Ego Trippin'
Ultramagnetic MC's
No annual list year
Date not established. No original release year is inferred from a screenshot filename.
Explore this recording
More by this artistEditorial all-time selection from cited sources / existing catalog
Release year not established
Release year not establishedDate review open
A first-release date was not established in the available metadata.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
About Ultramagnetic MC's
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Ultramagnetic MC's emerged from the Bronx around Kool Keith, Ced Gee, TR Love and DJ Moe Love. Their recordings combined unusual verbal imagery with sharply cut funk samples and inventive rhythm programming. The 1988 debut Critical Beatdown, including Ego Trippin', established the group's distinctive balance of emceeing, production and turntable work.
Artist background sources
Kool Keith - AllMusic biography
Read original Ultramagnetic membership, including TR Love. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Ultramagnetic MCs - AllMusic biography
Read Bronx origins and group identity. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Critical Beatdown - Pitchfork review
Read original 1988 album context, Keith/Ced Gee lyrics, production, DJ Moe Love and Ego Trippin. 2004 reissue metadata is not treated as the original date. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Ego Trippin' by Ultramagnetic MC's is included in the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap track list. This establishes retrospective selection, not a documented personal inspiration or first-release date.
Source-backed retrospective catalog association; no song-specific recording history or inspiration established.
Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap: track list
Title/performer and retrospective anthology membership only; 2021 is the anthology release, not the original track year.
Other appearances and versions
Exact recording version not independently established
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-scoped curated selection; not an official all-time ranking or complete recording review.
Editorial listening-collection classification; not independently established for each recording.
Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap: track list
Title/performer and retrospective anthology membership only; 2021 is the anthology release, not the original track year.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.