Top 100 90s Hip-Hop Singles

I've downloaded 3 things so far - keep going!

Further recommendations:
Rza - Tragedy
Inspektah Deck - Movers and Shakers
Company Flow - 8 Steps to Perfection
LL Cool J - I Shot Ya (Remix)
A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God
Public Enemy/ Anthrax - Bring The Noise
Digital Underground - Humpty Dance

Anyway time to listen to some of the stuff you've all been mentioning!

Make that one of your first listens!

1. positive k - i got a man
2. Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray
3. Beatnuts - Off the Books
4. Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph
5. Jeru tha Damaja - Come Clean
6. KRS One - Sound of da Police
7. DLT feat. Che Fu, "Chains"
8. Boogie Down Productions: "Love's Gonna Get Cha"
9. Public Enemy: "He's Got Game"
10. Public Enemy: "911 is a Joke"
11. Public Enemy: "Welcome to the Terrordome"
12. Coolio: "Gangsta's Paradise"
13. Fu Schnickens: "Sum Dum Monkey"
14. KMD - What A Nigga Know?
15. Gravediggaz - Diary Of A Madman
16. Outkast - Elevators (Me & You)
17. Public Enemy - Give It Up
18. Public Enemy - Can't Truss It
19. Gang Starr - Mass Appeal
20. Onyx - Throw Ya Gunz
21. Wu-Tang vs Onyx - The Worst
22. Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell (Remix)
23. ODB - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
24. Gza - Liquid Sword (home of ILM's probable most-quoted hip-hop lyric in such threads)
25. Beastie Boys - Pass The Mic (home of ILM's probable second most-quoted hip-hop lyric in such threads)
26. Biggie Smalls - Hypnotise
27. Lady of Rage - Afro Puffs
28. Ice Cube/Dr Dre - Natural Born Killaz
29. House of Pain - Jump Around
30. Mad Skillz - The Nod Factor
31. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones (part 2) (this should be higher than 17 obv)
32. Rza - Tragedy
33. Inspektah Deck - Movers and Shakers
34. Company Flow - 8 Steps to Perfection
35. LL Cool J - I Shot Ya (Remix)
36. A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God
37. Public Enemy/ Anthrax - Bring The Noise
38. Digital Underground - Humpty Dance
39. Blahzay Blahzay - Danger
40. Capleton feat. Method Man - Wings of the Morning (Remix)
41. Souls Of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity
42. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (TROY)
43. Lords Of The Underground - Chief Rocka
44. Capone-n-Noreaga - Invincible
45. Big L - Flamboyant
46. Canibus - Second Round KO
47. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
48. KRS-One - MCs Act Like They Don't Know

warren g - regulate
ahmad - back in the day
mc lyte - ruffneck

o fck this is ridiculous

Actually I'm surprised by how much of this stuff I do know, maybe I'm not as ignorant of this era as I thought, it's just I own lots of comps and tracks here and there and very few albums (but who wants albums).

We can make it Top 500 or something, I'll get to them all eventually.

oh c'mon....terrible production, pap lyrics. His lowest point not includind 'domestic violence'.

yeah i figured not much of this would be new to you. i think you'll have more luck with tracks that didn't crossover to the uk when, like, the americans wake up!

*racks brain for more singles that you can't get on widely available compilations*

*off to bed*

(i offer to clean this up later, but it is tuff to keep to one. so far seems mostly up thru '95 or so)

this made me laugh...

Pharcyde 'Drop'
Herbaliser ft Dream Warriors 'Road Of Many Signs'
Mobb Deep 'Quiet Storm'
Busta 'Woo Hah'
A Tribe Called Quest 'Electric Relaxation'
Craig Mack 'Flava In Ya Ear'
Digital Underground 'Humpty Dance'
Fugees 'Fu-Gee-La'

Jay-Z - Imaginary Player

80-something) laquan - witness the drift

This is a very strange list.
I cut Biz Markie after checking and seeing it came out '89.

haha

98. The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy/Unbelievable

100. Main Source feat. Nas, Akinyele, and Joe Fatal - Live At The Barbecue

CASH MONEY LUV==========
BG 'BLING BLING'
JUVE 'HA' (HOT BOYS REMIX)
LIL WAYNE 'DA BLOCK IS HOT'

Notorious B.I.G. - 'Mo' Money, Mo' Problems.'

Puff Daddy - 'I'll Be Missing You.'

Ma$e - 'Feel So Good.'

Nas ft. Lauryn Hill - 'If I Ruled the World.'

Da Brat - 'Funkdafied.'

Bone Thugs N' Harmony - 'Tha Crossroads.'

Master P - 'Burbons and Lacs.'

whaat?!

...and i can't believe it took so long for someone to say "rebirth of slick (cool like dat)"!

Luniz - "I Got 5 On It"

AND frickin" "O.P.P." by Naughy by Nature?!

Also, I propose a new #1: My Mind Playin' Tricks on Me by the Geto Boys

Also not included:

Laflour Laflaur Eshkoshka by Heltah Skeltah/Boot Camp Click

Trigga Gots No Heart - Spice 1

This list is going to be impossible to get into order anyway, so we might as well all just name stuff. There's too much that needs to be heard anyway.

Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs N Harmony
Pras - Ghetto Superstar
Jay-Z - Ain't No Nigga
EPMD - Crossover
Ice Cube - No Vaseline
Dr Octagon - Blue Flowers
Eve - What You Want
LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl
LL Cool J - Hey Lover
LL Cool J - Loungin (remix)

Does "Poison" by Bel Biv Devoe count for this list?

Son of Bazerk - "Change The Style"
Ice Cube - "Wicked"
Tag Team - "Whoomp! (There It Is)"
95 South - "Dazzey Duks"
A Tribe Called Quest - "Electric Relaxation"
Queen Latifah - "Black Hand Side"
Cypress Hill - "Insane In The Brain"

Your list helped me with mine.
Thanks

Rakim - "Juice - Know the Ledge" (!!)
Juggaknots - "Clear Blue Skies" (!!!)

Channel Live w/ KRS One - "Mad Izm"
Group Home - "The Realness"
Smif-n-Wessun - "Sound Bwoy Bureill"
Saukrates - "Father Time"
Mister Voodoo - "Hemlock" (or any other Natural Elements record, but I'm biased)
Heltah Skeltah - "Da Wiggy"
Public Enemy "Shut Em Down - Pete Rock Remix"
Jeru - "Can't Stop the Prophet" (original and Pete Rock remix)
Raekwon - "Glaciers of Ice"
Reflection Eternal ft. Mos Def & Mr. Man - "Fortified Live" (whatever happened to Shawn J Period?? I heard he became a born again christian and decided sampling was too sinful)
King Tee and the Alkaholiks - "I've Got it Bad Y'all" (Nobody but me will pick this but I don't care, BEST SONG EVER)

and that king tee song is great

Haha I think I'll lay off defending the corny indie-rap fuxx for awhile.

cantaloop-flip fantasia
skeelo- i wish
snow-informer
zhane-hey mr dj
wrex n affect- rump shaker
unknown-------------------
aint no future in your front
just kickn it
bust a move

hell yea

*Big up Djdee, dogg know what he on bout' respect 1 son

and that's just for starters!

Ain't gonna hurt nobody???

Richard Blackwood - Mama Who Da Man (lol)

Thank you.

Bone and Biggie - Notorious Thugz
Bone Thugs - Thuggish Ruggish Bone
Big L - Da Graveyard (this has Jay Z when he's young as hell)
N.W.A. - Straight Outa Compton
Biggie - Gimme the Loot
Wu-Tang - Bring da Ruckus
Ice Cube - Today was a Good Day
High and Mighty - B Boy Document 99 (ft. Mos Def)

I don't agree with this today. Especially "Tennessee." My current POV consists of Regulate, It Was A Good Day, Around The Way Girl, Let Me Ride and '93 Til Infinity.

1. O.C. - Creative Control
2. Nas - The World is Yours
3. Notorious BIG - Party & Bullshit
4. Diamond D - With the dope sound
5. Justice System - Dedication to Bambaataa
6. Wu-Tang Clan - Proteck Ya Neck
7. Ras Kass - Remain Anonymous
8. Rawcotiks - Hardcore Hip Hop
9. World Renown - Come take a ride
10. Showbiz & A.G. - Next Level

Beatnuts - Let off a couple
Mic Geronimo - Masta IC
Ice Cube - Today was a good day
Smif 'n Wessun - Sound Bwoy Bureill
Slick Rick - It's a boy (remix)
Red Hot Lover Tone - '98
Polyrhythm Addicts - Motion 2000
Organized Konfusion - Confrontations
The Lost Trybe of Hip Hop - Lyfestylz
Large Professor - Ijuswannachill

Kurious - Walk like a Duck
KGB - Bless ya life
The Jaz - It's your Nature
Jay-Z - Bring it on
GZA - 4th Chamber
De La Soul - Stakes is High
Grand Daddy I.U. - Represent
A Tribe Called Quest - We can get down
All City Crew - Afta Hourz
Black Sheep - E.F.F.E.C.T.

Blahzay Blahzay - Good Cop, Bad Cop
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You
Two Outta Millions - For you 'n yours
Royal Flush - Movin on ya weak production
Pitch Black - show and prove
Nice & Smooth - Down the line
Company Flow - The Definitive
Lace da booms - Cut that weak shit (buckwild remix)
Pete Nice & Daddy Rich - Verbal Massage Part 2
Diamond D - Sally's got a one track mind

O.C. - Time's Up
Sadat X - Escape from New York
Freestyle Professors - Down with the freestyle professors
Busta Rhymes - Ill Vibe
Masta Ace, Special Ed & Buckshot - Crooklyn
Heltah Skeltah & OGC - leflaur leflah eshkoshka
Mic Geronimo - Men v. Many
Chi Ali - Funky Lemonade (remix)
Artifacts - C'monwitdagitdown (remix)
Notorious BIG - I got a story to tell

Ras Kass - Soul on ice (remix)
M.O.P. - Salute Part 2
Neek the Exotic - Backs 'n Necks
InI - Fakin' Jax (remix)
Kool G. Rap - Streets of New York
Eric B. & Rakim - Don't sweat the technique
J Rock - Drug Dealer (DJ Premier Remix)
Compton's Most Wanted - Def Wish II
Wu-Tang Clan - Deadly Melody
Mister Voodoo - Lyrical Tactics

Natural Elements - Shine
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Get on the mic
The Nonce - World Ultimate
Method Man - Bring da pain
Black Moon - How many emcee's must get dissed
Brand Nubian - Word is bond
Funkdoobiest - Rock on
Diamond D - 5 Fingers of Death
Common Sense - Resurrection
Main Source - How many men went down in the game

Big Shug - Do What Pays Ya
Tha Alkaholiks - WLIX
Cypress Hill - When the shit goes down
Jay-Z - 22 Two's
Mobb Deep - Drop a gem on 'em
Raekwon - Verbal Intercourse
Heavy D - Blue Funk
Ghostface Killah - Fish
AZ - Rather Unique
Madkap - Questions

Finsta Bundy - Boogie Spirit
Showbiz & A.G. - Soul Clap
Ak Skills - Check the flava
Siah and Yeshua Da PoED - The Visualz
Masta Ace - Top Ten List
Sadat X - The Interview
The Beatnuts - Straight Jacket
Rough House Survivors - Rough House (Pete rock remix)
KRS-One - Squash all beef
Pharoahe Monch - The Truth

D.I.T.C. - Day One
Triflicts - Don't make me try
Down South - Open Sesame
Grap Luva - Beats & Rhymes
MF Grimm - Scars & Memories
Gang Starr - The Planet
Ghetto Dwellas - Make it official
Craig Mack - Flava in ya ear
Capone-N-Noreaga - LA, LA
100. Akinyele - You Know my style (best interlude ever made)

TLC - Ain't Too Proud to Beg
TLC - Creep
Salt N Peppa - Push It ( I might've seen that one...)

classic, i need to think of some more...half way asleep!!

Don't Curse was great. Can you imagine anyone making that today and not sounding like they're from another planet?

Spice 1 - Welcome to the Ghetto
DJ Quik - Jus Lyke Compton
e-40 - Hurricane, Sprinkle Me
King Tee - Super Nigga
Coolio(w/J-Ro and some other dude) - I Remember

"I Got Five On It" - Luniz
"Playaz Club" - Rappin' 4-Tay
"What Can I Do?" - Ice Cube

Lions of Hip Hop by Blackstar(Mos Def and Talib Kweli)

Spark an izm by channel live.

Dope List! Bringing back memories listeing to my tape decks!!!!

Grand Puba - What goes around
Kool G. Rap - Fast Life
ABC - Iesha (for the real nineties followers)
Guru - Ex to the Next
Cappadonna - 97 Mentality
Keith Murray - The most beautifullest thing in this world
N.O.R.E - Banned from TV
Jodeci ft. Raekwon - Freaking you (remix)

yes!! Thanks for the list. think you can keep it going till 2020?
more from the 90s.

The Goats - Typical American
Tone Loc - Cheeba Cheeba
Mc 900ft Jesus - While the city sleeps

Masta Ace -
Beautifull
Terror
Brooklyn battles

Compton most wanted -
Hood took me under

Jeru the Damaja -
Jungle music
Invasion
99%

Fear hate (special ed) -
Hard to find so type these key words in youtube.

Gangstarr -
Full clip

Black Rob -
By a stranger

Agallah ft. Sean Price –
Rising to the top

Joel Ortiz –
Hip hop remix

Above the law -
Murder rap

Big Daddy Kane- Smooth Operator
Paris - Devil Made Me Do It

Two songs that feel like seasons of the Wire:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNGDGJTQaL8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMqfRey10gA

And one that's like a season of 24:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVQ7wZj1YOA

what's the song called that's just a list of nouns that end in "-er" and start with "the"?

words like "the shot caller"

that coup track is sweeet. you can always count on paris to get the heart rate up.
didn't see dis on list.

dr.octagon - girl let me touch you there
dr.octagon - i'm destructive

la the darkman - spring water

what's the song called that's just a list of nouns that end in "-er" and start with "the"?

words like "the shot caller"

pleeeease someone answer this, I have been wanting to know the original since I heard it sampled in Bill Drummond and Zodiac Mindwarp's pseudonymous fake-Finnish Elvis impersonator's version of In The Ghetto on a 7" in 1997!!!

!

figured it out, it's "broken language" by smoothe da hustler

...did he say "the lady shitter"?

argh, I still don't think the lyrics are the same! definitely sounds like the cadence slowed down though, maybe Z and King Boy D made up their own version to sample?

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it's definitely a different track (or fake track) being sampled: In The Ghetto (11mb YSI)

eazy e - real muthafucking G's

I saw some Dilla beats (pharcyde, woo-haa, tribe etc) but
where's all the SLUM VILLAGE? Fantastic Vol.1 is THE BEST!!

woooow no disrespect but hoooow is bone thugs n harmoney not crack the top 100 East 1999!!!, Crossroads, for the love of money, 1st of the month, days of our lives seriously need these songs in your hip hop album soN!! Notorious thugz, Biggie ft. bone thugs get wit it!!

otm

^^^

ICE CUBE - NAPPY DUGOUT

Anybody know the name of an old rap song it sounds like the hook is "what is qb style" and some of the lyrics are "you can bring me home to dinner im not a drug user" "if i was cereal id be coo coo for cocoa puffs" "hocus pocus put me in focus" "make u bite a chip"