Heard Public Enemy's "Don't Believe The Hype" on the way to work. Then spent the next 15 minutes trying to find a song I knew it had been sampled in. Finally found it on Vanilla Ice's "Hooked" from his debut album, To The Extreme. Holy heck. In hindsight, that entire album is one big sample. I can't imagine producing an album knowing you were going to be paying out the ass in royalties for the rest of your days. I suppose people will really do anything for 5 minutes of fame.

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My favourite has to be this verse off defective trip.

86 on the strip, aiyo my hands was rusty Grym Reaper, Gatekeeper, my niggas let's get flusty Leaky leaky, I feel the high from the stimuli I'm acting two faced, like the signs of Gemini My head keeps on spinning, constantly continuing Two tabs of mescaline, fucks up my adrenaline I'm in a 'fuck that shit' and I can't escape it It's like goo-goddamnit, I hate it Sometimes I get blind from the grapes of the vine The wine, it fucks up my mind every time I'm going and all I wanna be doing is boning But like a Dopefiend character of Donald Goines

I think the RZA shows how good he can be lyrically throughout this album. Shoutout to prince pauls 1800- suicide verse- that shit slaps

The guy is a true legend. He was in a lot of good songs in the 90s, he was great in the choruses. He brought something extra to each music. Levitti clearly deserved to have a solo album. Besides, I have heard several stories about him, apparently he is in prison ?

Please don’t say the Diddler….

For those of you who mix/produce your own tunes or just plain audiophiles, what are some of your favourite reference tracks for that 90s sound?

hi everyone! I am new to this subreddit and i’m looking to expand my music taste (especially niche artists who get overlooked a lot). So far I am a huge fan of like catchy melodies with the laid-back atmosphere that’s characteristic of West Coast hip-hop— literally “California Love” is the epitome of the type of songs I like. Other notable mentions include “Gin and Juice”, “I got 5 on it”, “it was a good day” etc. As far as Modern rappers go, I really love Childish Gambino.

If you know artists or songs to explore please let me know! I only know the big hits at the moment. Thanks!

I like the minimalistic style and think it‘s an underrated classic in their discography.

Now I know this subreddit is filled with posts of deep cuts and grimy verses. Still, 90s hip-hop was also the era where songs that had an R&B singer on the hook took shape. While it did become a bit of a cliche at some point, there are definitely some gems and I'd to hear some of your favorites. I'll kick it off with two easy picks:

• Loungin' (Remix) [feat. Total] - LL Cool J
• Hey Lover (feat. Boyz II Men) - LL Cool J

(Full disclosure: these also get nominations for being some of the funniest and scumbagiet grooves in hip-hop, but that's a separate thread)

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Okay, it has 4-5 skips, but it still has 21-22 absolute fire tracks that have aged like fine wine... where else you getting 20+ incredible rap songs on a single album??

U-God, Meth, Deck, Rae, Ghost, The RZA, The GZA, and Cappadonna bring the heat every single verse

I wish it had more ODB, but when he does appear, he steals the show

For Heaven's Sake, Little Ghetto Boys, Cash Still Rules, Hellz Wind Staff, Older Gods, Visionz, and Bells of War are still underrated tracks to this day... everyone gasses Reunited, Triumph, Impossible, and A Better Tomorrow, but those other tracks go just as hard

Deck gets his own song with The City

And The RZA on Duck Seazon is just... GOAT level verse... The RZA will forever be the most underappreciated emcee there is

Aight, this has been an oldhead nigga PSA

P.E.A.C.E.

^Song! So sorry! I heard it on WGCI Chicago maybe 93-96? It was kind of a fast hip hong song but smooth and not hardcore. I think one male vocalist? Ugh can’t remember it! Thank you!

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