The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap is a first-of-it's-kind multimedia collection chronicling the growth of the music and culture from the parks of the Bronx to solidifying a reach that spans the globe. The set includes 130 tracks on 9 CDs and a 300-page book with original design by Cey Adams, artist and founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings, as well as essays by some of hip-hop's leading writers and critics and never-before-seen photographs. Through the music, writing, and extensive liner notes, the Anthology reveals the many trends within this multifaceted genre, it's social and political implications, and it's influence on popular culture. The Anthology is the third major compendium produced by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings that tells the story of a defining era of music "of, by, and for the people," following the Anthology of American Folk Music and Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology. It frequently highlights the objects and stories of hip-hop displayed in the National Museum of African American History and Culture galleries, offering perspective on the African American experience and it's impact on American culture. Curation of the Anthology was headed by a committee including rappers Chuck D and MC Lyte; writers and scholars Jeff Chang and Mark Anthony Neal; early Def Jam senior executives-turned-cultural-advisors Bill Adler and Bill Stephney; and producers Questlove and 9th Wonder. This release is a collaboration between the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Track List

1. King Tim III
2. Rapper's Delight (7" Single Version)
3. Funk You Up (12" Single - Short Version)
4. The Breaks
5. That's the Joint
6. Monster Jam
7. The Body Rock
8. Rapture (2001 Remastered)
9. The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel
10. Planet Rock
11. The Message
12. Rockin It
13. Punk Rock Rap
14. Rockit
15. Looking for the Perfect Beat
16. It's Like That
17. Friends
18. Fresh Wild Fly and Bold
19. It's Yours (12" Radio Mix)
20. Hey DJ
21. Jam on It
22. Roxanne Roxanne
23. Roxanne's Revenge
24. Fat Boys
25. La-Di-Da-Di
26. I Can't Live Without My Radio
27. P.S.K. 'What Does It Mean'?
28. Walk This Way
29. Paul Revere
30. Ego Tripping
31. 6 'N the Mornin'
32. How Ya Like Me Now
33. I Need Love
34. Eric B. Is President
35. King of the Beats
36. A.F.R.I.C.A
37. Parents Just Don't Understand
38. Top Billin'
39. Lyte As a Rock
40. Raw
41. The Symphony
42. I Cram to Understand U (Sam)
43. Wild Thing
44. It Takes Two
45. I'll House You
46. Fuck Tha Police
47. Fight the Power
48. Self Destruction
49. Life Is... Too Short
50. Children's Story
51. The Gas Face (Radio Edit)
52. Ladies First
53. Bring the Noise
54. Me Myself and I (Remastered Single Version)
55. Just a Friend
56. It's Funky Enough
57. Me So Horny
58. The Humpty Dance
59. U Can't Touch This
60. Ice Ice Baby
61. All for One
62. Mind Playing Tricks on Me
63. Scenario (LP Mix)
64. The Choice Is Yours
65. Let's Talk About Sex
66. You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo
67. O.P.P
68. Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang
69. It Was a Good Day
70. Baby Got Back
71. Tennessee
72. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
73. Jump Around
74. I Got a Man
75. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
76. Pocket Full of Stones
77. C.R.E.A.M
78. Insane in the Brain (Radio Edit)
79. Passin' Me By
80. Comin' Out Hard
81. I Used to Love H.E.R
82. Funkdafied
83. N.Y. State of Mind
84. Flava in Your Ear (Remix)
85. Sabotage
86. Juicy
87. Dwyck
88. Regulate
89. Murder Was the Case
90. Sprinkle Me
91. Cell Therapy
92. Gangsta's Paradise
93. Dear Mama
94. Shook Ones Part 2
95. I'll Be There for You / You're All I Need to Get By (Razor Sharp Mix)
96. I'll Be
97. No Time
98. Tha Crossroads
99. Triumph
100. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
101. Make 'Em Say Uhh!
102. The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
103. Doo Wop (That Thing)
104. Ruff Ryders' Anthem
105. The Next Movement
106. Mathematics
107. Bling Bling
108. Hip-Hop
109. Stan
110. Ms. Jackson
111. Country Grammar (Hot Shit)
112. Southern Hospitality
113. One Mic
114. In Da Club
115. Get Low
116. Black Girl Pain
117. Jesus Walks
118. Stay Fly
119. Hustlin'
120. Hip-Hop Saved My Life
121. My President
122. Get Like Me
123. Tie My Hands
124. Exhibit C
125. Super Bass
126. Thrift Shop
127. Crooked Smile
128. Blood on the Leaves
129. Started from the Bottom