Def Jam 25th Anniversary Contest
RealTalkNY is giving away Def Jam’s greatest hits collection which will be in stores October 6th. Leave a response with your favorite track from the track listing to enter(leave contact in email field).
Full track listing below.
CD One, 1984-1989 – Selections: 1. “I Need a Beat” – LL Cool J (1984) * 2. “It’s the Beat” – The Hollis Crew (1985) * 3. “Paul Revere” – Beastie Boys (1986) * 4. “The Rain” – Oran “Juice” Jones (1986) * 5. “Sardines” – The Junkyard Band (1986) * 6. “Brass Monkey” – Beastie Boys (1987) * 7. “It’s Yours” – T. LaRock and Jazzy Jay (1984) * 8. “I Need Love” – LL Cool J(1987) * 9. “Children’s Story” – Slick Rick (1989) * 10. “The Gas Face” – 3rd Bass (1989) * 11. “Fight the Power” – Public Enemy (1989).
CD Two, 1990-1994 – Selections: 1. “Mama Said Knock You Out” – LL Cool J (1991) * 2. “Golddigger” – EPMD (1990) * 3. “Pop Goes the Weasel”- 3rd Bass (1991) * 4. “Daddy’s Little Girl” – Nikki D (1991) * 5. “Room to Breathe” – Downtown Science (1991) * 6. “Time 4 Sum Aksion” – Redman (1992) * 7. “Slam” – Onyx (1993) * 8. “Deeper” – Boss (1993) * 9. “Getto Jam” – Domino (1993) * 10. “Bring the Pain” – Method Man (1994) * 11. “Hip Hop Junkies” – Nice & Smooth (1991) * 12. “Regulate” – Warren G (1994).
CD Three, 1995-2000 – Selections: 1. “This is How We Do It” – Montell Jordan (1995) * 2. “Stand Up” – Ludacris (1999) * 3. “Holla Holla” – Ja Rule (1999) * 4. “Touch Me, Tease Me” – Case (1996) * 5. “I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By (Puff Daddy Mixx)” – Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige (1995) * 6. “Get Me Home” – Foxy (1997) * 7. “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” – Jay-Z (1998) * 8. “Get At Me Dog” – DMX featuring Sheek Louch (1998) * 9. “Doin’ It” – LL Cool J (1996) * 10. “Da Rockwilder” – Method Man & Redman(2000) * 11. “Party Up (Up In Here)” – DMX (1999) * 12. “Tell ‘em” – Erick Sermon featuring Keith Murray and Rosalyn (1995).
CD Four, 2000-2004 – Selections: 1. “99 Problems” – Jay-Z (2004) * 2. “Thong Song” – Sisqo (2000) * 3. “Just Friends (Sunny)” – Musiq Soulchild (2000) * 4. “Put It On Me” – Ja Rule featuring Vita (2001) * 5. “Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)” – Memphis Bleek (2000) * 6. “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” – Jay-Z (2001) * 7. “The Truth” – Beanie Sigel (2000) * 8. “Oh Boy” -Cam’ron featuring Juelz Santana (2002) * 9. “Guess Who’s Back” – Scarface featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel (2002) * 10. “What We Do” – Freeway featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel (2003) * 11. “Southern Hospitality” – Ludacris featuring Pharrell Williams (2000) * 12. “Jesus Walks” – Kanye West (2004).
CD Five, 2005-2008 – Selections: 1. “Gold Digger” – Kanye West (2005) * 2. “And Then What” – Young Jeezy featuring Mannie Fresh (2005) * 3. “There It Go (Whistle Song)” – Juelz Santana (2005) * 4. “Hustlin’” – Rick Ross (2006) * 5. “Back Like That” – Ghostface featuring Ne-Yo (2006) * 6. “So Sick” – Ne-Yo (2006) * 7. “Hip-Hop is Dead” – Nas (2006) * 8. “Don’t Feel Right” – The Roots (2006) * 9. “Umbrella” – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z (2007) * 10. “Make Me Better” – Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo (2007) * 11. “Shawty Is A Ten” – The- Dream featuring Fabolous (2007) * 12. “Put On” – Young Jeezy (2008).
Suggestion Box
October 1st, 2009 at 5:27 am
damn this just points out to me how soft this label really is. but uh congrats
October 1st, 2009 at 5:42 am
Mama Said Knock You Out” – LL Cool J
October 1st, 2009 at 5:57 am
“Da Rockwilder” – Method Man & Redman
October 1st, 2009 at 6:02 am
“Jesus Walks” – Kanye West
October 1st, 2009 at 6:23 am
“Children’s Story” – Slick Rick
October 1st, 2009 at 6:40 am
so many classics……imma go with what we do freeway feat jayz and bennie segal
October 1st, 2009 at 6:40 am
“Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” – Jay-Z (2001)
October 1st, 2009 at 7:02 am
Izzo(H.O.V.A.) – Jay-Z
October 1st, 2009 at 7:03 am
I need Love LL Cool J
October 1st, 2009 at 7:06 am
dawm tooo many classics, it’s hard to decide
i probably go with:
Hardknock Life (Ghetto Anthem) by Jay-Z
October 1st, 2009 at 7:15 am
“Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)” – Memphis Bleek (2000)
Jay-Z’s flow on that was crazy it reminded me of his style when he first came out
October 1st, 2009 at 7:19 am
Izzo (H.O.V.A.) – Jay-Z
October 1st, 2009 at 7:23 am
“Children’s Story” – Slick Rick
October 1st, 2009 at 7:23 am
wow gotta be Room to Breathe – Downtown Science i didnt know they were signed to def jam.
October 1st, 2009 at 7:27 am
“Time 4 Sum Aksion” – Redman (1992)”
That beat was so HARD!!!
October 1st, 2009 at 7:33 am
Public Enemy – Fight The Power!
October 1st, 2009 at 7:43 am
Regulate-Warren G
REGULATORS..MOUNT UP! lol
October 1st, 2009 at 8:00 am
This is an unfair contest how they expect me to pick just one.I’m gonna go with fight the power the beat was crazy and it capture raw emotion that everyone could relate to.
October 1st, 2009 at 8:11 am
“Its Yours” T-La Rock and Jazzy Jay
October 1st, 2009 at 8:14 am
Lady Gaga-Poker Face
October 1st, 2009 at 8:23 am
“What We Do” Freeway feat. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel
October 1st, 2009 at 8:25 am
“Deeper” – Boss
October 1st, 2009 at 8:26 am
10. “Bring the Pain” – Method Man (1994)
October 1st, 2009 at 8:41 am
Hip Hop is Dead – Nas
October 1st, 2009 at 8:41 am
“What We Do” – Freeway featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel (2003)
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October 1st, 2009 at 8:46 am
“Children’s Story” – Slick Rick
October 1st, 2009 at 9:05 am
“Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)” – Memphis Bleek
October 1st, 2009 at 9:15 am
don’t get mad at me. I don’t love em, I fuck em. I don’t chase em, I duck em. I replace em with another one.
IS THAT YOUR BITCH?
HOVAAAA……….CLASSIC
October 1st, 2009 at 9:29 am
The song that possibly made me fall in love with hip hop was “Hip Hop Junkies” – Nice & Smooth (1991).
My god brother had a set of turntables and the 12″ of the single. I used to play this and Tonite’s the Nite by Redman on repeat every morning when I was in 3rd grade.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:31 am
Regulate-Warren G
for sure !!! classic !!
October 1st, 2009 at 9:43 am
HOLLA HOLLA BY JA RULE THAT WAS A BIG HIT OR LIKE THE UK SAYS BIG TUNE.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:51 am
“Jesus Walks” – Kanye West….. This song right here helped me through alot growing up.. say what you want about Kanye this song is very inspiring and people don’t realize how big of a record it would have to be for radio stations to play a song about Jesus…
God is Good yall… Peace
October 1st, 2009 at 9:53 am
“Da Rockwilder” – Method Man & Redman(2000)
October 1st, 2009 at 10:03 am
“What We Do” – Freeway feat. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel
October 1st, 2009 at 10:06 am
Children’s Story” – Slick Rick
First song I ever memorized!
October 1st, 2009 at 10:14 am
“Time 4 Sum Aksion” – Redman
crazy
October 1st, 2009 at 10:18 am
“Party Up (Up In Here)” – DMX (1999) This song even had pastors saying it in church..lol!
October 1st, 2009 at 10:20 am
Hip-Hop Junkies- Nice and Smooth
That track was a killer
“I knew a fat girl that broke the scale, you wont tell…I wont tell”
That was my schitt
October 1st, 2009 at 10:34 am
Nas- Hip Hop is Dead
This song and album….literally changed the industry and monumental realtalk
October 1st, 2009 at 10:44 am
LL Cool J – Doin It
October 1st, 2009 at 10:46 am
montel jordan – this is how we do it
October 1st, 2009 at 10:56 am
Its hard to pick one.
I’m gonna give it to LL. He started the movement, much respect to him. What if he didn’t record that record?
“I Need a Beat” – LL Cool J (1984)
October 1st, 2009 at 10:59 am
get me home – foxy brown
*gotta rep for the ladiessss!*
October 1st, 2009 at 11:02 am
I’m going to have to go with “Fight the Power – Public Enemy” with “Children’s Story” – Slick Rick a close second.
October 1st, 2009 at 11:05 am
“Slam” – Onyx (1993). That was the first rap song I heard when I came to the US. I was a 7 yrs old. LET THE BOYZ BE BOYZ SLAM!!
October 1st, 2009 at 11:14 am
Izzo Jay-z
October 1st, 2009 at 11:21 am
That freeway jay n beanie joint what we do…
October 1st, 2009 at 11:23 am
There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By (Puff Daddy Mixx)” – Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige
whenever i hear this track i instantly get the feeling of being little again, this song had such a impact, they killed it in my neighborhood and ppl still listen to it
October 1st, 2009 at 11:52 am
umbrella — rihanna & jay-z !!!
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October 1st, 2009 at 11:54 am
Many great songs on the list that marks great times in my life
Time 4 Sum Aksion” – Redman (1992) – but this is that raw heavy shit that made me fall in love with hip hop music
October 1st, 2009 at 12:14 pm
All this shh is classic. I was gonna say REDMAN time for some aksion. But got to go with the GRAND DADDY of them all.
9. “Children’s Story” – Slick Rick (1989) *
Dope post too.
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October 1st, 2009 at 12:23 pm
9. “Guess Who’s Back” – Scarface featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel (2002)
October 1st, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Stand Up” – Ludacris (1999) – that was 2003… hopefully its not on the CD 3 (1995-2000)..
my Fav would be Izzo – Jay-Z (2001)…
October 1st, 2009 at 12:49 pm
wait where’s Def Squad? Full Cooperation…?
October 1st, 2009 at 12:50 pm
“Shawty Is A Ten” – The- Dream featuring Fabolous (2007)
October 1st, 2009 at 12:50 pm
* 8. “Oh Boy” -Cam’ron featuring Juelz Santana (2002) *
October 1st, 2009 at 12:52 pm
“Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” – Jay-Z (2001)
October 1st, 2009 at 12:57 pm
The song that started it all for DEF JAM:
7. “It’s Yours” – T. LaRock and Jazzy Jay (1984)
October 1st, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Pop Goes the Weasel – 3rd Bass
October 1st, 2009 at 1:06 pm
what we do
October 1st, 2009 at 1:21 pm
“Your All I Need To Get By” – Method Man featuring Mary J Blidge
October 1st, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Get at Me Dog- DMX
October 1st, 2009 at 1:24 pm
“Thong Song” – Sisqo
October 1st, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Disc Four: 10. “What We Do” – Freeway featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel (2003)
Get rid of the Sisqo track on disc 4 and you actually got a nice disc to ride out to!
October 1st, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Fav’ song : “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” – Jay-Z (1998
October 1st, 2009 at 1:31 pm
“Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” – Jay-Z (1998
October 1st, 2009 at 1:33 pm
‘99 Problems’ – Jay-Z
October 1st, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Regulate- Warren G
REGULATORS!!!! Mount UP!
October 1st, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Izzo (H.O.V.A.) – Jay-Z
October 1st, 2009 at 1:39 pm
“Mama Said Knock You Out” – LL Cool J (1991) Thanks!
October 1st, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Gold Digger – Kanye West
October 1st, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Deeper- Boss
October 1st, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Paul Revere – Beastie Boys
Thanks
October 1st, 2009 at 2:06 pm
“Getto Jam” – Domino (1993)
October 1st, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Downtown Science – “Room to Breathe”
October 1st, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” – Jay-Z (1998)
October 1st, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Mama Said Knock You Out – LL Cool J
October 1st, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Jay-Z “Jigga That Nigga”
October 1st, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Pump it Up-Joe Budden
October 1st, 2009 at 3:24 pm
ll cool j – i need a beat is pue b-boy bliss
October 1st, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Too many to choose from. Kinda lame how they including everyone even somewhat affilitated to Def Jam in the 2000’s ie Rocafella and Murda Inc artists.
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October 1st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
My fav track from the tracklist definitely gotta be “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” by Jay-Z. That was one of the tracks that made me fall in love with hip hop…respect!
October 1st, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Regulate – Warren G For real
October 1st, 2009 at 4:00 pm
“I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By (Puff Daddy Mixx)” – Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige (1995)
October 1st, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Scarface- Guess Who’s Back or Warren G and Nate Dogg- Regulate
Lots of classics on here. some of bullshit too ( the whistle song, Really?!?!)
October 1st, 2009 at 4:43 pm
definitely “Children’s Story” – Slick Rick
October 1st, 2009 at 5:07 pm
There were a lot of classic songs listed, and some are still my favorite songs today. Since I can only choose one, I would have to say “I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By (Puff Daddy Mixx)” – Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige (1995)
I was 15 years old, and just truly started to appreciate music around that time. I didn’t realize then of course, how big R&B and Hip Hop/Collaborations would become, and I believe this is one of those blueprint songs.
October 1st, 2009 at 5:13 pm
How the hell can you just pick one. But that Onyx “Slam” was my ish in ‘93. I was in Basic Training in the Army. I had the whole platoon saying that hook for our motto. Everybody was feeling that, white boys, hillbillies, mexicans, a dude from Nigeria who could hardly say it right everybody in the platoon. Check out http://www.xpressivedesigns.biz for tshirts.
October 1st, 2009 at 6:10 pm
the gas face ! featuring a young MF doom when he was with KMD …classic
October 1st, 2009 at 6:52 pm
6. “Time 4 Sum Aksion” – Redman (1992)
song is off the hook
October 1st, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Favorite song is definitely “Paul Revere” by the Beastie Boys. This track was ingenious. Not only do I love the playful lyrics, but the beat was crazy. The beat if you listen closely sounds like a breakbeat or sample played backwards. Now how many rappers out there can do that? The closest recent song that came out that is even similar was Nas’s Song Rewind off the album Stillmatic. Even so that was not a backwards beat just a song rhymed backwards. Those songs alone should be enough for one to respect the creativity in the poetic license of Hip hop.
October 1st, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Jesus Walks – Kanye West
October 1st, 2009 at 9:01 pm
“The Truth” by Beanie Sigel
October 1st, 2009 at 9:12 pm
“Hey Ma” by Cam’ron Feat. Juelz Santana [2002]
“Touch Me, Tease Me” By Case [1996]….PURE DOPENESS!
“Fight the Power” by Public Enemy [1989]…I was 1 when this came out and Its still powerful
October 1st, 2009 at 11:43 pm
“DON’T FEEL RIGHT” THE ROOTS
October 2nd, 2009 at 6:10 am
Did KRS-One and def jame plan this or did he know about it before it dropped? Irony i think not
October 2nd, 2009 at 6:24 am
I am going to have to go with #5
October 2nd, 2009 at 9:36 am
I need Love LL Cool J….Awesome memories
October 2nd, 2009 at 10:53 am
i have to say Boss “Deeper” i have others but thatz stands out i haven’t heard that song in a NY minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 2nd, 2009 at 11:26 am
3rd Bass- Gas Face (for the simple reason that it was Zev Love X’s AKA MF DOOM’s debut)
October 2nd, 2009 at 5:27 pm
5. “I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By (Puff Daddy Mixx)” – Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige (1995)
Aint nothin like meth and mary. and shes still all i need to get by.
October 12th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Public Enemy – “Fight The Power”
That ol school shit is the best!
October 27th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Golddigger – EPMD