“So Live!” The Cunninlynguists
“Heard ‘Em Say” Kanye West feat. Adam Levine
“Special” Strange Fruit Project feat. Thesis
“For Pete’s Sake” C.L. Smooth & Pete Rock
“enecS eht no kcaB” One Be Lo
“New York Strait Talk” Gang Starr
“Be Healthy” Dead Prez
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“Love and War” Dilated Peoples
“Sum of Us” Jurassic 5
“Sunshine” Lupe Fiasco
“Believe Me” Fort Minor
“Travelin’ Man” DJ Honda & Mos Def
“Can’t Get Enough” One Be Lo
“Temperature” Zion I & Talib Kweli
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“Boom” Royce da 5’9”
“So Amazing” Termanology
“It’s All Real” Pitch Black
“The 6th Sense” Common & Bilal
“What I’m Here 4” Gang Starr
“Scientifical Madness” Jeru the Damaja
“Mathematics” Mos Def
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Note: All of these cuts are produced by DJ Premier, one of the most influential DJs and producers for the past 2 decades and co-founder of Gang Starr.
“Caught in the Hustle” Immortal Technique
“I Against I” Jedi Mind Tricks
“Reality Check” Binary Star
“Defeat” Afu-Ra
“Feelin’ It” Jay-Z
“Represent” Nas
“War” Cunninlynguists
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“Bird’s Eye View” Zion I
“High Fidelity” Jurassic 5
“Kindness for Weakness” Dilated Peoples
“The Blast” Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek
“Rocketship” One Be Lo
“99.9 Percent” Jeru the Damaja
“Music For Life” Hi-Tek
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Artwork: Urban Hip-Hop Illustrations
“The Rep Grows Bigga” Gang Starr
“It Ain’t Hard To Tell” Nas
“Seasons” Cunninlynguists
“Brookyln” Mos Def
“Right Now” Fort Minor
“Definition” Black Star
“Let It Go” Hi-Tek
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“They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” C.L. Smooth & Pete Rock
“Check The Rhime” A Tribe Called Quest
“Get By” Talib Qweli
“LA” Murs & 9th Wonder
“You Never Knew” Hieroglyphics
“On My Block” Scarface
“Rosa Parks” Outkast
“Rock Co. Kane Flow” De La Soul
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“Runnin” The Pharcyde
“I Am” Novel
“Place We Call Home” Haiku D’Etat
“Halfanimal” Cunninlynguists
“Me or the Papes” Jeru The Damaja
“Police State” Dead Prez
“Self Taught” Brother Ali
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“Hip Hop” Mos Def
“The World Is Yours” Nas
“He Say She Say” Lupe Fiasco
“Feel Like Home” Fort Minor
“Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story” Jedi Mind Tricks
“You Can’t Hide, You Can’t Run” Dilated Peoples
“Respiration” Black Star
“Bring It On” Jay-Z
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“Honest Expression” Binary Star
“The People” Common
“Moment of Truth” Gang Starr
“Industrial Revolution” Immortal Technique
“What’s Golden” Jurassic 5
“Acid Raindrops” People Under the Stairs
“Rising Down” The Roots
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