SPIKE Collection - Old School Rap

Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain

"Insane in the Brain" was released in 1993 and reached number 19 in the Hot 100 chart, and number 1 in the U.S. rap chart. The song was off of the album Black Sunday. According to B-Real, the song was actually a diss song aimed at Chubb Rock. The group felt Chubb had ridiculed their style on his 1992 album.

Runtime: 00 hrs 03 min 38 sec

House Of Pain - Jump Around

The Irish-American hip-hop crew gets rowdy up in the pub while spittin' out this 1992 rap anthem.

Runtime: 00 hrs 04 min 02 sec

Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours

The NYC duo Dres and Mista Lawnge come correct with a timeless hip-hop classic off their 1994 LP A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing.

Runtime: 00 hrs 03 min 42 sec

Atliens

Released in 1996, this title track off the southern duo's sophomore LP proves that Big Boi, Andre and all of the ATL were very much ahead of their time.

Runtime: 00 hrs 03 min 48 sec

Run-D.M.C. - Rock Box

The hip hop Kings put Queens on the map with a 1984 rap-rock masterpiece.

Runtime: 00 hrs 05 min 15 sec

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand

This clever and colorful 1988 classic earned the goofy Philadelphia duo the first-ever Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance.

Runtime: 00 hrs 05 min 07 sec

Keep Ya Head Up

A focused Tupac Shakur motivates the ladies with his strong metaphors and smooth lyrical flows.

Runtime: 00 hrs 04 min 24 sec

Blondie - Rapture

Debbie Harry lays down some fresh rhymes over her punk-pop posse's 1980 hip-hop opus.

Runtime: 00 hrs 04 min 15 sec

Warren G - Regulate

Off the 1994 west coast classic Regulate the G-Funk Era, Warren G and Nate Dogg represent for the 213 with a smooth Michael McDonald keyboard lick.

Runtime: 00 hrs 03 min 58 sec

Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right To Party

Off the 1986 classic License to Ill, the NYC trio set the standard for fusing hip-hop and rock. Produced by none other than Rick Rubin, this unforgettable '80s anthem will always to put you into a festive mood.

Runtime: 00 hrs 03 min 58 sec

Nas - If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)

Nas and Lauryn Hill take over the planet with one of the sickest hip hip duets ever.

Runtime: 00 hrs 04 min 48 sec

Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day

Ice Cube surprisingly enjoys a perfect day in South Central Los Angeles.

Runtime: 00 hrs 04 min 02 sec

Tupac - California Love

Dre and Pac perform a California classic to a horde of funky futuristic partygoers showin' love to the west side.

Runtime: 00 hrs 13 min 29 sec

Dre Day

Dre & Snoop get funky at an underground gangsta party while layin' down this 1992 west coast classic.

Runtime: 00 hrs 06 min 09 sec

The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight

Wonder Mike, Big Bank Hank and Master Gee take the music world by storm with their first-ever hip-hop hit.

Runtime: 00 hrs 06 min 17 sec

Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five - The Message

The South Bronx MC's change the face of hip-hop forever with a groundbreaking 1982 synthesizer-driven masterpiece.

Runtime: 00 hrs 06 min 02 sec

MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This

The Oakland MC puts on some big ass pants and lays his rapid rhymes over a classic Rick James sample.

Runtime: 00 hrs 04 min 17 sec

Public Enemy - Fight The Power

Chuck D & Flavor Flav have themselves a little parade in the middle of New York City.

Runtime: 00 hrs 03 min 02 sec

Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock

The hip hop pioneers move a rowdy NYC crowd with some revolutionary electro funk.

Runtime: 00 hrs 04 min 00 sec

Snoop Dogg - What's My Name?

The West Coast icon represents for the L.B.C. while gettin' loose over a Death Row classic.

Runtime: 00 hrs 03 min 34 sec