Top 100 90s Hip-Hop Singles

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will i wake up to see the 500 mark broached?

― gaz (gaz), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 10:40 (twenty years ago) link

blah, just spotted 'sound of da police' at #6 - this list is a mess anyway - and i think Tico has deliberately started it this morning just to get all the Americans fuming later on!

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 10:40 (twenty years ago) link

85. Betty Boo 'Where Are You Baby?'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 10:41 (twenty years ago) link

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
25. Beastie Boys - Pass The Mic
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
49. warren g - regulate
50. ahmad - back in the day
51. mc lyte – ruffneck
52. snoop doog - gin and juice
53. Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y
54. ll cool j - mama said knock you out
55. 3rd bass - brooklyn queens
56. de la soul - - a roller skating jam named saturday
57. del the funky homosapien - mistadobalina
58. scarface - break the grip of shame
59. kwest tha mad lad - 101 things
60. Black Sheep - Choice is Yours
61. Das Efx - They want Efx
62. Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
63. Tribe called Quest - Bonita Applebaum
64. Young MC - Bust a Move
65. Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump or Insane in the Brain
66. Kaliphz - Bang Bang Boogie (uk represent!)
67. Pharcyde 'Drop'
68. Herbaliser ft Dream Warriors 'Road Of Many Signs'
69. Mobb Deep 'Quiet Storm'
70. Busta Rhymes - 'Woo Hah'
71. A Tribe Called Quest - 'Electric Relaxation'
72. Craig Mack - 'Flava In Ya Ear'
73. Fugees - 'Fu-Gee-La'
74. KRS-One 'Sound Of Da Police'
75. Beastie Boys 'Get It Together'
76. bwp - 2 minute man
77. Jay-Z - Imaginary Player
78. laquan - witness the drift
79. Eminem 'My Name Is'
80. Betty Boo 'Where Are You Baby?'

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

― H (Heruy), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 11:04 (twenty years ago) link

betty boo was a 'joke' - replace with Tricky 'Hell Is Round The Corner' or something

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 11:11 (twenty years ago) link

network reps feat tru persona - simplistic
t-love - i'm coming
wee bee foolish - tiger boogs
yeshua da poed - the head bop
rasco - unassisted
mos def - universal magnetic
charizma + peanut butter wolf- my world premier
royal flush - worldwide
east flatbush project - tried by 12
lord tariq + peter gunz - deja vu
lmno - radiant
big kwam - verbalise (spinna remix)
rakim - been a long time

haha

― Chip Morningstar (bob), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 11:31 (twenty years ago) link

yah no dr dre ?

― Vic (Vic), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 11:37 (twenty years ago) link

blackstreet-no diggity
snoop-murder was the case

― robin (robin), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 11:47 (twenty years ago) link

Rass Kass - The Nature of the Threat

― M Carty (mj_c), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 11:54 (twenty years ago) link

96(?). 2Pac - How Do U Want It

― Mind Taker, Wednesday, 23 July 2003 11:55 (twenty years ago) link

ok just to tidy up the first 100 here are the 3 greatest singles of all time. then we can get back to the herbaliser singles.

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

― pete b. (pete b.), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 12:10 (twenty years ago) link

99. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck/M.E.T.H.O.D. Man

― pete b. (pete b.), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 12:10 (twenty years ago) link

100. Dr Dre - Nuthin But A 'G' Thang

― pete b. (pete b.), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 12:11 (twenty years ago) link

oh no! 'mama said knock you out' is in there twice! oh no! we need a new no.100...

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

― pete b. (pete b.), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 12:18 (twenty years ago) link

Number whatever - Brand Nubian - "Punks jump up (to get beat down)"

― Jacob (Jacob), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 12:26 (twenty years ago) link

Gang Starr - Jazz Thing
Unique 3 - Musical Melody
Trible Called Quest - Can I Kick It
Jungle Brothers - What You Waiting For
Jungle Brothers - Doin' Our Own Dang
(Best Mix uses Raw Silk's 'Do It To The Music' as backing track)
NWA - Express Yourself
(Does this count as a Dre track?)
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Summertime
(I know this has been remixed at verious times but the '91 original is still best)
King Bee - Back By Dope Demand
Skee-Lo - I Wish
Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah!!

― jack large, Wednesday, 23 July 2003 12:40 (twenty years ago) link

"Express Yourself" was released as a single in 1989.

― Aaron M., Wednesday, 23 July 2003 13:05 (twenty years ago) link

Dr Dre - Keep Their Heads Ringing
Gravediggaz - Unexplained
Gravediggaz - Nowhere to Hide
Redman - Time 4 Sum Akshun
Method Man/Redman - How High?
A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario

― M Carty (mj_c), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 13:08 (twenty years ago) link

had 'Woo Hah' already, how about Camp Lo 'Luchini'? i HATE many of the tracks on this list you know...

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 13:25 (twenty years ago) link

Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg "Ain't Nuthin But a G Thang"
The Roots' "What They Do"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 13:34 (twenty years ago) link

Digable Planets, "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"
Ice Cube, "Today Was a Good Day"
Father MC, "I'll Do 4 U"
Candyman, "Knockin' Boots"

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 14:32 (twenty years ago) link

Can't believe no one's mentioned Lords of the Underground's "Funky Child" or Black Moon's "Who Got Da Props."

― Rich, Wednesday, 23 July 2003 15:10 (twenty years ago) link

JAY Z 'IS THAT YR BITCH', 'BROOKLYN'S FINEST' FT. BIG, 'MONEY CASH HOES' FT. DMX, 'BIG PIMPIN'.

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

― sean g, Wednesday, 23 July 2003 15:48 (twenty years ago) link

Outkast "Elevators"!!!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 15:59 (twenty years ago) link

is at #16 and rightly so

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 16:05 (twenty years ago) link

D'oh! I am poxy fule.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 16:07 (twenty years ago) link

Whatever numbers.

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.'

― d k (d k), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 17:10 (twenty years ago) link

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

whaat?!

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 17:32 (twenty years ago) link

Pharcyde 'Passin Me By' already

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 17:34 (twenty years ago) link

pharoah monche's "simon says."
skee-lo's "i wish."

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

― praying mantis (praying mantis), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 18:17 (twenty years ago) link

This list is missing O.C. - "Time's Up"

Luniz - "I Got 5 On It"

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

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 18:57 (twenty years ago) link

Holy Crap...I also forgot U Can't Touch This by Hammer!

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 18:58 (twenty years ago) link

nas-nas is like

― robin (robin), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 19:02 (twenty years ago) link

And seriously, we've got "Throw Ya Gunz" but no "Slam"? WTF?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 19:13 (twenty years ago) link

Also amazingly unmentioned so far = JUMP AROUND JUMP AROUND GET OUTCHA SEAT AND JUMP AROUND JUMP UP JUMP UP AND GET DOWN

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 19:15 (twenty years ago) link

House of Pain -- good one...

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

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 19:25 (twenty years ago) link

Silkk da Shocker feat. Mystikal - It Ain't My Fault
Xzibit - What You See is What You Get
Method Man - Bring the Pain
Nice & Smooth - Hip Hop Junkies
Gang Starr - Militia
Goodie Mob - Cell Therapy
Outkast - Rosa Parks
Jay-Z - Jigga What, Jigga Who

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.

― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 19:38 (twenty years ago) link

Arrested Development - Tennessee
Notorious BIG - Big Poppa
Snoop Dogg - What's My Name
These should all be top ten.

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?

― billstevejim, Wednesday, 23 July 2003 20:15 (twenty years ago) link

'Jump Around' was #29 nickalicious - are you okay?! ;)

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 20:23 (twenty years ago) link

good call on 'Rosa Parks' btw Tom B

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 20:24 (twenty years ago) link

I was going to say "Come Clean" but it was WAAAAAAAY up at the top of the 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"

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 20:28 (twenty years ago) link

Lootpack--"Whenimondamic"
Dilated Peoples--"Work the Angles"
Ed OG--"I Got to Have It"
EPMD--"Gold Digger"
Eric B. and Rakim--"In the Ghetto"
Kool G Rap and Dj Polo--"Ill Street Blues"
Show and AG--"Fat Pockets"
Fu Schnickens--"La Schmoove"
Diamond D--"Best Kept Secret"
Common (Sense)--"I Used to Love H.E.R."
Luniz--"I Got 5 on It"
Keith Murray--"The Most Beautifulest Thing in the World"
Junior MAFIA--"Get Money"
Smoothe da Hustler--"Broken Language"
Alkaholiks--"DAAMN"
J-Live--"Braggin Writes"
GZA--"Shadowboxin"
INI--"Fakin' Jax" (pete rock production)
Redman--"Whateva Man"
Gang Starr--"Just to Get a Rep", "You Know My Steez"
Group Home--"Supa Star" (did everybody and their mother forget how fucking dope this song is?)

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 21:30 (twenty years ago) link

Maestro Fresh-Wes - "Let Your Backbone Slide"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 22:16 (twenty years ago) link

smif n wessun - bucktown b/w let's get it on
artifacts - wrong side of da tracks b/w flexi wit da tech, whassup now muthafucka
camp lo - luchini b/w swing (holla stevem! - i like the b-side a bit better)
return of the crooklyn dodgers '95
pacewon - i declare war b/w step up
the nonce - bus stops b/w who falls apart?
key kool & rhettmatic - can you hear it b/w e=mc^5 (a-side a bit iffy)
mr. complex - visualize
e-rule - listen up
all city - ~~the actual~~ b/w priceless
group home - ~~dial-a-thug~~ b/w 12 o'clock brooklyn, breaker 1,9
mobb deep - temperature's rising b/w give up the goods (the tip rmx is my shit)

― ron (ron), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 23:24 (twenty years ago) link

one month passes...

nice ans smooth, cant have a cake, Gangstar Dwyck??? was i the only one?

― set, Tuesday, 26 August 2003 05:47 (twenty years ago) link

wow i never saw this thread, it kinda sucks

― trife (simon_tr), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 05:54 (twenty years ago) link

Does that Nice and Smooth 'Hip Hop Junkies' track have lyrics going "Hail the return of the hip hop freaks" or am I thinking of something completely different?

― Barima (Barima), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 11:56 (twenty years ago) link

2pac feat. Dre: California Love

― Jay K (Jay K), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 12:31 (twenty years ago) link

camp lo - sparkle
juvenil - bling bling
missy - she's a bitch
odb - brooklyn zoo
ghostface - daytona 500
9ine - wutcha want
safir - light sleeper
del tha funky homosapien - catch a bad one
mc solaar - nouveau western
method man - release yo'delf
de la soul - stakes is high
a tribe called quest - i left my wallet in el segundo
outkast - southernplaylistcadillacmusic
wu tang clan - c.r.e.a.m.
domino - ghetto jam
cypress hill - we aint goin out like that
krs-one - rapture's delight

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 13:14 (twenty years ago) link

one month passes...

cmon people...so many good things left our...
xzibit..paprazzi..what u see is what u get now
wu tang---- mystery of da chessboxin
nas --- ny state of mind
fab 5...heltah skeltah , ogc , smiff n wessun
EPMD???????
REDMAN HOW TO ROLL A BLUNT....
i could go for days but this was last updated in aug so imma leave it at this

― positive k NUMBER 1????????, Sunday, 28 September 2003 09:33 (twenty years ago) link

Skipping 100 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

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"

― motorcity1, Tuesday, 9 November 2010 01:54 (thirteen years ago) link

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