Classic Rap and Hip Hop Thread.(pre-1995)

[LoveBeat]

okay maybe this sounds mainstream but this is one of my favourite hiphop songs of all time!

[ImNotDedYet]

forgot about this one…

[DJ_Canadien]

de La Soul Me Myself and I (1989)
They gave all their old albums away for download on Valentine’s day this year.

[Patch]

@""LoveBeat""

this is one of my favourite hiphop songs of all time!

One of mine too, homie.

[matrick]

[keithace]

[keithace]

[keithace]

pure flow…one of the masters…

[keithace]

@Ed_Paris

a few of my favorite tunes pre-95/95

ps: there could be more if the thread would say: pre-1998

1. nas - the world is yours
2. common - i used to love h.e.r.
3. mobb deep - shook ones III
4. the notorious b.i.g. - juicy
5. public enemy - welcome to the terror dome
6. nas - it aint hard to tell
7. wu-tang clan - c.r.e.a.m.
8. scarface - i seen a man die
9. luniz - i got 5 on it
10. pharcyde - passing me by
11. public enemy - 911 is a joke
12. o.p.p. - naughty by nature
13. pete rock & cl smooth - thy reminisce over you
14. dr. dre - nuthin’ but a g’thang
15. craig mack - flava in ya ear
16. the notorious b.i.g. - big poppa
17. a tribe called quest - scenario
18. nas - new york state of mind
19. jeru the damaja - come clean
20. public enemy - can’t trust it
21. reakwon - guillotine swords
22. 2pac - brenda’s got a baby
23. wu-tang clan - protect ya neck
24. a tribe called quest - electric relaxation
25. kool g rap & dj polo - ill street blues
26. the notorious b.i.g. - warning
27. snoop doggy dogg - murder was the case
28. nas - halftime
29. ice cube - it was a good day
30. 2pac - dear mama
31. cypres hill - how i could just kill a man
32. artifacts - wrong side of da tracks
33. eric b. & rakim - don’t sweat the technique
34. public enemy - give it up
35. snoop doggy dogg - gin&juice
36. a tribe called quest - excursion
37. the notorious b.i.g. - things done changed
38. naughty by nature - hip hop hooray
39. dj quik - tonite
40. dr. dre - let me ride
41. gang starr - dwyck
42. bone thugs n harmony - thuggish ruggish bone
43. 2pac - keep ya head up
44. brand nubian - slow down
45. nas - one love
46. geto boys - mind playin’ tricks on me
47. outkast - southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
48. o.c. - time’s up
49. queen latifah - u.n.i.t.y.
50. digable planets - rebirth of slick
51. mc breed - aint’ no future in your frontin’
52. method man - release yo’ delf
53. cypres hill - insane in the brain
54. ugk - pocket full of stones
55. ice cube - americas most wanted
56. bone thugs n harmony - 1st of da month
57. too short - the ghetto
58. wu-tang clan - wu-tang clan aint’ nuthin’ ta fuck wit
59. method man & mary j. blige - you’re all i need to get by
60. the notorious b.i.g. - one more chance
61. outkast - ain’t no thang
62. goodie mob - soul food
63. junior m.a.f.i.a. - player anthem
64. snoop doggy dogg - what’s my name
65. warren g - regulate
66. da brat - fundafied
67. skee lo - i wish
68. ll cool j - mama said knock you out
69. coolio - gangsta’s paradise
70. dr. dre - fuck wit dre day
71. naughty by nature - craziest
72. digital underground - the humpty dance
73. ice cube - natural born killaz
74. goodie mob - cell therapy
75. busta rhymes - woo ha! got you all in check

way to be no fun…

[keithace]

[DISaS73R]

Stop the Breaks - Raekwon, Killa Sin, KRS-One, Notorious B.I.G.

[Era_7]

Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader

from 1988

[keithace]

Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy (Official HD Video)

[keithace]

not sure if I posted this one already…but classic none the less…

[keithace]

1991…total nineties short attention span music video editing and graphics…

[VanGogo]

Newcleus - Jam On It

One of my all time favorites, along with this classic

[keithace]

1991…straight gangster shhhhhh…

Ice Cube - My Summer Vacation

[keithace]

more of that west coast iiiiissssshhh…get some…

Cypress Hill - Latin Lingo (Official HD Video)

[bc6]

A classic tune.

[keithace]

@bc6

A classic tune.

This one was already posted in the 80s dance music thread. I don’t think this one qualifies as rap or hip hop…