Hijack- Hold no Hostage

[rasko]

how does this not show up on a standard "hijack hop-hop" search? almost certainly the best hijack track.

[lennono1980]

all the 12" were awesome .... the album was so bland. they had the best hip hop group and it didnt happen. proper waste.

[thegroove2000]

The baddest UK rap outfit that ever was.

MY ERA!!!!!!

[Crazeski]

This is my era of Hip Hop many have tried few have succeeded to match these levels!

[kAsTa141]

I love UK hip hop with breakbeats

[Contentibus]

Thanks so mych for putting Hijack on here. I've been looking for ages. LOVED Hijack! Peace

[JaePanache]

South London representing to the max!

[JaePanache]

The best UK hop-hop group ever in my book.

Like this one by them big time!

SW London representin'! ....my part of town!

[jason01865]

heavy!..... nuff said

[niks758]

Old school UK hip hop is banging. These idiots these days are an embarassment. Fucking Tinchy Stryder... stupid dog. What a deuch

[Tobz73]

these guys layed down the law when it comes to the true sound of old skool brit hop!!

[madestcap]

Forget Lil Wayne, forget Jay-Z, forget Kanye, THIS is RAP!

[Yzakyza]

Fuck, my whole vinyl collection got stolen...with golden classics like this with others

=(

[aneseed]

BAD TRACK, HELD THIS ON 12 WHEN I WAS TELLING OTHERS NICE TO SEE ITS FINALLY GETTING ITS DUES..

BIG UP SOUT LONDON

[rob191270]

Hijack, Overlord X, MC Duke, Silver Bullet, London Posse, Derek B (RIP), Ragga Twins, Ruthless Rap Assassins, Outlaw Posse, Caveman, Monie Love to name but a few UK Heavyweights. We had it good back then. Where's it all gone... :-(

[kAsTa141]

@rob191270 go on mate drop some more names , never actually got into uk hip hop scene always sticked with american.. give me something good fam .. yo

[jason01865]

@kAsTa141 demon boyz

[mebblewh]

i wonder if like p diddy or what ever he is called or that kanye west ever listen to stuff like this and think ...shit ..they are proper rappers ..thats hip hop.. we are shit.

[waynecoolj]

This was and is still my Anthem! I have this on tape cassette and it still sounds Fresh:)

[ayoubixano]

UK Hip Hop

[jointbuttz]

on the 12" there is also The Sound Of Knell and the drummer of doom,does any 1 know the proper record off which that came? HELP

[jumboyarm]

what the fucks happened to the hip hop today...after britain had this much talent back in the day, now my gran could do better than that shit they have produced these days...dizzie rascal..fuck me u have to b dizzie to listen to his crap..lol

[robbieroofinsulation]

quality, thanks = )

[robbieroofinsulation]

quality, thanks = )

[mikkifly]

used to play horns of jerico to death back in 91

[Hewermc]

true brit hip hop .....always..!!!!!

[socillizt4life]

1 of the best UK tracks of all time,and I'm not just talkin' hip hop,A TRUE CLASSIC!!

[XRAYMUSIX]

stlyewars, hold no hostage, doomsday of rap have the hardest beats raps&scratches in hiphop history...these trax are " EVERGREENS "......stylewars made me start scratchin` and producing...thanx 4 that.....I will never 4get where I`m coming from.......D.J.Uppacut (Readykill) .....mention!!!this is not the original from88 !!! the original is much better...seemed K-Sly ran a little out of power this day...better listen 2 the "music of life" release

[RealUndergroundHead]

damn i love these guys this is real good hip hop!

[PrAnG2000]

This is the full scratch version, not the 12" I have. Re-equed by Ice-T if I'm correct.

The scratch @ 4:13 that says Hijack is actually the words "I Got" [yanky accent]. The word "Got" dragged forward. to slurr it. IMH.

I still see one or two of the Hijack [HQ] crew about.

Genius!!!

[jointbuttz]

@PrAnG2000 hi intresting fact :) did you know the sample from The Sound Of Knell ?

[PrAnG2000]

@jointbuttz

Yep! But I'm not gonna tell ya! ;-)

I'll give you a clue though. Both the A & B side breaks are from the same group.

[jointbuttz]

@PrAnG2000

KC & The Sunshine Band,wow that took me 20 mins to find.and i know A and B are from the same group.peace

[PrAnG2000]

@jointbuttz

Congrats, bro.

[sweepee4pres]

this jam belongs on vinyl

[djchrislong1972]

wow,

once,twice,thrice,thripple!!!

need to get in the attic and dig this out,classic!

[LUNICERATE]

invincible yet calmer sounding version than the yin tang cover.

[insanemacbeth]

yeah, prefer the original MUSIC OF LIFE version, although this version is mixed, better.

[britcorefan1]

This version is on the B side of Badman is Robbin. Its the ICE T remix

[AreULookingAtMe]

The money ain't the matter, it's the principle, that makes us invincible

fuck me...how much has hip hop changed? the early UK hip hop headz are unsung heroes.

One of my fave UK tracks (alongside Untitled by Hardnoise amongst many many others)

[ardkorejack]

Agreed. You couldn't of said it better!

[BigLupeRakimDee2]

DAMN... when I first heard this, I couldn't believe that this came out in 1989! I'm still amazed and astonished. Some of the scratch techniques employed on this record are more impressive than many of today's DJs' ones are, and the rhyming finesse is also quite devastating... I had said earlier that this emcee sounds like a cross between Chuck D vocally and Kool Moe Dee lyrically... still a great combination. Not to mention how well he rides the beat... rappers nowadays WISH they had that skill.

[maccagrabme]

Uk Dj's had a lot more originality and rhythmic elements to their scratching compared to US. I was far more inspired by UK Dj's back in the day as they had more flow and were raw. Check out DJ Mink 'Can you relate' as an example. Most of Today's DJ's are so boring and all sound the same, its actually killing the art.

[BigLupeRakimDee2]

I agree. The best DJs that the US has ever had have always been Jazzy Jeff and the legendary Jam Master Jay... but, in all honesty, the best of their prime cannot compete with the innovators of now... and I can definitely tell that QUITE a bit of innovation was going on back then. When I first heard this, I honestly thought that it was from '92 or '93. That's a sense of futurism that you can NEVER find in rap today. :(

Hijack, IMHO, is definitely one of the best kept secrets in hip-hop. ^_^

[AreULookingAtMe]

in fairness i think Hijack's DJ's style was quite similar to the DJ of Tuff Crew - in fact Tuff Crew were quite British in their overall style.

I loved Hijack and Tuff Crew in equal amounts. 1988 to 1990 were amazing years for hip hop on both sides of the pond

[insanemacbeth]

bro, the original version of 'HOLD NO HOSTAGE' was released on MUSIC OF LIFE RECORDS, in 1988. this is a different version. 1.

[BigLupeRakimDee2]

Oh... I had no idea. Thank you for telling me. Hopefully the original will be posted one day, if it hasn't already. I'll have to definitely look into obtaining that version.

[starn58]

proper hip hop only got rid of this on ebay last year well rare know!

[ceira7]

Wot eva happened to Kamanchi Sly?

[jointbuttz]

this is probably my altime best!sickest scratch ever,and oviously way ahead of its time.hijack 4ever

[kevw73]

classic!

what the fuck happened to hip hop?

[DanielBowden1975]

Problem is mate is that most of these kids are into shite trebly guitar crap or smooth bling bollocks.

When i was a kid i thought the 21st century would mean the 21st century ...WRONG

[jasontristramroberts]

south d

[Plexpara]

this uk old school rap is so much better as the most us rap.

[Ruffian010]

Kamanchi Sly Best Rapper ever!

[fitzecarraldo76]

Back in da days....thx for uploading, still got this one in original 12 " and will never sell it! :)

[steveor74]

hijack the terririst group

yeah nice memorys

[DRUMNBA55]

sounds alot like 20 seconds to comply by silver bullet... nice m8

[macken223]

peace to the hijack uk no doubt

[defcreator]

undercover & supreme were the best in the world in '88

[snoopduggy]

If you are on facebook, join the group "underground uk hip-hop" - do a search for it, it will be the 5th or so group down there's a pic of Gunshot on it

[friendlyflow]

this rap rolls

[Triton88Keyz]

CLASSIC,I love REAL MUZIK.HIP-HOP MUZIK,My friend.GOODLOOKIN'

[hairbear2705]

THIS TRACK IS AWESOME!! Showcases the cream of Brit-hop, just a shame the Yanks couldn't get their heads round it!! It's ironic Q-Bert cites Hijack (or at least Supreme)as an influence on his style!!

[MasterSkooter]

Fukcing classic.

UK hip hop will never be as good as it was in the late 80'd early 90's.

[defcreator]

blade was the best ever 1993

[jayray104]

monster tune,got the original twelve on my shelf......dj supreme serves!!!

[unitedkel]

yo how cn i get old l0ndon skool shit on cd n on2 usb 4 me ride

[mr60233]

One word. CLASSIC!!!