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REDISCOVER The '70s: Roots of Hip-Hop

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

These artists weren't Hip-Hop, but their tracks became the blueprint for the genre's architects.

74 SONGS • 6 HOURS AND 3 MINUTES

1Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise)
Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise)
James Brown
In The Jungle Groove
02:57
2Apache
Apache
Incredible Bongo Band
Give Me the Funk! (The Best Funky-Flavored Music) Vol. 2
04:49
3Take Me To The Mardi Gras
Take Me To The Mardi Gras
Bob James
Two
05:50
4Use Me
Use Me
Bill Withers
Still Bill
03:48
5Ashley's Roachclip
Ashley's Roachclip
The Soul Searchers
Salt Of The Earth
05:36
6Impeach the President
Impeach the President
The Honey Drippers
Impeach the President
03:59
7The Big Beat
The Big Beat
Billy Squier
The Tale Of The Tape
03:40
8Hihache
Hihache
Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Soul Makossa
06:57
9The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
E
Gil Scott-Heron
Soul Jazz Records Presents Soul of a Nation: Afro-Centric Visions in the Age of Black Power (Underground Jazz, Street Funk & the Roots of Rap 1968-79)
03:10
10Good Times
Good Times
Chic
Risqué
08:15
11I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You
I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You
Leon Haywood
Come And Get Yourself Some
05:53
12Mothership Connection (Star Child)
Mothership Connection (Star Child)
Parliament
Mothership Connection
06:13
13Little Ghetto Boy (Live)
Little Ghetto Boy (Live)
Donny Hathaway
Live
04:30
14Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1 & 2
Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1 & 2
The Isley Brothers
Love Songs
05:04
15I Get Lifted (2004 Remaster)
I Get Lifted (2004 Remaster)
KC And The Sunshine Band
KC & the Sunshine Band
03:05
16U.F.O
U.F.O
ESG
ESG
02:58
17It's a New Day
It's a New Day
Skull Snaps
Skull Snaps (Expanded Edition) [Digitally Remastered]
03:00
18It's Your Thing
It's Your Thing
Lou Donaldson
Hot Dog
08:59
19Get out of My Life Woman
Get out of My Life Woman
Lee Dorsey
The Essential Lee Dorsey
02:26
20Papa Was Too
Papa Was Too
Joe Tex
Greatest Hits
02:56
21I Know You Got Soul (Extended Version)
I Know You Got Soul (Extended Version)
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd Got Soul: The Best Of Bobby Byrd
04:43
22The Payback
The Payback
James Brown
The Payback
07:39
23Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic (Album - Remaster)
Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic (Album - Remaster)
Isaac Hayes
Hot Buttered Soul (Deluxe Remaster w/bonus Interview)
09:35
24The Edge
The Edge
David Mccallum
Music: A Bit More Of Me
02:54
25Hum Along And Dance
Hum Along And Dance
The Jackson 5
Get It Together
08:38
26Spinning Wheel (Remastered 1993)
Spinning Wheel (Remastered 1993)
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Drives
07:37
27You're Getting a Little Too Smart
You're Getting a Little Too Smart
The Detroit Emeralds
Greatest Hits
03:22
28I'm so Glad You're Mine
I'm so Glad You're Mine
Al Green
The Hi Records Singles Collection
03:02
29Why Can't People Be Colors Too?
Why Can't People Be Colors Too?
The Whatnauts
On The Rocks (Remastered)
04:56
30(You) Got What I Need
(You) Got What I Need
Freddie Scott
Cry To Me-The Best Of Freddie Scott
02:59
31Kissing My Love
Kissing My Love
Bill Withers
Still Bill
03:51
32When the Revolution Comes
When the Revolution Comes
The Last Poets
The Last Poets [Explicit]
02:31
33Down Here On The Ground (Live At The Cliche' Lounge, Newark, New Jersey, 1970 / Remastered 2000)
Down Here On The Ground (Live At The Cliche' Lounge, Newark, New Jersey, 1970 / Remastered 2000)
Grant Green
Alive! (Live At The Cliche' Lounge, Newark, New Jersey, 1970 / Remastered 2000)
06:49
34Nautilus
Nautilus
Bob James
One
05:06
35Hospital Prelude Of Love Theme (From "Foxy Brown" Soundtrack)
Hospital Prelude Of Love Theme (From "Foxy Brown" Soundtrack)
Willie Hutch
Hip Hop Samples - Vol 2
02:51
36Wildflower
Wildflower
Hank Crawford
Wildflower
03:54
37I Just Wanna Stop
I Just Wanna Stop
The Jimmy Castor Bunch
The Jimmy Castor Bunch
06:08
38Funky President (People It's Bad) (Single Version)
Funky President (People It's Bad) (Single Version)
James Brown
The Best Of James Brown 20th Century The Millennium Collection Vol. 3
03:54
39Walk On By (Single Edit - Remaster)
Walk On By (Single Edit - Remaster)
Isaac Hayes
Hot Buttered Soul (Deluxe Remaster w/bonus Interview)
04:25
40Never Gonna Stop
Never Gonna Stop
Linda Clifford
Total Funk
04:39
41Be Alright
Be Alright
Zapp
Zapp
07:53
42Backstrokin'
Backstrokin'
Fatback Band
Hot Box
06:23
43One Nation Under A Groove
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
Young Soul Rebels
07:32
44Vegetable Wagon
Vegetable Wagon
Donny Hathaway
Come Back Charleston Blue Original Soundtrack
01:07
45Living Together is Keeping Us Apart
Living Together is Keeping Us Apart
Clarence Reid
Running Water
02:59
46Ode To Billie Joe
Ode To Billie Joe
Lou Donaldson
Mr. Shing-A-Ling
06:32
47Bam Bam
Bam Bam
Sister Nancy
One Two
03:16
48Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever
The Chakachas
Jungle Fever
03:16
49Jungle Boogie
Jungle Boogie
Kool and The Gang
Wild And Peaceful
03:07
50Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)
Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)
The Chi-Lites
The Ultimate Chi-Lites
03:02
51Love Don't Live Here Anymore
Love Don't Live Here Anymore
Rose Royce
Rose Royce III: Strikes Again!
03:58
52Do Your Thing (Remastered 1991 Album Version)
Do Your Thing (Remastered 1991 Album Version)
Isaac Hayes
Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It?
03:21
53Big Sur Suite
Big Sur Suite
Johnny Hammond
Higher Ground
09:05
54Brother's Gonna Work It Out (The Mack/Soundtrack Version)
Brother's Gonna Work It Out (The Mack/Soundtrack Version)
Willie Hutch
The Mack - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
04:48
55Dem Niggers Ain't Playing
Dem Niggers Ain't Playing
E
The Watts Prophets
Rappin' Black in a White World [Explicit]
01:52
56Express Yourself
Express Yourself
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Express Yourself
03:53
57Move on Up (Extended Version)
Move on Up (Extended Version)
Curtis Mayfield
The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield
08:55
58San Juan Sunset
San Juan Sunset
Deodato
Love Island
04:15
59Cantaloupe Island (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Cantaloupe Island (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Herbie Hancock
Empyrean Isles (Expanded Edition)
05:34
60Fight the Power, Pts. 1 & 2
Fight the Power, Pts. 1 & 2
E
The Isley Brothers
The Essential Isley Brothers [Clean]
05:18
61Little Miss Lover (Olympic Studios, London, UK, October 1, 1967)
Little Miss Lover (Olympic Studios, London, UK, October 1, 1967)
Jimi Hendrix
The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Deluxe Reissue)
02:22
62Make It Funky (Pt. 1)
Make It Funky (Pt. 1)
James Brown
'70s Soul #1's
03:16
63Funky Worm
Funky Worm
Ohio Players
Pleasure
02:41
64Bound
Bound
Ponderosa Twins Plus One
Rhythm and Soul - Sweet Love Songs
03:11
65Didn't I
Didn't I
Darondo
Let My People Go
03:29
66(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
Bobby Bland
His California Album
03:52
67A Garden Of Peace
A Garden Of Peace
Lonnie Liston Smith
Dreams Of Tomorrow
03:08
68That's All Right with Me
That's All Right with Me
Esther Phillips
The Essential Esther Phillips - The KUDU Years
03:17
69Daylight
Daylight
Ramp
Come Into Knowledge
04:12
70Mystic Brew
Mystic Brew
Ronnie Foster
Two-Headed Freap
04:14
71Man Oh Man
Man Oh Man
The Impressions
The ABC-Paramount Rarities
03:13
72Sister Sanctified
Sister Sanctified
Stanley Turrentine feat. Milt Jackson
Cherry
06:04
73Think Twice [feat. Kay Haith]
Think Twice [feat. Kay Haith]
Donald Byrd feat. Kay Haith
Stepping Into Tomorrow
06:12
74Red Clay
Red Clay
Freddie Hubbard
Red Clay
12:11