Hip-Hop Mixtape Vol. 1
This month barSILENCE is behind the decks for a mixtape-style episode spinning tracks from games that showcase hip-hop’s undeniable influence on gaming history.
Hip-hop and video games are two cultural powerhouses that have inspired each other for decades. This episode celebrates that intersection of beats and bits from classic 16-bit grooves to hip-hop artists stepping in as composers.
Whether it’s the funk-infused rhythms of Ristar, the street-art style of Marc Ecko’s Getting Up, or the raw energy and fisticuffs of Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style, hip-hop’s presence in gaming is bold, loud, and unforgettable.
Grab your controller, drop the needle, and press start on the ultimate hip-hop video game music mixtape!
Tracklist
- 00:00
Glenn Stafford - Options
Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings
- 09:44
Paul Wilkinson - Battle with the Giant Robot (Alternate)
Bebe's Kids
- 10:44
Paul Wilkinson - Haunted House (Alternate)
Bebe's Kids
- 11:59
Michel Winogradoff - Title Screen
RapJam: Volume One
- 13:59
Traz Damji & Brian Shaw - Halftime
NBA Live 95
- 16:02
Traz Damji - Title
NBA Showdown
- 18:20
Traz Damji - Unknown
NBA Showdown
- 19:37
Tomoko Sasaki, Naofumi Hataya & Masafumi Ogata - Formation Lap: Ready… Go!!
Ristar
- 21:09Available on
Noriko Matsueda & Takahito Eguchi - Base Point
Racing Lagoon
- 23:57Available on
Kenta Nagata - Work Your Body
1080° Snowboarding
- 25:48
Kazumi Totaka - Boxing (Results)
Wii Sports
- 26:27Available on
Yuzo Koshiro - Hip De Hop
Shenmue
- 29:56Available on
Hiro - Snob
Crackin’ DJ
- 31:37Available on
Goemon Production Committee - Man, This Sucks (I Want Beatmania)
Goemon's Great Adventure
- 32:57Available on
Del Tha Funky Homosapien - Catch a Bad One (Instrumental)
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
- 35:18Available on
Masafumi Takada - Strange Flower
Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked
- 36:43Available on
Elephant Music - A Vision
Togainu no Chi: True Blood
- 39:02Available on
Pharoahe Monch - Livin' It Up (Instrumental)
Street Hoops
- 41:51
Glenn Stafford - Dark Ages 2
Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings
- 44:26
Unknown - Track 5
Tony Hawk’s Motion
- 48:31Available on
RJD2 & RZA - Still Free Crew!
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
- 50:05
Egg Plant Productions - Interface Loop
Cel Damage
- 52:19
Da Riffs - See Toast Te Ya (feat. Joe Neckbone)
The Sims 2: University
- 55:16Available on
Nate Dogg - Get Up (Instrumental)
NBA Street Vol. 2
- 59:04
Da Beatminerz - Streetball Theme 3
NBA 2K2
- 1:02:36
Jason Ross - The Educators
NBA Street
- 1:08:14
Jason Ross - Dynanism
NBA Street
- 1:10:41
Just Blaze - Work Flow
NBA Street 2
- 1:12:31Available on
Takeharu Ishimoto - Act the Fool
NEO: The World Ends with You
- 1:15:13
RZA - Beat 6 Test 1
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma
- 1:19:56
RZA - Vengeance
Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style
