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Lyricist Lounge: Hip Hop Video Classics – Special Edition Review

3 January 2004 No Comment

13 Classic Hip-Hop Videos Come to DVD! Songs: “Walk This Way” (Run DMC), “Treat ‘Em Right” (Chubb Rock), “Roxanne, Roxanne” (UTFO), “The Freaks Come Out at Night” (Whodini), “Electric Relaxation” (A Tribe Called Quest) plus more!

Think of this as a mixtape but in DVD format. 13 Hip Hop videos mixed (or unmixed depending on what option you set on the DVD) by DJ Spinbad. Does he spin bad? I don’t know but I preferred watching the music videos in their unmixed format.

Watching these videos was interesting. Some of them brought back memories (“Roxanne, Roxanne”, “Just A Friend”, “The Freaks Come Out At Night” and “Going Way Back”) while others balanced it out with some mid skool flava (“Electric Relaxation”, “Shook Ones” etc).

My favourite video on here is “Just A Friend” by Biz Markie. You gotta see it.

Other interesting features on this DVD is the short movie about a funk record that never made it but get’s resurrected in the modern day by a deejay/producer.

Overall this DVD is nice to watch but it was too short. Besides the music videos I think they could’ve put more features on here. I wouldn’t necessarily buy this unless you really had extra cash to splash. Rather borrow it from a friend.

Year: 2002
Length: Unknown minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Release Date: 7/8/2003
Pre-Order Date: 5/27/2003
Studio: Image
Catalog Number: ID9506LGDVD
UPC: 014381950625
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Main Genre: Urban
Sub Genre: Music, Rap

Actors/Artists: Biz Markee, Chubb Rock, Run DMC, Wu Tang Clan

Synopsis:
13 Classic Hip-Hop Videos Come to DVD! Songs: “Walk This Way” (Run DMC), “Treat ‘Em Right” (Chubb Rock), “Roxanne, Roxanne” (UTFO), “The Freaks Come Out at Night” (Whodini), “Electric Relaxation” (A Tribe Called Quest), “Resurrection” (Common Sense), “Shook Ones” (Mobb Deep), “How About Some Hardcore” (M.O.P.), “Just a Friend” (Biz Markie), “Passin’ Me By” (Pharcyde), “Cream” (Wu-Tang Clan), “Sound Bwoy Buriel” (Smiff n Wesson), “Going Way Back” (Just-Ice)

Product Features:

Audio Format: 5.0 Dolby Digital
Screen Format: Full Frame
16×9: No
Color: Color
Region Code: Region 1
Original Languages: English
English Dubbed: No
Other Languages: None
Subtitles: None

Special Features:

Continuously Mixed by DJ Spinbad; Option to Play Videos Mixed or Unmixed; Commentary by Ed Lover, legendary host of Yo! MTV Raps; Optional Lyrics Scroll Onscreen (so you can act like you know all the words); DJ Spinbad live at the Turntable Lab, NYC.

Other Related Titles:

Lyricist Lounge: Hip Hop Video Classics (VHS)

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