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Class of 88: Official Playlist

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Songs that were pivotal to the year 1988, one of hip hop’s most important years.

45 SONGS • 3 HOURS AND 46 MINUTES

1Parents Just Don't Understand (Single Edit)
Parents Just Don't Understand (Single Edit)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Greatest Hits
05:14
2My Melody
My Melody
E
Eric B. & Rakim
Paid In Full (Deluxe Edition)
06:47
3Push It
Push It
Salt-n-Pepa
Hot, Cool & Vicious
04:32
4Rock The Bells
Rock The Bells
LL COOL J
All World
04:01
5Ladies First (LP Version)
Ladies First (LP Version)
Queen Latifah feat. Monie Love
All Hail the Queen
03:58
6Children's Story
Children's Story
E
Slick Rick
Chill Hip Hop [Explicit]
04:03
7The Breaks
The Breaks
Kurtis Blow
20th Century Masters: The Best Of Kurtis Blow
07:44
8La-Di-Da-Di [feat. Doug E. Fresh]
La-Di-Da-Di [feat. Doug E. Fresh]
E
Slick Rick feat. Doug E. Fresh
The Art Of Storytelling
04:37
9Me So Horny
Me So Horny
E
2 Live Crew
Greatest Hits
04:37
10Freaks Come Out at Night
Freaks Come Out at Night
Whodini
Greatest Hits
04:44
11Walk This Way
Walk This Way
Run-DMC feat. Aerosmith
Walk This Way
05:10
12The Symphony
The Symphony
E
Marley Marl, Big Daddy Kane, Craig G, Kool G Rap & Masta Ace
In Control Volume 1 [Explicit]
06:04
13Rebel Without A Pause
Rebel Without A Pause
Public Enemy
80’s Rap Hip-Pop & Soul [Explicit]
05:04
14The Message (feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee)
The Message (feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee)
E
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee
The Message [Explicit]
07:11
15Fuck Tha Police
Fuck Tha Police
E
N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton [Explicit]
05:46
16It's Tricky
It's Tricky
Run-DMC
Can't Hardly Wait
03:02
17Roxanne's Revenge
Roxanne's Revenge
Roxanne Shanté
The Ol' Skool Flava of...Nia
05:10
18Smooth Operator
Smooth Operator
Big Daddy Kane
It's A Big Daddy Thing [Explicit]
04:44
19No Sleep Till Brooklyn
No Sleep Till Brooklyn
Beastie Boys
Licensed To Ill
04:07
20Brand New Funk
Brand New Funk
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
The Very Best Of D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
04:01
21I Go To Work
I Go To Work
Kool Moe Dee
Knowledge Is King
04:42
22Microphone Fiend
Microphone Fiend
Eric B. & Rakim
Follow The Leader (Expanded Edition)
05:15
23Mind Playing Tricks on Me
Mind Playing Tricks on Me
E
Geto Boys
We Can't Be Stopped [Explicit]
05:08
24Ruffneck
Ruffneck
E
MC Lyte
Ain't No Other [Explicit]
03:57
25You Gots To Chill
You Gots To Chill
Epmd
Strictly Business [Explicit]
04:22
26My Mic Sounds Nice
My Mic Sounds Nice
Salt-n-Pepa
Hot, Cool & Vicious
04:10
27Don't Believe The Hype
Don't Believe The Hype
Public Enemy
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
05:19
28The Showstopper
The Showstopper
Salt-n-Pepa
Hot, Cool & Vicious
05:01
29Run's House (Single Version)
Run's House (Single Version)
Run-DMC
Greatest Hits
03:44
30Supersonic
Supersonic
J.J. Fad
Supersonic The Album
03:52
31Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
E
Public Enemy
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
06:24
32I Ain't No Joke
I Ain't No Joke
Eric B. & Rakim
Paid In Full (Deluxe Edition)
03:54
33Express Yourself
Express Yourself
E
N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton [Explicit]
04:25
34Wrath of My Madness
Wrath of My Madness
Queen Latifah
All Hail the Queen
04:17
35Flash to the Beat (Pt. 1)
Flash to the Beat (Pt. 1)
Grandmaster Flash
Rap Motivation Mix [Explicit]
10:57
36My Adidas
My Adidas
Run-DMC
Raising Hell [Explicit]
02:48
37I Can't Live Without My Radio
I Can't Live Without My Radio
LL COOL J
Radio [Explicit]
05:27
38Paper Thin
Paper Thin
E
MC Lyte
Lyte As A Rock [Explicit]
05:14
39My Philosophy
My Philosophy
Boogie Down Productions
By All Means Necessary (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
05:40
40King of Rock
King of Rock
Run-DMC
King Of Rock
05:14
41Friends
Friends
Whodini
Greatest Hits
04:41
42Strictly Business
Strictly Business
Epmd
Strictly Business [Explicit]
04:45
43I Get The Job Done
I Get The Job Done
Big Daddy Kane
It's A Big Daddy Thing [Explicit]
05:30
44Follow The Leader
Follow The Leader
Eric B. & Rakim
Follow The Leader (Expanded Edition)
05:35
45Gangsta Gangsta
Gangsta Gangsta
E
N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton [Explicit]
05:37