After a tour of the 80s, the crew digs into the genre as it becomes a pop culture phenomenom in the 90s. Starting with the jazzy samples of the Native Tongues movement in the early part of the decade, with groups like A Tribe Called Quest and the Jungle Brothers, the series moves into the gangster pop of the East Coast/West Coast rivalry. Theres plenty of Biggie, Tupac, Dre, Snoop, Wu-Tang, Jay-Z, club classics, forgotten singles, the start of the indie era with Rawkus, and flavors from different parts of the country as the genre expanded to the South.
Tracklist
- Youngbloodz “85″ feat. Big Boi
- DJ DMD “25 Lighters” feat. Lil’ Keke & Fat Pat
- Cool Breeze “Cre-A-Tine” (I Got People)
- Mac Mall “Pussy Whipped”
- Missy Elliott “Hot Boyz”
- Nelly “Country Grammar (Hot Shit)”
- DMX “What These Bitches Want” feat. Sisqo
- Nas “NY State Of Mind, Pt. II”
- Gang Starr “All 4 Tha $”
- Thirstin Howl III “Brooklyn Hard Rock” feat. Unique London
- Eminem “My Name Is”
- Dr. Dre “XXPlosive” feat. Devin The Dude & Nate Dogg
- Jay-Z “Snoopy Track” feat. Juvenile
- Black Rob “Whoa”
- Common “1-9-9-9″ feat. Sadat X & Talib Kweli
- Common “Car Horn”
- Method Man “Break Ups 2 Make Ups” feat. D’Angelo
- Quasimoto “Microphone Mathematics”
- Goodie Mob “Chain Swang”
- Mos Def “Ms. Fat Booty”
- Choclair “Flagrant”
- Noreaga “Cocaine Business (Hysteria)” feat. Kelis
- Rahzel “All I Know”
- Geto Boys “Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangster”
- E-40 “Earl, That’s Your Life”
- Eve “Gotta Man”
- C-Murder “Down For My Niggas” feat. Snoop Dogg
- Juvenile “Ha” (Remix feat. Jay-Z)
- Eminem “Guilty Conscience” feat. Dr. Dre
- Pharoahe Monch “Simon Says”
- Tear Da Club Up Thugs “Hypnotize Cash Money”
- Ja Rule “Holla Holla”
- Jay-Z “Girls Best Friend”
- Naughty By Nature “Jamboree” feat. Zhané
- Common “Dooinit”
- The Roots “Act Too… The Love Of My Life” feat. Common
- Jay-Z “So Ghetto”
- Grand Agent “Mingling (With Mayhem)”
- Beanie Sigal “What A Thug About”
- Mos Def “Mathematics”
- Jurassic 5 “Without A Doubt”
- The Beatnuts “Muchachacha”
- Snoop Dogg “Bitch Please” feat. Xzibit
- Gang Starr “Full Clip”
- Nas “Nas Is Like”
- Natural Elements “Two Tons”
- Q-Tip “Let’s Ride”
- Screwball “F.A.Y.B.A.N.”
- U-God “Bizarre”
- The Roots “You Got Me” (Remix)
- Dr. Dre “The Next Episode” feat. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg
- Hobo Junction “Greenlite Monks”
- Hot Boys “I Need A Hot Girl” feat. Big Tymers
- Tash “Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy”
- GZA “Breaker, Breaker”
- 50 Cent “How To Rob An Industry Nigga”
- B.G. “Bling Bling”
- Whoridas “Do Or De” feat. Yukmouth
- Dr. Dre “The Watcher”
- Phat Kat “Don’t Nobody Care About Us”
- Slum Village “Get This Money”
- Lootpack “Whenimondamic”
- MF Doom “Doomsday”
- Handsome Boy Modeling School “Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II)” feat. DJ Shadow & DJ Quest
- Q-Tip “Breathe And Stop”
- Mobb Deep “Quiet Storm”
- Mobb Deep “Quiet Storm” (Remix feat. Lil’ Kim)
- Method Man & Redman “Da Rockwilder”
- DMX “Party Up”
- The Beatnuts “Watch Out Now”
- Slick Rick “Street Talkin’” feat. Outkast
- Lyrics Born “I Changed My Mind” (Stereo MCs Rattlesnake Remix)
- Ol’ Dirty Bastard “Got Your Money” feat. Kelis
- Prince Paul “More Than You Know” feat. De La Soul
- Wu-Tang Clan “Protect Ya Neck (The Jumpoff)”
- Redman “Da Goodness” feat. Method Man
- Mos Def “Umi Says”
- Busta Rhymes “What’s It Gonna Be!?” feat. Janet Jackson
- Dr. Dre “Forgot About Dre” feat. Eminem
- Jay-Z “Big Pimpin’” feat. UGK
- Ruff Ryders “Down Bottom” feat. Drag-On
- Trick Daddy “Nann Nigga” feat. Trina
- dead prez “Hip-Hop”
