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Nov 7, 2021 · 90’s is tough there is a plethora of great hip hop albums and songs. But my list of top 100 would be incomplete without the folloiwng: DJ Quik – Tonite LL Cool J – I Shot Ya (remix) EPMD feat. LL Cool J – Rampage Queen Latifah – U.N.I.T.Y. Das EFX – They Want EFX Mobb Deep – Quiet Storm DMX – Ruff Ryders Anthem
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Lyrics: 4.0. Beats: 5.0. With their first album "3 Feet High & Rising", Prince Paul really showed how hip hop beats where made. His production style was very influential and it became the standard sound for half of NY in the early 90's (the other half where doing the Bomb Squad sound).
- LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. The Marley Marl produced title track of LL Cool J‘s fourth album, Mama Said Knock You Out, showed LL in top form.
- A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum. The second single from their debut album People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, Bonita Applebum is ATCQ’s first ode to female beauty.
- Boogie Down Productions - Love's Gonna Getcha (Material Love) The perfect example of storytelling and conveying a message through music. KRS One’s articulation and tone of voice ensure you can understand every word he says.
- Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn. From Public Enemy‘s second masterpiece, Fear Of A Black Planet, this song addresses Hollywood’s persistent exploitation and stereotyping of blacks.
Oct 18, 2023 · In celebration of this iconic era, we present to you the 50 best hip hop songs of the ’90s. Related: The 50 Best Hip Hop Songs of the 1980s The 50 Best Hip Hop Songs of the 2010s 50. Digital Underground – “The Humpty Dance” Released: January 20, 1990 Album: Sex Packets Producer: Digital Underground 49. Onyx – “Slam”
- 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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Jul 3, 2023 · With gritty lyrics and a moody, lo-fi beat, Redman set the stage for the raw hip-hop that would define much of the 90s. "Method Man" by Method Man (1993) This was the intro for Method Man, one of Wu-Tang Clan's most unique voices, known for his raspy flow and twisted humor. "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan (1993)
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