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The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five,The Sugarhill Gang

- The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
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The Sugarhill Gang
Released 1999

White Lines
07:34
9,071 plays

Livin' In The Fast Lane
05:08
874 plays

Intro/Pre-Game
01:09
799 plays

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- 1
- Intro/Pre-Game
- 01:09
- 799 plays

- 2
- Rapper's Delight
- 07:07
- 11,971 plays

- 3
- The Message
- 07:12
- 2,249 plays

- 4
- Round One Wrap-Up
- 00:19
- 496 plays

- 5
- 8th Wonder
- 07:24
- 3,091 plays

- 6
- Scorpio
- 04:56
- 1,671 plays

- 7
- Round Two Wrap-Up
- 00:26
- 592 plays

- 8
- Kick It Live From 9 To 5
- 06:34
- 1,717 plays

- 9
- New York New York
- 07:17
- 2,155 plays

- 10
- Round Three Wrap-Up
- 00:19
- 318 plays

- 11
- Livin' In The Fast Lane
- 05:08
- 874 plays

- 12
- Jesse
- 06:06
- 695 plays

- 13
- Round Four Wrap-Up
- 00:34
- 501 plays

- 14
- Apache
- 05:59
- 6,307 plays

- 15
- White Lines
- 07:34
- 9,071 plays

- 16
- Round Five Wrap-Up
- 00:28
- 523 plays

- 17
- Showdown
- 05:52
- 1,091 plays

- 18
- One For The $
- 04:13
- 795 plays

- 19
- Post-Game Show
- 00:24
- 506 plays

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album review

On paper, The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang vs. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five seems like a good idea. Take two of the greatest old-school hip-hop groups, pair off six of their best tracks each, offer commentary and insight from Chuck D and Ice-T, and then see who wins. It's a cute, clever idea, but halfway through the album, it becomes tiring -- you no longer find the "boxing match" amusing, you just want to hear the music, especially since the music is so good. Of course, it's possible to program around the sketches, and then you'll just have a really good collection (including a previously unreleased cut from the Sugarhill Gang, "One for the $"), but most listeners will be happier with collections devoted to either artist. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide