![]() ![]() Create your first playlist It's easy, we'll help you. The Roots) – Da Jawn (1996)īahamadia (feat. The Essentials - '80s/'90s Hip-Hop Playlist 67 songs 279 likes. Prophets Of The Ghetto – Da Expansion (1996)īahamadia (feat. Vapors by Biz Markie tells a heartfelt, cautionary tale about the fickle nature. Tracey Lee – The Theme (It’s Party Time) (1996) From Ice-T’s I’m Your Pusher to EPMD’s You Gots to Chill to Biz Markie’s Just a Friend, here are the 50 best hip hop songs of the 1980s. Pauly Yams & DJ Jazz – When I Blow Up (1995) Tainted Mindz – Any Time Any Place (1995) Larry Larr – Larry That’s What They Call Me (1991) After deciding to team up as a group, the duo dropped “We Don’t Play”, an electrifying, uptempo anthem that has been rocking cookouts and block parties since the day it came out.īonus jawns, local hits, and underground classics. ![]() In 1989, Southwest Philly turntablist, DJ Miz, and Brooklyn lyricist, MC Freshco respectively won the DJing and rap contests during the New Music Seminar Battle for World Supremacy. It would be nearly impossible to compile a list of songs that would completely sum up Philly hip-hop in the 90s, but the following selection of songs is a sincere attempt at capturing the sound and style(s) that defined this chaotic and memorable decade. So, what are you waiting for VH1 is celebrating hip hop’s golden era with our long-running series, The Greatest: 40 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of the ’90s, and the full list starts. All the girls looked up to them because before them, we thought hip hop was a mans world. We round off our list of the best 90s hip-hop songs with a legend of the game. They were so cool and unapologetic, they were wild women and the first ever female rap group. Not only did Philly hip hop in the 90s build upon the stylistic growth and evolution that it enjoyed in the 80s, but the 90s also set a clear path for the music’s future with many young artists making significant breakthroughs in the 2000s. 1993 was a bomb year for hip hop because we also got Shoop by Salt-N-Pepa. This dynamic would play out here in Philadelphia as well with a handful of artists turning out major label releases while the majority recorded for small indie labels like IQ and Ragz To Riches, while playing local venues like Dances and The Fake Haus, and selling their own vinyl, cassettes, and CDs independently. ![]() During this period, a thriving underground scene grew beneath (really parallel to) rap’s campaign of mainstream pop cultural dominance. As new superstars emerged from cities and neighborhoods around the country, the 90s saw rap music’s profitability and global reach increase exponentially. The 1990s were a defining decade for hip-hop both as a mass cultural movement and a vast commercial enterprise. *This article was originally published on November 28, 2022. ![]()
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