Hip-Hop Circa 1989 - PumiceT.com

2009 marks the 20-year anniversary for some historical releases in the world of Hip-Hop. Not only did De La Soul debut with “3 Feet High and Rising,” but we also heard the talents of 3rd Bass and The D.O.C. on their first full-length releases.

The production of rap music had recently evolved, thanks in part to the Emu SP-1200 sampling drum machine, and the releases of 1989 would make music lawyers heads spin (and not due to break-dancing). The Beastie Boys’ “Paul’s Boutique” has so many samples, I’m pretty sure it has yet to be fully reverse-engineered. Fortunately, you can hear the sample-rich production better than ever while listening to a beautifully remastered 20th anniversary edition.

Do any other artists have anniversary releases planned? I don’t know. I’d love to hear “The Cactus Album” or “3 Feet High and Rising” remastered, but I won’t hold my breath.

I’ve compiled the following list of 1989 releases. If I’m missing any, please let me know.

Antoinette – “Who’s the Boss”
Awesome Dre’ & Hard Core Committee – “You Can’t Hold Me Back”
Beastie Boys – “Paul’s Boutique”
Beastie Boys – “Love American Style EP”
Big Daddy Kane – “It’s a Big Daddy Thing”
The Diabolical Biz Markie – “The Biz Never Sleeps”
Black & White – “Don’t Know Yet”
Ron C – “C Ya”
Chubb Rock & Howie Tee – “And the Winner Is…”
Company B – “Gotta Dance – “1989 – “Pop/Rock
Criminal Element Orchestra – “Locked Up – “1989 – “Pop/Rock
Willie Dee – “Controversy”
De La Soul – “3 Feet High and Rising”
Def Jef – “Just a Poet with Soul”
Divine Styler – “Word Power”
D.J. Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip – “Masters of the Rhythm”
The D.O.C. – “No One Can Do It Better”
Dr. Ease & D.J. Mix – “Put Your Mind & Body at Ease”
Doctor Ice – “Mic Stalker”
EPMD – “Unfinished Business”
The Fat Boys – “On and On”
Fresh Celeste – “Fresh Celeste”
Full Force – “Smoove”
Craig G – “The Kingpin”
Gang Starr – “No More Mr. Nice Guy”
Hipsway – “Scratch the Surface”
Hostyle – “Get Off”
Hustle Z & M.C. – “Show Me Yours and”
Ice Cream Tee – “Can’t Hold Back”
Ice-T – “I’m Your Pusher”
The Jaz – “A Word to the Jaz”
Just-Ice – “The Desolate One”
K-9 Posse – “K-9 Posse”
KC Flightt – “In Flightt”
King Sun – “XL”
Kings of Pressure – “Slang Teacher”
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – “Road to the Riches
Kool Rock Jay & D.J. Slice – “Tales from the Dope Side”
Kool Skool – “Kool Skool”
LL Cool J – “Walking with a Panther”
Magnetic Force – “12-52-365”
MC Ade – “How Much Can You Take”
MC Ade – “Just Sumthin’ to Do”
MC Hammer – “They Put Me in Mix”
M.C. Rell – “Into the Future”
MC Sergio – “Making a Killin’”
MC Shy D – “Don’t Sweat Me”
MC Twist – “Comin’ through Like Warriors”
Mellow Man Ace – “Escape From Havana”
Merlin – “Merlin”
Ms. Melodie – “Diva”
Nemesis – “To Hell and Back”
Nice & Smooth – “Nice & Smooth”
Nu-Sounds – “Mackin’”
N.W.A. – “Express Yourself ” [12″ Single]
N.W.A. – “Boyz-N-The-Hood”
Posse NFX – “Black or Ya White”
Public Enemy – “Fight the Power”
Public Enemy – “Welcome to the Terrordome” [Vinyl Single]
Queen Latifah – “All Hail the Queen”
Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. – “A Shade of Red”
The “R” (Renard with No Regard) – “Going for Gold”
Salt-N-Pepa – “A Blitz of Salt-N-Pepa Hits: The Hits Remixed”
Schoolly D – “Am I Black Enough for You?”
Sir Mix-A-Lot – “Seminar”
Special Ed – “Youngest in Charge”
Steady B – “Going Steady”
Stop the Violence Movement – “Self Destruction”
Tony Tee – “Time to Get Phy”
3rd Bass – “The Cactus Album”
Three Times Dope – “Original Stylin’”
Twenty Eighth St. Crew – “I Need a Rhythm”
Too Short – “Born to Mack”
Too $hort – “Life Is…Too Short”
Twin Hype – “Twin Hype”
2 Live Crew – “As Nasty as They Wanna Be”
2 Live Crew – “As Clean as They Wanna Be”
U.T.F.O. – “Doin’ It!”
The Wee Papa Girls – “The Beat, The Rhyme, The Noise”
Wrecks-N-Effect – “Wrecks-N-Effect”
X Clan – “Heed the Word of the Brother”
X Clan – “Raise the Flag”
Young MC – “Stone Cold Rhymin’”