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Hip Hop in 1989

13 albums from 1989 in the archive, from Miami, Houston, Dallas, Compton & LA, Detroit, London and The Bay. Albums with a known release date are listed in the order they came out.

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AlbumAs Nasty As They Wanna Be2 Live Crew · 1989Released February 7
AlbumGrip It! On That Other LevelGeto Boys · 1989Released March 12
AlbumNo One Can Do It BetterThe D.O.C. · 1989Released July 13
AlbumPaul’s BoutiqueBeastie Boys · 1989Released July 25
AlbumThe Iceberg/Freedom of Speech… Just Watch What You Say!Ice-T · 1989Released October 10
Album3 Feet High and RisingDe La Soul · 1989
AlbumBoomin’ Words from HellEsham · 1989
AlbumBorn This Way!Cookie Crew · 1989
AlbumMystro On The FlexKaos & Mystro · 1989
AlbumNo PrisonersCougnut · 1989
AlbumOutcast Vol. 1Kaos & Mystro · 1989
AlbumRecognitionDemon Boyz · 1989
AlbumYou Can’t Hold Me BackAwesome Dré · 1989
Samples

Released in 1989, built on a break

  1. Success-N-Effect“Roll It Up”samples Amen, Brother
  2. 3rd Bass“Wordz of Wizdom”samples Amen, Brother
  3. Nice & Smooth“Dope Not Hype”samples Amen, Brother
  4. Public Enemy“Fight the Power”samples Funky Drummer
  5. Freddie Foxxx“The Master”samples Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
  6. Antoinette“Who's the Boss”samples The Grunt
  7. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo“Truly Yours”samples N.T.
  8. Cool C“Down to the Grissle”samples N.T.
  9. LL Cool J“Jingling Baby”samples Scorpio
  10. Queen Latifah“Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children”samples Scorpio
  11. Young MC“Bust a Move”samples Scorpio
  12. Geto Boys“Do It Like a G.O.”samples Scorpio
  13. De La Soul“Change in Speak”samples Bra
  14. Gang Starr“Movin' On”samples Bra
  15. Def Jef“Give It Here”samples Bra
  16. Arabian Prince“Situation Critical”samples Bra
  17. De La Soul“Me Myself and I”samples Funky Worm
  18. Jungle Brothers“Belly Dancin' Dina”samples Funky Worm
  19. Special Ed“I'm the Magnificent”samples Think (About It)
  20. Heavy D & the Boyz“Somebody for Me”samples Think (About It)
  21. Young MC“Know How”samples Apache
  22. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo“Men at Work”samples Apache
  23. Stezo“It's My Turn”samples It's a New Day
  24. 3rd Bass“The Oval Office”samples Ashley's Roachclip
  25. Geto Boys“Scarface”samples Ashley's Roachclip
  26. 2 Live Crew“Ghetto Bass II”samples Ashley's Roachclip
  27. Young MC“I Come Off”samples Take Me to the Mardi Gras
  28. De La Soul“Me Myself and I”samples (Not Just) Knee Deep
  29. LL Cool J“Nitro”samples (Not Just) Knee Deep
  30. Tone Lōc“Funky Cold Medina”samples (Not Just) Knee Deep

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