Sony Music Entertainment’s Certified releasing ‘Raised by Rap: 50 Years of Hip Hop’

Double vinyl featuring legendary rap hips

Continuing the massive celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary in 2023, Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and Certified are proud to announce a new commemorative double LP vinyl. Raised by Rap: 50 Years of Hip-Hop It will be in stores on July 28th. Twenty-five of rap’s most defining generational anthems come together in one of his works. Available in a variety of exclusive vinyl colorways at Target and Urban Outfitters.

raised by rap Decades of hits that symbolize the history of hip-hop. This compilation showcases the legacy and footprint of Sony Music Entertainment’s artists in the genre.Rob Bass & DJ EZ Rock [“It Takes Two”] and run DMC [“It’s Tricky”] 80’s Wu-Tang Clan [“C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)”] and eggplant [“NY State of Mind”] Highlight the 90’s.outcast [“Ms. Jackson”] Apocalypse soundtrack and Lil Nas X [“Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (Remix)] and beer [“Whole Lotta Money”] It now hints at the future of the genre.

This compilation spans the hip-hop era, demonstrating hip-hop’s constant evolution through careful curation and sheer scope unmatched by any other era in current culture.

It follows a string of high-profile releases by Certified, a digital destination platform that honors SME’s hip-hop catalog. Record drops so far have ranged from Nas’s. Made You Look: God Sun Live 2002 To run DMC tougher than leather Alongside the release of a new social-driven content series called made by hip hop.

Over the next few months, Certified will release many more vinyl releases. Raised by Rap: 50 Years of Hip-Hop. These include re-releases of albums such as Project Pat’s. mista don’t play, everything will be fine.

As part of Sony’s HH50 campaign, on October 6, the 25th anniversary of Big Pun, capital punishment It will be released on vinyl in partnership with Get On Down. Additionally, Get On Down will release her 25th anniversary limited edition. capital punishment Double-coloured vinyl with a new gatefold jacket with a commemorative band and bundled with a 7″ single of ‘Still Not a Player’ b/w ‘Twinz (Deep Cover 98)’.

Get On Down will also release Project Pat’s second studio album on vinyl for the first time since the original release in 2001. mista don’t play, everything will be fine Available in two limited and exclusive color vinyl variations. The set is produced by Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul and Juicy J.

Run DMC’s sixth studio album Down with the King “Get On Down” was released 30 years ago on May 4, 1993. Get On Down will release a limited double-color vinyl edition of the color 7-inch single of “Down With The King” featuring Pete Rock and CL later this year and a double-color vinyl edition bundled with a gatefold jacket. It is expected to be. Smooth black and white “Come On Everybody” featuring Q-Tip. tougher than leatherRun DMC’s fourth studio album is also celebrating its 35th anniversary and is available on translucent blue vinyl on Get On Down.

In collaboration with Vinyl Me, Please, several albums will be reissued on vinyl as part of VMP’s ‘Fifty Years of Hip Hop’ campaign.Hip-Hop His fans are looking forward to a re-press of his much-requested TLC hits album crazy sexy cool On the red and white vinyl disc of the 2 LP set, fan letter Double LP on blue/white vinyl, including a bonus 7 inch with extended versions of ‘No Scrubs’ and ‘U In Me’.

Hip-hop subscribers of Vinyl Me Please can look forward to featuring historic albums like Q-Tip. Kamal’s Summary Run DMC in July tougher than leather Boogie Down Productions in October absolutely necessary January 2024 and Wu Tang W. In April 2024.

Vinyl Me, Please and SME’s Certified have teamed up to present a pop-up experience celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop at Rock the Bells Festival on August 5th at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, NY. Showgoers who stop by the event can purchase exclusive records and sign up for special offers.

2LP

Side A:

1. Genius Rap – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2. Difficult – run DMC
3. It Takes Two – Rob Bass & DJ EZ Rock
4. Can I kick you? – A tribe called Quest
5. Summertime (Single Edit) – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
6. Funkdafeed – Da Brat

Side B:

1. Brain Madness – Cypress Hill
2. Cream – Wu Tang Clan featuring Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Buddha Monk
3. Shook Wands, Pt. II – Mobb Deep
4. Ready Or Not – Fugees, Ms Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Plus
5. NY State of Mind – Nas
6. Watch Now – The Beatnuts featuring Yellaklaw

Side C:

1. Mr. Jackson – Outkast
2. Grinding – Clipse
3. Hip Hop – Dead Prez
4. Poppin’ My Color – Three 6 Mafia
5. Let’s whistle – too short
6. International Players Anthem (I Choice You) – UGK (Underground Kingz) featuring Outkast

Side D:

1. Goosebumps – Travis Scott
2. A Lot – 21 Savage
3. Street – Doja Cat
4. Mask Off – Future
5. Praise The Lord (Da Shine) – A$AP Rocky featuring Skepta
6. Old Town Road (Remix) – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
7. Whole Lotta Money – Via