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old-school hip-hop

24+ artists and 30+ songs to start with

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Songs to start with

  1. Mama Said Knock You OutLL Cool J · 1990
  2. Hey LoverLL Cool J, Boyz II Men · 1995
  3. Sound of da PoliceKRS‐One · 1993
  4. Children’s StorySlick Rick · 1988
  5. All I HaveJennifer Lopez, LL Cool J · 2001
  6. I Need LoveLL Cool J · 1987
  7. Straight Outta ComptonN.W.A · 1988
  8. Fuck tha PoliceN.W.A · 1988
  9. I’m Your PusherIce‐T · 1988
  10. Rapper’s DelightThe Sugarhill Gang · 1979
  11. Whoomp! (There It Is)Tag Team · 1993
  12. Magic’s WandWhodini · 1982
  13. ApacheThe Sugarhill Gang · 1981
  14. The GhettoToo $hort · 1990
  15. BossyKelis, Too $hort · 2006
  16. ShowdownGrandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five, The Sugarhill Gang · 1981
  17. Express YourselfN.W.A · 1988
  18. ColorsIce‐T · 1988
  19. 6 in the Mornin’Ice‐T · 1986
  20. Jewels n’ DrugsLady Gaga, T.I., Too $hort, Twista · 2013
  21. Short but FunkyToo $hort · 1990
  22. Step Into a World (Rapture’s Delight)KRS‐One · 1997
  23. Guns Blazing (Drums of Death, Part 1)UNKLE, Kool G Rap, Latyrx · 1998
  24. The World Is Filled…The Notorious B.I.G., Too $hort, Diddy · 1997
  25. Freaks Come Out at NightWhodini · 1984
  26. Last Wordz2Pac, Ice Cube, Ice‐T · 1993
  27. Night StalkersMegadeth, Ice‐T · 2022
  28. 1,2,3,…Rhymes GaloreDJ Tomekk, Grandmaster Flash, Afrob, Flavor Flav, MC Rene · 1999
  29. Blow the WhistleToo $hort · 2006
  30. Memory of… (US)De La Soul, Estelle, Pete Rock · 2016

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