1997 compilation album by Various artists
In tha Beginning... There Was Rap Released November 25, 1997 Recorded 1997 Genre Hip hop Length 57 :59 Label Priority Producer Shock G , The Angel, Romeo Antonio, Adam, CD, Chops, Manifest, The Dotrix, Walter Taylor, Amp Live
In tha Beginning... There Was Rap is a compilation album presented by Priority Records , released on November 25, 1997. The album featured cover versions of classic old school hip hop songs done by some of hip hop's most popular acts at the time.[4]
The album peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Less than two months after its release on January 9, 1998, it was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies.
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^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas
. Review: In tha Beginning... There Was Rap . AllMusic . Retrieved on September 7, 2011.
^ Diehl, Matt (December 19, 1997). "The week: Music" . Entertainment Weekly . No. 410. New York. p. 78. Retrieved June 10, 2024 .
^ "Record Report: Various Artists – In Tha Beginning...There Was Rap". The Source . No. 99. New York. December 1997. p. 186.
^ Baker, Soren (November 25, 1997). "Just an old-fashioned rap song..." Tempo. Chicago Tribune . pp. 1, 4. Retrieved June 10, 2024 .
^ "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^ "Various Artists Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998" . Billboard . Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2021 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998" . Billboard . Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2021 .
^ "American album certifications – Various – In tha Beginning...There Was Rap" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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