Ohio Players vs Gang Starr

Sample Corner:

Artist: Ohio Players
Track Title: Sweet Sticky Thing
Album Name: Honey
Release Year: 1975



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Gang Starr
Track Title: Doe In Advance (unreleased track)
Album Name: Hard To Earn (promo cassette)
Release Year: 1993
Producer: DJ Premier


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Mary McCreary vs Verbal Threat


Sample Corner:

Artist: Mary McCreary
Track’s title: Butterflies in Heaven
Album’s name: Butterflies in Heaven
Release year: 1973



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Verbal Threat
Track’s title: Reality Check
Album’s name: The Golden Era
Release year: 2006
Produced by: Dj Premier


Jerry Butler vs Classified

Sample Corner:

Artist: Jerry Butler
Track’s title: I Need to Belong
Album’s name: Giving up on love/Need to belong
Release year: 1963


Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Classified
Track’s title: Up all night
Album’s name: Self Explanatory
Release year: 2009
Produced by: Classified


Gill Scott Heron vs Atmosphere

Sample Corner:

Artist: Gill Scott Heron
Track’s title: Rivers of My Father
Album’s name: Winter in America
Release year: 1974


Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Atmosphere
Track’s title: Carry me home
Album’s name: Sad Clown Bad Spring 12
Release year: 2008
Produced by: Ant


Sample Corner:

Artist: Spooky Tooth
Track’s title: The Mirror
Album’s name: The Mirror
Release year: 1974


Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Atmosphere
Track’s title: Trying to find a balance
Album’s name: Seven’s Travels
Release year: 2003
Produced by: Ant

Donald Byrd vs Group Home

Sample Corner:

Artist: Donald Byrd And 125th Street, N.Y.C.
Track Title: I Feel Like Loving You Today
Album Name: Love Byrd
Release Year: 1981



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Group Home
Track Title: 2 Thousand
Album Name: Livin’ Proof
Release Year: 1995
Producer: DJ Premier

David Axelrod vs Hip Hop

Sample Corner:

Artist: David Axelrod
Track Title: Holy Thursday
Album Name: Song Of Innocence
Release Year: 1968



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Apache
Track Title: Tonto
Album Name: Apache Ain’t Shit
Release Year: 1992
Producer: Double J



Artist: Artifacts
Track Title: C’mon wit Da Git Down
Album Name: Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Release Year: 1994
Producer: Buckwild


Artist: The Beatnuts
Track Title: Hit Me with That
Album Name: The Beatnuts
Release Year: 1994
Producer: The Beatnuts



Artist: Black Sheep
Track Title: Without a Doubt
Album Name: Non-Fiction
Release Year: 1994
Producer: Black Sheep, Salaam Remi



Artist: Fat Joe
Track Title: Bronx Keeps Creating It
Album Name: Jelous One’s Envy
Release Year: 1995
Producer: Joe Fatal



Artist: INI
Track Title: Think Twice (feat. Pete Rock)
Album Name: Center of Attention
Release Year: 1995
Producer: Pete Rock



Artist: Mix Master Mike
Track Title: Black Level Clearance
Album Name: Anti-Theft Device
Release Year: 2008
Producer: Naut Humon



Artist: Red Hot Lover Tone
Track Title: Bust tha Maneuva (feat. Charlie Brown)
Album Name: #1 Player
Release Year: 1995
Producer: Diamond D



Artist: Screwball
Track Title: What The Deal? (feat. Cormega)
Album Name: Screwed Up
Release Year: 2004
Producer: V.I.C.



Artist: Royce Da 5′9″
Track Title: Shake This
Album Name: Street Hop
Release Year: 2009
Producer: DJ Premier

Francis Lai vs Reks

Sample Corner:

Artist: Francis Lai
Track Title: Scéne D’Amour
Album Name: Bilitis (OST)
Release Year: 1977



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Reks
Track Title: Say Goodnight
Album Name: Grey Hairs
Release Year: 2008
Producer: DJ Premier

Marilyn Scott vs Termanology

Sample Corner:

Artist: Marilyn Scott
Track Title: You Made Me Belive
Album Name: Dreams of Tomorrow
Release Year: 1979



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Termanology
Track Title: So Amazing
Album Name: Hood Politics V (mixtape) / Politics As Usual
Release Year: 2007
Producer: DJ Premier

Ndugu & The Chocolate Jam Co. vs NYG’z

Sample Corner:

Artist: Ndugu & The Chocolate Jam Co.
Track Title: Take Some Time
Album Name: Do I Make You Feel Better?
Release Year: 1980



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: NYG’z
Track Title: Welcome 2 G-Dom (feat. Rave)
Album Name: Welcome 2 G-Dom
Release Year: 2007
Producer: DJ Premier

Lou Donaldson vs Hip Hop

Sample corner:

Artist: Lou Donaldson
Track Title: Who’s Making Love
Album Name: Hot Dog
Release Year: 1969



Hip Hop corner:

Artist: A Tribe Called Quest
Track Title: Hot Sex on a Platter
Album Name: Midnight Marauders
Release Year: 1993
Producer: A Tribe Called Quest





Artist: Marley Marl Feat. Craig G
Track Title: Droppin’ Science
Album Name: In Control, Vol. 1
Release Year: 1988
Producer: Marley Marl



Artist: Craig G
Track Title: U R Not The 1
Album Name: Now, That’s More Like It
Release Year: 1991
Producer: Marley Marl



Artist: Das Efx
Track Title: Kaught in Da Ak (DJ Premier remix instrumental)
Album Name: Straight Up Sewaside
Release Year: 1993
Producer: DJ Premier



Artist: Run DMC Ft Mad Lion
Track Title: Wreck Shop
Album Name: Down With the King
Release Year: 1993
Producer: Pete Rock



Artist: Heltah Skeltah
Track Title: I Ain’t Havin’ That
Album Name: Magnum Force
Release Year: 1998
Producer: Cuzin Bawb, Starang Wondah

The Emotions vs Hip Hop

Sample corner:

Artist: The Emotions
Track’s title: Blind Alley
Album’s name: Untouched
Release year: 1972

Hip Hop corner:

Artist: Big Daddy Kane
Track’s title: Ain’t No Half-Steppin
Album’s name: Talkin’ Loud (12″)
Release year: 1988
Produced by: Marley Marl

Artist: Chubb Rock
Track’s title: Organizer
Album’s name: The One
Release year: 1991
Produced by: Howie Tee

Artist: Leaders of the New School
Track’s title: Sound Of The Zeekers @#^**?!
Album’s name: A Future Without A Past
Release year: 1991
Produced by: Busta Rhymes

Artist: Ice Cube
Track’s title: We Had To Turn This Muthafucka Up
Album’s name: The Predator
Release year: 1992
Produced by: DJ Muggs

Artist: Das EFX
Track’s title: Klap Ya Handz
Album’s name: Dead Serious
Release year: 1992
Produced by: Andre Weston, Willie Hines, Dexter James (co-producer)

Artist: Redman
Track’s title: Talkin’ Loud
Album’s name: Redman Meets Reggie Noble
Release year: 1992
Produced by: Reggie Noble

Artist: LL Cool J
Track’s title: Talkin’ Loud
Album’s name: Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings
Release year: 1993
Produced by: Marley Marl

Artist: Gang Starr
Track’s title: Comin’ For Datazz
Album’s name: Talkin’ Loud (12″)
Release year: 1994
Produced by: DJ Premier, Guru

Artist: A Ttribe Called Quest
Track’s title: Phony Rappers
Album’s name: Beats, Rhymes And Life
Release year: 1996
Produced by: The Ummah

The Whole Darn Family vs Hip Hop

Sample corner:

Artist: The Whole Darn Family
Track’s title: Seven Minutes of Funk
Album’s name: Has Arrived
Release year: 1976

Hip Hop corner:

Artist: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Track’s title: Superappin’
Album’s name: Superappin’ (12″)
Release year: 1979
Produced by: Bobby Robinson

Artist: Kurtis Blow (feat. Bob Dylan)
Track’s title: Street Rock
Album’s name: Kingdom Blow
Release year: 1986
Produced by: Kurtis Blow

Artist: College Boyz
Track’s title: Underground Blues
Album’s name: Radio Fusion Radio
Release year: 1992
Produced by: Humphrey Riley, Wiz, DJ Ron Ski

Artist: Tha Alkaholiks
Track’s title: Only When I’m Drunk
Album’s name: 21 & Over
Release year: 1993
Produced by: E-Swift, Tha Alkaholiks

Artist: Dru Down
Track’s title: Pimp of the Year
Album’s name: Explicit Game
Release year: 1994
Produced by: Ant Banks

Artist: Gravediggaz
Track’s title: Death Trap
Album’s name: 6 Feet Deep
Release year: 1994
Produced by: Prince Paul

Artist: Jay-Z (feat. Foxy Brown)
Track’s title: Ain’t No Nigga
Album’s name: Reasonable Doubt
Release year: 1996
Produced by: Big Jaz

Artist: NYG’z
Track’s title: Giantz Ta Thiz
Album’s name: Welcome 2 G-Dom
Release year: 2007
Produced by: DJ Premier