90s Club HipHop/ R&B

[lopan]

I'm on this nostalgic kick right now and i'm trying to compile a playlist of all the best club-friendly hipHop and RNB tracks from the 90s -- stuff like Jade "Don't Walk Away" to stuff like "O.P.P." is what i'm looking for. I'm trying to stay away from the old-school techno stuff (i.e. 2unlimited, FunFactory, Real McCoy, etc.).

Anyone have any suggestions as to what I should be looking for? Anyone have that special playlist already compiled?

[nskripchun]

How early '90s you wanna go?

random tracks:

Mary J. Blige - Real Love
Souls of Mischief - '93 Til Infinity
A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
(or pretty much any ATCQ album, especially Low End Theory)
Pharcyde - She Keeps On Passing Me By
Pharcyde - Runnin'
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick
Arrested Development - Everyday People

If you want, I can go dig up an MP3 collection of the supposed "Top 100 Songs of Hip Hop & Rap", which seems to be mostly dominated by stuff from the late eighties and early nineties.

[silkie]

How early '90s you wanna go?

random tracks:

Mary J. Blige - Real Love
Souls of Mischief - '93 Til Infinity
A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
(or pretty much any ATCQ album, especially Low End Theory)
Pharcyde - She Keeps On Passing Me By
Pharcyde - Runnin'
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick
Arrested Development - Everyday People

If you want, I can go dig up an MP3 collection of the supposed "Top 100 Songs of Hip Hop & Rap", which seems to be mostly dominated by stuff from the late eighties and early nineties.

great start.

I would like to add:
black sheep- the choice is yours
black sheep- strobe like honey
cypress hill- anything from their first album
jeru the damaja- coming clean (not club like but kickass nonetheless)
gangstar- (I forgot the track)
a tribe called quest- mr. bobalina mr. bobdabalina (forgot the name)
del 5 and the funky homosapians

cheesy stuff:
montell jordan- this is how we do it
onyx
arrested development

Lopan, you might try registering with www.Betalounge.com (free) and go to their past show. While they are mostly house/electronic based, there is this one show where they had all the DMC US finalist come in and spin some tracks. Most of them are from that era. Just enter "DMC" in their past shows search engine.

[atlasien]

Grand Puba - I Like It
Adina Howard - Freak Like Me
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
Method Man & Mary J. Blige - I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need
LL Cool J - Doin' It
Pharcyde - Soul Flower (this is the most high-energy song!)
Lost Boyz - Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz

trio of late90s Dirty South classics...
Outkast - Elevators (Me & You)
Goodie Mob - Dirty South
Cool Breeze - Watch for the Hook

[atlasien]

I remember how those Puff Daddy singles dominated the late 90s, but they're all so amazingly forgettable.

[atlasien]

Some booty bass songs that ruled the 90s:

69 Boyz - Tootsee Roll
Duice - Dazzy Duks
2 Live Crew - Pop That Pussy

[JadeDragon]

Prince - Gett Off (actually, any Prince song would do; the man's a genius)
Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love
Groove Theory - Tell Me
Bel Biv Devoe - Poison
Janet Jackson - If
Zhane - Hey Mr. DJ
Wreckx 'n' Effect - Rumpshaker
Early Boyz II Men
Anything from De La Soul
Blackstreet - Fix
Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back
Diana King - Shy Guy
Montell Jordan - Let's Ride
Salt 'N' Pepa - Whatta Man
En Vogue - Free Your Mind
Babyface Feat. LL Cool J and Shalamar - This Is For The Lover In You
LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl
Public Announcement - Body Bumpin'

[nskripchun]

Bel Biv Devoe - Poison


Great song... brings back so many memories of the dai-goh OG types that I would wanna hang around back in the day as they pumped this song out their car.

[JadeDragon]

A couple more:

Jamie Lidell - When I Come Back Around (this is seriously funky)
Coolio - 1, 2, 3, 4 (party tuuuuuunnne)
Digital Underground - Humpty Dance =P

...brings back so many memories of the dai-goh OG types that I would wanna hang around back in the day as they pumped this song out their car

Haha, the radio station here used to play really funky stuff when I was a wee lass in the 90s. Imagine a kid singing "Do me, baby" around the house... Hilarity ensued.

[lopan]

Thanks for the suggestions guys! My playlist is starting to fill out nicely. I'm loving the Pharcyde, Arrested Development and GangStarr. Good shit! keep it coming.

[Kuroyama]

I was gonna contribute, but Jades been rifling through my CD collection.

Jade, I KNOW Ive got all that stuff on the hard drive, but I LIKE my CDs... can you put those back when youre done?

Seriously though, BBD? Digital Underground? pretty definitive for me. If you can find this RnB hit by Rene and Angela called "Your Smile"...

Also, SOS Band, Best of, or Sands Of Time CD... Alexander ONeal, Hearsay CD.... Cherelle, Affair CD... The System, "Dont Disturb This Groove" *Guilty pleasure*

Teena Marie...shes been recording all these years... I never realized how good she was/is!

Atlantic Star, "Secret Lovers"
Klymaxx
Ready For The World (RFTW)
Force M.D.s
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam...
Did anyone say BILLY OCEAN?
Cheryl Pepsi Riley....

Isley Jasper Isley "Caravan of Love"!!!!!!!

Surface, "Shower me with your love"
Hi-Five
Five-Star, "Best of" CD

Let me know if you have trouble locating this stuff...I might know a guy that knows a guy...

[Kuroyama]

Oh fuck me... How did no one list "Guy" those cats are some of the New Jack Swing pioneers!!!

Again... I think I know a guy with their...ahem...discography

Groove Me
Lets Chill
Teddys Jam
My Fantasy
Piece of My Love
Wanna Get With You

[cattygurl]

Boys II Men- Motownphilly
Mary J Blige Real Love
SNAP- I've got the power
Ralph Tresvant- Sensitivity
Johnny Gill- Rub You The right Way
Karen White Super Woman
Tina Turner- simply The Best
TLC Creep
Snow Informer
Criss Cross Jump
House of Pain Jump
Al B Sure Night and Day
Toni Tony Tone Feels Good
Color Me Badd I wanna sex you up
Biz Markie Just A Friend
Cathy Dennis Come and Get My Love
Cypress Hill Insane in the Membrane
Cypress Hill Hits From A Bong
Tag Team Whoomp There It Is
Eagle Eye Cherry (he doesn't count but I love this song) Save Tonight
duran duran (it's a remake of Grandmaster Flash so gotta count) White Lines
Gerardo Rico Suave
Haddaway Please Don't Go
Keith Sweat I Want Her
Beastie Boys Body Movin'
Technotronic- Pump Up The Jam (maybe that's 80's...not sure)
Rump Shaker Wrecks N Effects
Blackstreet No diggity
Janet Jackson Love Will Never do Without You
Mariah Carey Vision of Love
Shaggy Luv Me Luv Me
Wyclef Jean Stripper Song

[cattygurl]

forgot to add Jodeci come Talk to Me
Ginuine Pony

[cattygurl]

How could I forget R Kelly...

R Kelly Bump and Grind
R Kelly I Believe I Can fly

[Kuroyama]

I thought I had game...but I bin owned by a Cat!

K Sweat?
Al B Sure?
TAG TEAM???

Comon Cat. Give it up. Youve dated a few Brothas back inna day didnja?
Hanging out at Stratus? Club Tronix? Mooses? Whatever-club-would-be-across-the-street-from-Sports-Arena-until-the-next-shooting?
Dances at City College (until the next shooting closed them down)?

[cattygurl]

Ah man, that's just some of the crap I have. I lost a lot of good RB/HH mp3's when my HD crashed. I can't remember the artists' name or the song title, so I'm screwed.

a late 80's favorite, but Bobby Brown! Every Little Step You Take!
Cameo! Word up!

I'm going to bed, yo.

[DONKEY]

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam...

how come nobody likes freestyle anymore
my local radio station still has a freestyle slot where they jam it
it's cool i turn it up all the way whenever that comes on.
do you remember judy torres? george lamond? lil suzy?

[Le Sheng Liu]

If no one has mentioned it....

Paperboy - "Ditty"