The Best of Enjoy! Records

Hot Productions released a nine-volume compilation album of "Best Of..." series in late 1989 that were double albums that trace back to the beginning of various New York music scenes, British independent dance music, and more.[1] These ranged ranged from compilations for "O" Records, Personal Records, as well as early hip hop music from the Enjoy! label.[1]

The Best of Enjoy! Records was released in late 1989.[1]

Retrospective ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	7/10[3]

From contemporary reviews, the entire Best Of... series was included in Cashbox's "Picks O' the Week" for January 27, 1990.[1]

From retrospective reviews, Carol Cooper wrote in the Spin Alternative Record Guide praised the album, stating it "preserves the special ambience of early hip hop, before all these acts were lured from Harmel0based Enjoy! to Jersey's seemingly better-capitalized Sugar Hill."[3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album a four-star rating.[2] In the book The Rough Guide to Hip-Hop, the album was listed as a recommended album and praised as containing "great grooves, courtesy of band led by drummer Pumpkin and percussionist Poochi Costello" and that roster of artists performing included "the best of the old school crews." concluding that Enjoy released some of the best early hip-hop period."[4][5] Charles Aaron included the album in Spin included the compilation on his list of Essential Old-School Hip-Hop, stating that the album was a "set of lyrical concertos has never been touched for boombastic breath-control virtuosity.[6]

1. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – "Superappin'" (6:47)
2. Spoonie Gee & Treacherous Three – "Love Rap" (5:42)
3. Treacherous Three – "Body Rock" (7:25)
4. Treacherous Three – "At The Party" (7:25)
5. The Fearless Four – "It's Magic" (5:25)
6. Disco Four – "Move With the Groove" (7:25)
7. The Masterdon Committee – "Funk Box Party" (6:57)
8. Treacherous Three – "Feel the Heartbeat" (5:29)
9. Doug E. Fresh – "Just Having Fun" (5:25)
10. Treacherous Three & Spoonie Gee – "The New Rap Language" (8:07)
11. The Fearless Four – "Rockin' It"