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- Hip-Hop is a music genre and cultural movement born in the 1970s Bronx, blending rapping, DJing, graffiti, fashion, and breakdancing. By the 1990s, it had gone global, with artists from the East Coast, West Coast, and Atlanta shaping its sound, and coining this era the "Golden Age of Hip-Hop."
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Nov 7, 2021 · The 1990s were the first full decade in which Hip Hop albums were being released, with dozens of dope records coming out every single year – a lot of which we now consider Hip Hop classics. For this list, we ranked what are in our opinion the best 1990s Hip Hop songs.
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- Young Black Teenagers – Tap The Bottle
- The Whoridas – Shot Callin’ & Big Ballin’
- Rappin’ 4-Tay – Playaz Club
- Slick Rick – Street Talkin’
- Heltah Skeltah – Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka
- WC and The Maad Circle – West Up!
- 3X Krazy – Keep It on The Real
- Mack 10 – Foe Life
- The Dove Shack – Summertime in The LBC
- The B.U.M.S – Elevation
Young Black Teenagers released an album in 1993 called Dead Enz Kidz Doin’ Lifetime Bidz. It was an obvious – though plenty powerful – statement on the way Black kids were treated in the United States, and the way mainstream society viewed rappers. But the kids liked to have fun, too. “Tap The Bottle” is a boisterous drinking anthem, buoyed by a ch...
The WhoRidas were Oakland staples, but they found a home on the prosperous LA label, Delicious Vinyl. On the West Coast, they became massive after the release of “Shot Callin’ & Big Ballin’,” which was a far cry from the g-funk dominated radio that had come in the wake of Dr. Dre’s success. The WhoRidas proved that, well, shot callin’ and big balli...
“Playaz Club” emerged as a g-funk classic, the sort of song that was an immediate appeal but also appeared on compilations collecting West Coast classics long past its release date in the 90s. The song utilizes an excellent sample from Judy Clay and William Bell’s 1968 hit “Private Number,” with a guitar line that effortlessly highlights Rappin’ 4-...
By 1999, Slick Rick was 15 years into his lauded career, looking for a final boost for his final LP, The Art of Storytelling. He found that boost in OutKast, who helped turn “Street Talkin’” into a street-ready anthem that instantly introduced OutKast’s young audience to the legendary smooth-talking rhymes of Slick Rick.
Heltah Skeltah has always been credited with “Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka,” but the song’s chorus lays out all the main players: “Yes yes y’all (yes y’all)/OGC, Heltah Skeltah be the best y’all (best y’all)/Fab 5 slam from East to West y’all.” This is a posse cut in the truest sense of the word, uniting the trio of OGC and the duo of Heltah Skeltah, w...
A year before WC left the Maad Circle to form Westside Connection with Ice Cube, he invited the MC to appear on his group’s song “West Up!” The track eschews the g-funk of the era in favor of soulful keyboard chords and a bevy of back-and-forth verses that finds each MC waxing poetically on the merits of the West Coast sunshine.
3X Krazy didn’t really hide their intentions with their hit “Keep It On The Real,” a standout hit from Keep It On The Real. Foreshadowing the hyphy era of hyper stylized vocal performances in the late 90s Bay Area, the song is an unabashed West Coast classic, and considering that’s exactly what 3X Krazy set out to do with “Keep It On The Real,” it’...
On “Foe Life,” Mack 10 humorously pits himself against the “yes yes y’all” call-and-responses of East Coast hip hop. At first, Mack and (guest artist and producer) Ice Cubechant about being the best MCs out, before Mack interrupts and says, “Wait a minute, that ain’t how the West Coast rock!” The song shifts beats, and “Foe Life” emerges as a g-fun...
C-Knight, Bo-Roc, and 2Scoops were clear Warren G disciples. They made their debut on his seminal album, Regulate…G Funk Era, but on “Summertime In The LBC” they stand out on their own. Even though they admit to running with Warren G, the sultry vocals, delightful harmonies, and smooth funk bassline gives the song a perfect summertime feel. It’s a ...
The Bay Area B.U.M.S, also known as Brothas Unda Madness, had a penchant for throwing the kitchen sink into their raps. The duo, alongside frequent producer Joe Quixx, relied on lush samples and an R&B influence to subvert traditional West Coast g-funk and hardcore hip hop. The chorus, a simple call to “Free My Mind,” foreshadowed the heady, mindfu...
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May 11, 2024 · The first few years of the decade saw 90s hip-hop classics from the likes of Public Enemy ( Fear Of A Black Planet ), A Tribe Called Quest ( Peoples Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of...
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- Old School Hip Hop. The South Bronx in the late 1970s was simmering with untapped creativity. DJ Kool Herc was reinventing DJing by looping breakbeats, while Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five added lyrical storytelling through rhymes.
- East Coast Hip-Hop. The gritty streets of New York served as the backdrop for early 90s hip-hop. 80s pioneers like Public Enemy were still at it, protested social issues in songs like "911 is a Joke".
- Boom Bap. "Mass Appeal" by Gang Starr and "N.Y. State of Mind" by Nas are popular 90s boom bap tracks. These songs embodied the essence of East Coast hip-hop, focusing on tight drum-kick and snare patterns.
- West Coast Hip-Hop. As New York developed its complex lyrical styles, 3,000 miles away in California, artists like Dr. Dre were brewing up a different flavor with N.W.A.
Jun 26, 2023 · Hip-Hop is a music genre and cultural movement born in the 1970s Bronx, blending rapping, DJing, graffiti, fashion, and breakdancing. By the 1990s, it had gone global, with artists from the East Coast, West Coast, and Atlanta shaping its sound, and coining this era the "Golden Age of Hip-Hop." Making Money.
Nov 8, 2023 · Will Fenton. November 8, 2023. I’ve compiled the greatest 90s hip hop songs that defined the genre’s golden era. This essential playlist features iconic hits, club bangers, and underground classics from rap legends. Quick answer (author’s top picks): what are the best 90s hip hop songs?
Dec 19, 2012 · If you’ll recall, though, the ’90s was also a period in which hip hop expanded from being purely a coastal phenomenon. Southern anthems like “Back That Thang Up” by Juvenile and Fiend, Silkk,...
