Rap Essentials Volume One

Rap Essentials Volume One
Rap Essentials Volume One
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Genre	Canadian hip hop
Length	46:40
Label	Beat Factory/EMI Canada
Producer	DJ Kemo, Scam, Down To Erf, Kardinal Offishall, DRK, DJX, Swiff, DJ Luv, Kandu, Day, Kwajo Cinqo
Various artists chronology

Rap Essentials Volume One is a Canadian hip hop compilation album, released in 1996 on Beat Factory Music, and distributed by EMI Music Canada.^[1] It is considered a landmark hip-hop album, and it was very influential.^[2]^[3]

Quick Facts Compilation album by Various artists, Released ...

Three songs from the album—"Naughty Dread" by Kardinal Offishall, "Fitnredi" by Rascalz, and "Bright Lights, Big City" by Scales Empire—were nominated for Best Rap Recording at the 1997 Juno Awards.^[4] "Dear Hip Hop" by Dan-e-o is considered a Canadian hip-hop classic.^[5]

Music videos for "Dear Hip Hop", "Bright Lights, Big City", and "Sunlight" by Wio-K were put into rotation on MuchMusic.

#	Title	Performer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fitnredi"	Rascalz	DJ Kemo	4:29
2.	"Boiling Point"	Concrete Mob	Scam	3:17
3.	"Learn to Earn"	Down to Erf	Down to Erf	3:25
4.	"Naughty Dread"	Kardinal Offishall	Kardinal Offishall	4:24
5.	"No Lawz"	Black-I	DRK	4:23
6.	"Sunlight"	Wio-K	DJX	3:42
7.	"Who's Talking Weight (Remix)"	Red Life	Swiff	3:46
8.	"Dear Hip Hop"	Dan-e-o	Scam	3:24
9.	"Bright Lights, Big City"	Scales Empire	DJ Luv, Kandu (co-producer)	4:00
10.	"Twenty One Years"	Choclair	Day	4:17
11.	"Structure, Foundation (What's the Plan)"	Citizen Kane	Down to Erf	3:14
12.	"U.L."	Ghetto Concept	Kwajo Cinqo	4:24

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