Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake has done a 4 part series of bits honoring the history of rap. I know these guys both take alot of heat from folks, especially Fallon, but I think they are both fantastic. Here's the videos.
Part 1
The playlist:
0:00 – 0:27 The Sugarhill Gang – Rappers Delight.
0:27 – 0:37 Run DMC – Peter Piper
0:37 – 0:47; Beastie Boys – Paul Revere
0:47 – 1:01; Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance
1:01 – 1:11; Snoop Dog and Dr. Dre – Ain't nuthin' but a G thang.
1:14 – 1:25; 2Pac – Calafornia Love
1:15 – 1:38; The Roots – The Seed(2.0)
1:38 – 1:44; Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
1:44 – 1:53; Missy Elliot – Work It
1:53 – Fuck Soulja Boy
2:04 – 2:18; TI ft. Rihanna – Live your life
2:18 – 2:34; Kanye West – Gold Digger
Parts 2 & 3
Here's the playlist:
1.Kurtis Blow -The Breaks
2.Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – The Message
3.N.W.A.- Express Yourself
4.Public Enemy – Bring the Noise
5.Rob Base – it takes two
6.Salt-N-Pepa – Push it
7.Vanilla Ice-Ice? Ice Baby
8.Black Sheep – The Choice is yours
9.Cypress Hill – Insane in the Brain
10.D.J. Kool – Let me clear my throat
11.DMX – Up in here
12.Nelly – Hot in here
13.50 cent – In da Club
14.Outkast – Hey Ya
15.Dj Khaled/T-Pain – All I do is win
16.Cali Swag District-Teach me how to dougie
17.Biz Markie – Just a friend
— Part 3 starts here —
18.Run DMC- King of Rock
19.LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
20.Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince- Parents Just Don't Understand
21.De La Soul- Me, Myself and I
22.JJ Fad- Supersonic
23.Sir Mix-a-Lot – I Like Big Butts
24.Yound MC – Bust a Move
25.House of Pain – Jump Around
26.Ice Cube – It Was A Good Day
27.Coolio – Gangta's Paradise
28.The Fugees – Killing Me Softly
29.Beastie Boys- Sabotage
30.Jay-Z – I Just Wanna Love You
31.Outcast – Sorry Ms. Jackson
32.Snoop Dog – Drop It Like It's Hot
33.Kanye West – Stronger
34.Nicki Minaj – Superbass
35.Naughty by Nature – Hip Hop Hooray
36.Run DMC – King of Rock
Part 4
Here's the playlist:
Sugarhill Gang – Apache (Jump On It) – 1981
Grandmaster Melle Mel – White Lines (Don’t Do It) – 1983
Kurtis Blow – Basketball – 1984
Fat Boys – The Fat Boys – 1984
Run DMC – Its Tricky – 1987
Beastie Boys – No Sleep Till Brooklyn – 1987
LL Cool J – Going Back to Cali – 1988
Slick Rick – Children’s Story – 1989
2 Live Crew – Me So Horny – 1989
Public Enemy – Fight the Power – 1989
A Tribe Called Quest – Scenario – 1991
Cypress Hill – Hand on the Pump – 1991
Wreckx-N-Effect – Rumpshaker – 1992
Salt N Pepa – Shoop – 1993
Snoop Doggy Dogg – Gin and Juice – 1993
Busta Rhymes – Woo-Ha! Got You All In Check – 1995
The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize – 1996
Missy Elliot – Get Ya Freak On – 2001
Jay-Z – Izzo (H.O.V.A.) – 2001
Nelly – Ride Wit Me – 2001
50 Cent – P.I.M.P. – 2003
Chamillionaire – Ridin Dirty – 2006 // Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow – 2010
Trinidad James – All Gold Everything
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop – 2013
Eminem –Lose Yourself – 2002