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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.

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