various artists - Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 2

A wise, learned soul, when browsing through racks of thrift store CDs for the little nuggets of gold to be found within, would do well to keep one eye peeled for any of Rhino's early 90s "Street Jams" series. Initially a collaboration with Steve Yano and Andrew Smith of Skanless Records, these 11 volumes are just <chef's kiss> perfect ways to dive into the early history of hip-hop, electro, and American post-disco.

The "Electric Funk" sub-series launched with two parts in 1992. While I wasn't clever enough to snag Part 1 back when it was in print, I did find a cheap copy of Part 2, complete with a lenticular cover and graffiti'ed graphics courtesy of Jesse Rothbeind (Cryptic Slaughter), a few years back. So I had a wonderful soundtrack to which to breakdance, boogaloo, pop AND lock. 12 tight tracks of early 80s electro and hip-hop were mine to share and shake to, from the likes of Newcleus and Cybotron, and even featuring a cameo from Ice-T.

This is an excellent 6 in the morning bop, when you're starting to come down from a night of party and bullshit, you're headed to the all-night taco shop for a fistful of hard shells and a horchata, and you're driving with the windows down at 5 miles an hour under the limit.

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