Rating:
Genre:
Rap
Release Date: 02/22/1994
Street Jams: Electric Funk, Vol. 3 is another terrific collection of old-school
hip-hop and
electro-
funk from the early '80s, containing 12 tracks, almost all in their original 12" mixes. Only a handful of these songs, such as
Grandmaster Flash's
"White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)," were big hits, but there are a number of songs that became well-known as samples and scratches, including
Nuance's
"Take a Chance," SoulSonic Force's
"Looking for the Perfect Beat," Free Style's
"The Party Has Begun," L.A. Dream Team's
"Calling on the Dream Team," Wreckin' Cru's
"Surgery" and
Egyptian Lover's
"Dubb Girls." No other compilation of early-'80s
electro-
funk and
hip-hop remixes comes close to matching the quality of
Street Jams, and this is another great addition to the series.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide