
12. J-Kwon - Hood Hop 4:08
13. Poor Righteous Teachers - Rock Dis Funky Joint 5:12
14. Erick Sermon - I'm Hot 3:47
15. UGK (Underground Kingz) - Short Texas 6:18
16. Candyman - Knockin' Boots 3:54
17. Run DMC - It's Tricky 3:04

Disc 2:

1. Fugees - Fu-Gee-La 4:17
2. Big Punisher - I'm Not A Player 3:42
3. Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass 4:18
4. Xzibit - X 4:17
5. DMX - Lord Give Me A Sign 3:29
6. Cam'ron - 357 3:26
7. Dungeon Family - Trans D.F. Express (Club Mix) 4:49
8. Consequence - Don't Forget 'Em 4:01
9. FU-Schnickens - True Fuschnick 3:58
10. 2nd II None - Let The Rhythm Take You 4:47
11. Da Brat - Funkdafied 3:06
12. Akinyele - Take A Lick 3:32
13. QB Finest feat. Nas and Bravehearts - Oochie Wally 5:01
14. Tha Alkoholiks - Only When I'm Drunk 3:37
15. Too $hort - Life Is...Too Short 4:35
16. Souls Of Mischief - Ya Don't Stop 4:32
17. Gang Starr - Jazz Thing 4:49

Disc 3:

1. M.O.P. - Ante Up 3:54
2. Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man 4:10
3. Pras - Blue Angels 4:15
4. Dead Prez - Hip Hop (Real Version) 3:48
5. Kool G Rap - Fast Life 4:53
6. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble 4:51
7. Sweet Tee - It's My Beat 4:25
8. Whodini - Magic's Wand 5:40
9. Zhane - Hey Mr. D.J. 4:17
10. A Tribe Called Quest feat. Truggy The Dove - Award Tour 3:48
11. Funkdoobiest - Rock On 3:55
12. Common - I Used To Love Her 4:40
13. E-40 - Hope I Don't Go Back 4:39
14. Cassidy - A.M. To P.M. 3:40
15. Cee-Lo - One For The Road 5:37
16. Jermaine Dupri - Let's Talk About It 5:24
17. Buckshot Lefonque - My Way (Doin' It) 4:10

Disc 4:

1. Run DMC - Walk This Way 3:39
2. Nas - Nas Is Like 3:58
3. Bow Wow feat. Ciara - Like You 3:25
4. KRS-One - MC's Act Like They Don't Know 4:57
5. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part II 5:26
6. Clipse - When The Last Time 4:15
7. Ini Kamoze - Here Comes The Hotstepper 4:10
8. Sporty Thievz - No Pigeons 3:27
9. DJ Quik - Tonite 5:25
10. Special Ed - I Got It Made 3:43
11. Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy 5:37
12. Ghostface Killah - Iron Maiden 4:48
13. Youngbloodz - Chop Chop 4:41
14. N2Deep - Back To The Hotel 5:05
15. Camp Lo - Black Connection 4:07
16. Petey Pablo - Freek-A-Leek 3:57
17. Wyclef Jean - Perfect Gentleman 4:11