Why Are the 90’s Considered the Best Era of Hip-Hop? Listen to This Mix (Audio)

Here’s part 2 of DJ Vadim‘s stellar back in the day mixtape series. In this installment, he tackles 90’s Hip-Hop…with aggression. Rather than strictly catering to the hits, he digs in the crates to craft a mix with diverse but cohesive sonic texture. You’ll hear music from Nas, The Roots, KRS-One, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, Digital Underground, Public Enemy, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Brand Nubian, Above the Law, Gang Starr, Snoop, Souls of Mischief, Wu-Tang Clan, Jurassic 5, Ultramagnetic MC’s Jeru Tha Damaja and…This is strictly for Heads. Press play and nod it.

Here’s the tracklist:

erykah badu/ the roots – u got me
ice cube- it was a good day
gangstarr – ex girl to the next girl
nas – ny state of mind
krs 1 – mad crew
outkast – elevator
jeru – me or the papas
above the law – flow on
de la soul – millie pulled a pistol
smiff n wessun – sound bwoy burrial
fu shnikens – original rude bwoy
show & ag – you know
digital underground – sex packets
oc – times up
smiff n wessun – bucktown
epmd – underground
nwa – alwayz into something
public enemy – shut em down
wu tang – cream
cypress hill – lil putos
funkdoobiest – freak mode
ice cube – whose the mack
j5 -in the flesh
pete rock cl smooth – main ingredient
pete rock – wats next on the menu
brand nubian – hold on
compton’s most wanted – raised in compton
ll cool j – power of god
outkast – players ball
atcq – clap ya hands now
eric b n rakim – the ghetto
gangstarr – here today gone tomorrow
channel live – mad izm
swan lake – blackalicious
ll cool j – booming system
snoop dog – tha shiznitz
naughty by nature – hip hop hooray
run dmc – down with the king
fu – shnikens – la smoove
nubian crackers- clap ya hands
souls of mischief – thats wen ya lost
digital underground – humpty dump
heavy d – don’t curse
ultramagnetic mc’s – chorus line

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