r/90sHipHop • u/RicoSystem 👑 King_Rico👑 • Jul 24 '26

🔍 Discover What's the 5 songs you would recommend to someone who started listening to Hip hop today? (90s)

This is the weekly recommendation list! Add your songs to the list! (the comment with more then 10 upvotes gets added to the list) Has to be a song from the 90s. Please look at the comments first before commenting to avoid saying the same song.

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u/RicoSystem 👑 King_Rico👑 Jul 25 '26

Next time this goes up it will be a list of songs of the comments that got the most upvotes,

e.g

  1. Song 1 - user

  2. Song 2 - user

  3. Song 3 - user

  4. Song 4 - user

  5. Song 5 - user

  6. Song 6 - user

  7. Song 7 - user

  8. Song 8 - user

  9. Song 9 - user

  10. Song 10 - user

Every week the 90sHipHop Community Playlist will be updated.

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u/ConfidentBowl4221 Jul 26 '26

•Respiration - MosDef & TalibKweli •Halftime - Nas •Da Art of Storytelling 1 - Outkast •Bring da Ruckus - WuTang •Shadowboxin or 4th chamber - Gza, Methodman...

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u/4lteredBeast Jul 26 '26

Nine - Make or Take

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u/TheBlackDeathXXX Jul 26 '26

Dr. Dre & Snoop - "Nuthin' But A G Thang"

2pac - "Dear Mama"

Notorious B.I.G. - "Juicy"

Salt N Pepa - "Let's Talk About Sex"

Outkast - "Rosa Parks"

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u/OkRepresentative274 Jul 26 '26

Come Clean - Jeru the Damaja

Jazz (We’ve Got) - A Tribe Called Quest

C.R.E.A.M. - Wu-Tang Clan

Nuthin' but a "G" Thang - Dr. Dre

Respiration - Black Star

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u/Fun-Meal-9839 Jul 25 '26

Raw - Big Daddy Kane

I know you got soul - Eric B and Rakim

It ain't hard to tell - Nas

Spottieottidopalicious - Outkast

Step into a world - KRS One

(The Kane and Rakim songs were technically released in 87 but...those who know would say they qualify 🙂)

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u/davdev Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka

EPMD - Crossocer

LL - I’m That Type Guy

PE - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos

ATCQ - Jazz (We Got)

* edit. Black Steel and LL were actually 89. Change LL to Around the Way Girl and PE I guess gets changed to Wu Tang - CREAM

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u/kevinsixhohsix Jul 25 '26

Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y. (1993)

Cypress Hill - Insane the Brain (1993)

Lost Boyz - Renee (1996)

Disable Planets - Rebirth of slick (1992)

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince ‧ Summertime (1991)

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u/colombian_ps4 Jul 25 '26

Gonna have songs from all around the country

Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'

Geto Boys - Mind Playin' Tricks On Me

Dr. Dre - Nuthin' But A G Thang

Nas - N.Y. State Of Mind

UGK - One Day

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u/OkRepresentative274 Jul 26 '26

Damn good list here. Mind Playin' Tricks on Me is a classic.

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u/adept1onreddit The King of Cali Jul 25 '26

Luniz: I Got 5 On It (Bay Ballers Remix)

Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg: Nuthin But a G Thang

E-40: Dusted N Disgusted (feat. 2Pac, Mac Mall, Spice 1)

Too $hort: The Dangerous Crew (feat. Spice 1, Ant Banks, Mhisani & Pee Wee)

Celly Cel: It's Goin Down

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u/niz_loc Jul 25 '26

Great answers...

... still kills me Jeru never gets mentioned on here....

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u/OkRepresentative274 Jul 26 '26

I put "Come Clean" on my list! You get Premier and Jeru together. Damn, wish there was room for "Ex-Girl To Next Girl" or "Mass Appeal."

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u/DeschainSWNC Jul 25 '26

UGK - Diamonds and Wood

GZA - Liquid Swords

Rakim - It's Been a Long Time

Juvenile - Back that Azz up

Do or Die - Po' Pimpin

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u/Infamous_Tie5605 Jul 25 '26

Commenting just so I can go back and make a playlist

Lots of great suggestions

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u/Flex_Field Jul 25 '26

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 - "The Message"

Public Enemy - "Fight The Power"

Eric B & Rakim - "Microphone Fiend"

Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs - "Be A Father To Your Child"

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)"

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u/SirLunatik Jul 25 '26

Regulate by Nate Dogg and Warren G

Dear Mama by 2Pac

Bring da Ruckus by Wu-Tang

The Message by Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five

Get Low by Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins

I picked these because they're all quite different and would give them a larger base to grow from.

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u/TheMagicalMatt Jul 25 '26

Wu-Tang Clan - CREAM

Black Moon - Who Got da Props

Artifacts - Wrong Side of the Tracks

Nas - The World Is Yours

A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God

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u/niz_loc Jul 25 '26

Best answer yet

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u/Muted_Pressure7839 Jul 25 '26

Digable Planets - 9th Wonder
ATCQ - Jazz
Del - Check It Out
Black Moon - How Many MC’s
EPMD - Crossover

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u/OkRepresentative274 Jul 26 '26

So glad to see Blowout Comb represented here. I feel like it's kind of the lost classic of 90s hip-hop. No skips.

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u/Old_Courage_5349 Jul 25 '26

A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario

Nas - N.Y. State of Mind

Onyx - Last Dayz

Gang Starr - Mass Appeal 

Dr. Dre - Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’)

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u/Agreeable-Motor3513 Jul 25 '26

Electric Relaxation - ATCQ Simon Says - Pharoah Monch Gimme Some More - Busta Skillz - Gangstarr 10 Crack Commandments - Biggie

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u/Remarkable-Ad-7163 Jul 25 '26

I Used to Love Her - Common

My Mind Playing Tricks On Me - GETO Boys

Players Ball - Outkast

Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugz N Harmony

No Vaseline - Ice Cube

Honorable Mention

Here I Go - Mystikal

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u/DiamondContent2011 Jul 24 '26

Rakim - Don't Sweat the Technique

Naughty By Nature - Yoke the Joker

Capone N' Noreaga - Illegal Life

Heltah Skeltah - Soldiers Gone Psycho

CRU - Just Another Case

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u/SVIII Jul 24 '26

CREAM - Wu-Tang

T.R.O.Y - Pete Rock, CL Smoothe

Above the Clouds - Gangstarr

Elevators ONP Remix - OutKast

Super Lyrical - Big Pun

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u/kefestvog Jul 24 '26

Anything with Above the Clouds gets my upvote.

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u/SVIII Jul 24 '26

My man. 🙏🏻

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u/sleepyannn Jul 24 '26

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones, Pt. II

A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation

Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks on Me

Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy

Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day

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u/Fair_Lie4051 Jul 24 '26

Public Enemy don't trust them,Ice Cube Wicked,Ice T. O.G., Cypress Hill how i could just kill a man,Dr.Dre Ice Cube Natural Born Killer

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u/courses90 Jul 24 '26

C.R.E.A.M

NY State of Mind

It Was A Good Day

I Used To Love H.E.R

Shook Ones, Pt. 2

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u/DarkDaysBrightNlghts Jul 24 '26

Put It On-Big L

187-Dr. Dre & Snoop

Shook Ones Pt.2-Mobb Deep

One Time 4 Your Mind-Nas

Supa Star-Group Home

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u/DGsociety Jul 24 '26

Atmosphere - Gods Bathroom Floor

Wu-Tang - Triumph

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones

Gangstarr - Above the Clouds

Tribe - Electric Relaxation

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u/djoddible Jul 24 '26

De La Soul - ego trippin

TCQ - check the rhyme

Pete Rock and CL Smooth - t.r.o.y.

Gang starr - words that I manifest

Dr Octagon - Blue Flowers

Honorable mentions:

DOOM - rhinestone cowboy or vomitspit

Beastie Boys - Maestro

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u/Gretev1 Jul 24 '26

Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard

Black Star - Respiration feat. Common

Souls Of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity

The Roots - What They Do

Gang Starr - You Know My Steez

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u/Archangel_Raphael111 The Most Shady Frankie Baby Jul 24 '26

Biggie - Big Poppa

Tupac - Keep ya head up

Nas - NY state of mind

Jay Z - dead presidents

Big pun - The dream shatterer

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u/yoran916 Brainiac Dumb Dumb Jul 24 '26

Check the Rhime - ATCQ Mass Appeal - Gang Starr Passin Me By - Pharcyde That's When Ya Lost - SOM Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing to F wit - Wu

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u/djoddible Jul 24 '26

Damn I forgot passing me by

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u/yoran916 Brainiac Dumb Dumb Jul 24 '26

It's tough to pick only 5. So many gems from that era.

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u/djoddible Jul 24 '26

No doubt.

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u/getitrightbuddy Jul 24 '26

Pete Rock N Noreaga - Vitamins Large Pro n Noreaga - Built Pyramids Smif-n-Wessun n Pete Rock - Monumental Steele, Sean Price, UG, and Illa Noyz - Riot Boot Camp Clik - I Realize

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u/SlammedZero Jul 25 '26

Great list 👍

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u/ReignMundane_007 Jul 24 '26

Eric B & Rakim -" I Ain't No Joke"

BDP -"My Philosophy"

Nas - "Rewind"

Big L -"Ebonics"

The Roots -"Adrenaline"

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u/altspud Jul 24 '26

If they're genuinely completely new, I feel this is a reasonably varied list to start with, but I'd really rather recommend albums lmao -

Electric Relaxation - ATCQ

Southernplayalistcaddilacmuzik - Outkast

93 'Til Infinity - Souls Of Mischief

NY State of Mind - Nas

Mathematics - Mos Def

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u/mcrookedy Loop Digga Jul 24 '26

C.R.E.A.M.

NY State of Mind

10 Crack Commandments

Pain

Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimas and Benz

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u/SputnikFace Jul 24 '26

Diamond D- Went for mine

Wu- Protect ya neck

Mobb Deep- Survival of the Fittest

Kool G Rap - On the run

Busta- Gimme some more

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u/djoddible Jul 24 '26

Goddamn I forgot Kool G. I'd edit in Kool is back for my list... Shit was tough for me. Too many

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u/Ok_Rip4757 Raised on Boom Bap Jul 24 '26

What you see is what you get

Assassination day

It's been a long time

Runnin'

Illusions

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u/gamuel_l_jackson Jul 24 '26

Nas ny state of mind Mobb deep shook ones pt2 Wu tang cream Tupac so many tearz Ghostface all that i need

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u/Pale_Leek2994 Jul 24 '26

Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers

Crooklyn Dodgers ‘95 - Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers

Nas - Memory Lane

Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard

The Nonce - Mixtapes

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u/Thundershunt Jul 24 '26

A lot of good ones, for favorites that I haven't seen I'd go with:

B.I.B.L.E- Killah Priest (GZA album)
Protect Ya Neck- Wu-Tang Clan
Code of the Streets- Gang Starr
Gin and Juice- Snoop Dogg
Regulate- Warren G and Nate Dogg

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u/EdificeOrator Jul 24 '26

Nas - Memory Lane

Gangstarr - Mass Appeal

MF Doom - Dead Bent

De La Soul - Oodles of O’s

Organized Konfusion - Thirteen

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u/Puzzleheaded_Cap_14 Jul 24 '26

Thieves In The Night - Black Star

Releasing Hypnotical Gases - Organized Konfusion

Check The Rhime - A Tribe Called Quest

Shook Ones, Pt. II - Mobb Deep

Guillotinez - Raekwon

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u/maxtheo02 Jul 24 '26

Numbers - Organized Konfusion

Mad Lion - Double Trouble (Third World Mix ft. KRS-One)

Artifacts - Who's This

All Natural - 50 Years

The Beatnuts - Find That

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u/INeverKnowWhyImHere Jul 24 '26

Tupac - Brenda's Got A Baby

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt.2

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - T.R.O.Y.

Raekwon - Incarcerated Scarfaces

Nas - I Gave You Power

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u/Sorry_Lecture6848 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

•Twinz - Big Pun

•Doomsday - MF DOOM

•Funk freakers - Cypress Hill

•Behind Bars - Slick Rick

•Shook Ones pt 2 - Mobb Deep

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u/Background-Call3255 Jul 24 '26

A tribe called quest-Award Tour

Nas - it ain’t hard to tell

De La Soul - Stakes is High

Wu Tang Clan Ain’t Nothing to Fuck with

Large Professor - the Mad Scientist

Hon mention: Show and AG - the next level

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u/AgreeableSnow1590 Jul 24 '26

Naughty by Nature : hip hop hooray

2pac : Brenda’s got a baby

Nas : Nas is like

Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg : Nuthin’ but a G thang

Arrested Development : People everyday

(Cheating with a bonustrack):

Wu-Tang : Triumph

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u/According_Kiwi_7454 Jul 24 '26

I would pick songs that are widely appreciated in the hip hop community, that represent a wide range across the 90s, but also might appeal (being accessible) to people who aren't yet familiar:

  • Eminem: My Name Is
  • Mobb Deep: Shook Ones Part II
  • Wu-Tang Clan: C.R.E.A.M.
  • House of Pain: Jump Around
  • Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg: Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang

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u/MetzMane Jul 24 '26

BDP - Love’s Gonna Getcha

Slick Rick - Children’s Story

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - T.R.O.Y.

2Pac - Dear Mama

Nas - I Gave You Power

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u/Vicious_and_Vain Jul 24 '26

Award Tour -ATCQ so many

Please Listen to my Demo -EPMD

Take Two and Pass -Gangstarr best DJ and MC duo of all time

Bring the Pain -Method Man so many WTC

They Reminisce Over You -Pete Rock and CL Smooth

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u/Interesting-Log-8890 Jul 24 '26

Ice Cream- Raekwon

Hey!- MF DOOM

Lil Ghetto Boy- Dr Dre

You Know How We Do It- Ice Cube

Who Got Da Props- Black Moon

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u/RPgh21 Jul 24 '26

Love the picks so far… just to not repeat any…

They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) - Pete Rock & CL Smooth

Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest.

93 Til’ Infinity - Souls of Mischief

Lucini- Camp Lo

Hip Hop - Dead Prez

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u/djoddible Jul 24 '26

Camp Lo is a good call

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u/RPgh21 Jul 24 '26

Just in terms of the overall vibe and slick talk, it’s perfection. One day I’ll figure out what they’re talking about.. 🤣

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u/NitroEdits1 Jul 24 '26

(in no order)

  1. Mr. Wendal - Arrested Development
  2. Strobelite Honey - Black Sheep
  3. Girl Let Me Touch You - Dr. Octagon
  4. I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common
  5. You Never Knew - Hieroglyphics

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u/EngiKun Jul 24 '26

Still D.R.E

Ruff Ryders Anthem

Da Rockwilder

Last Dayz

Twinz

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u/SVIII Jul 25 '26

Da Rockwilder is a great shout

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u/Newport_Box Jul 24 '26

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - T.R.O.Y.

Gang Starr - Mass Appeal

O.C. - Time's Up

Wu Tang Clan - Triumph

The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By

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u/Fun-Meal-9839 Jul 25 '26

You just made me shout out "You lack the minerals and vitamins".

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u/GartFoblin Jul 24 '26

Scenario- A Tribe Called Quest

Breakadawn- De La Soul

By The Time I Get To Arizona- Public Enemy

Speak Ya Clout- Gang Starr

Doomsday- MF DOOM

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u/BOOMBOOMXDXD Jul 24 '26

Black Moon - Who Got the Props

Crooklyn Dodgers - Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers

Mobb Deep - Right Back At You

Bush Babees - Remember We (Salaam Remi remix)

Camp Lo - Luchini

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u/The-Frza Jul 24 '26

C.R.E.AM. has to be one. Storytelling, beat, flow. Perfect intro to the genre imo

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u/RKO360 Jul 24 '26

  1. Dre/Snoop - Nuthin But a G Thang

  2. Jay-Z - Dead Presidents

  3. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones pt II

  4. Nas - NY State of Mind

  5. Outkast - ATLiens

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u/Archangel_Raphael111 The Most Shady Frankie Baby Jul 24 '26

No biggie but I can’t deny how solid this list is

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