Finn Johannsen – Hip This House

Posted: May 11th, 2005 | Author: Finn | Filed under: Mixes | No Comments »

It seems unfair to me that italo disco/house is in its approximately 10th revival now, for example, yet hip house never really came back. I absolutely loved it right from the start and I will never stop fighting for its full rehabilitation. When it entered the club soundtrack it was so much fun. House in the late 80s was still not the global phenomeon it was to be. It still felt like a continuation of disco, and acid house came about as a vital booster, but it still had the traits of a fad, however important and popular it was. But anyone has to admit, the idea to combine a fresh club sound like house with the promising commercial potential of another popular sound like hip hop totally made sense. Ok, not many hip house records had lyrics that exceeded mere dancefloor imperatives, nor had they really skilled rappers. But it could have been better, it was just not given enough time to develop. Anyway, here are some personal hip house favourites. They (still) kick!

De La Soul – Say No Go
King Bee – Back By Dope Demand
Roxanne Shanté – Go On Girl
TDP – Ladies (Let’s Go)
Unique 3 – Musical Melody
Sugar Bear – Don’t Scandalize Mine
Simon Harris – Another Monsterjam
Tyree Featuring JMD – Move Your Body
Mr. Lee – Get Busy
2 Houss People – Baby Wants To Move You
Double Trouble & Rebel MC – Just Keep Rockin’
DJ Mink – Hey! Hey! Can U Relate
The Minutemen – OK Allright
Jungle Brothers – I’ll House You
2 In A Room – Wiggle It
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – Get On The Dancefloor
Doug Lazy – H.O.U.S.E.
Tyree – House Music Is My Life
Fast Eddie – Hip House
KC Flightt – Planet E
Shadows J – Hip This House
K.A. Posse – Dig This

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