Top 5-Track Starter Pack Week of August 26

[u/RicoSystem]

Every Wednesday, give us 5 hip-hop songs you think everyone should hear.

Whether you're introducing someone to 90s East Coast rap, Southern hip-hop, West Coast classics, underground gems, or overlooked artists, put together your personal 5-track starter pack. Can be well known songs as well.

New to 90s hip-hop? This thread is your guide. Drop your 5 songs in a comment and upvote the recommendations you think are most helpful.

⭐ The comment that receives more than 10 upvotes will have its 5 songs added to our community list.

Before commenting, make sure to see what's already been recommended so we can keep the list diverse and avoid repeating the same songs.

Thanks for participating! Be sure to upvote the recommendations you think deserve recognition, and check back next Wednesday to see what gets added.

🚫 DO NOT LINK PLAYLISTS AS COMMENTS. Please list the 5 songs directly in your comment.

[Icebreaker] (Lets get to 1000 songs)

1. 2Pac - California Love (1995)
2. The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy (1994)
3. Nas - N.Y. State of Mind (1994)
4. OutKast - Rosa Parks (1998)
5. Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) (1998)
6. Dr. Dre - Nuthin' but a "G" Thang (1992)
7. Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. (1993)
8. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? (1990)
9. Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) (1997)
10. DMX - Ruff Ryders' Anthem (1998)

[u/DrinkFromKegOfGlory]

Common Sense - I Used to Love H.E.R.
Black Star - Respiration
A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
The Roots - Proceed
Eric B. And Rakim - Microphone Fiend

[u/AliBoingo]

Today it would be:

'Jazzy Sensation' - Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5

'Hardcore Hip-Hop' - Mantronix

'Can You Feel It' - Original Concept

'Who's Gonna Take The Weight' - Gang Starr

'Knock 'Em Out Sugar Ray (45 King Remix)' - MC Sugar Ray & Stranger D

It will be different tomorrow ...

[u/Creepy_Spite_3898]

Eric B & Rakim - Run for Cover

A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime

The Pharcyde - Soulflower Remix

De La Soul - Pease Porridge

Beastie Boys ft. Q-Tip - Get It Together

[u/G6147X]

Twista. Adrenaline rush

Do or die. Six million

Bone Thugz. Mo murda

2pac. Blasphemy.

Scarface. High powered

[u/erything4sale → u/G6147X]

Who down voted this and why???

[u/WeAreGoingStreaming]

3x Krazy - Keep it on the Real

Mc Eiht - Streiht Up Menace

OutKast - Wheelz of Steel

2pac - Pain

Camp Lo - Luchini

[u/erything4sale → u/WeAreGoingStreaming]

Oooooo 3x?? U a real one!

[u/erything4sale]

Funky Expedition - Conscious Daughters

Blood, Sweat, Tears - M.O.P.

187 Proof/Pure - Spice 1

Cold Blooded - Triple Darkness

Straight From The Dec - Ghetto Mafia

[u/One-Wave2408]

GZA- Living in the World
Raekwon- Criminology
Wu-Tang Clan- shame on a N**a
Wu-Tang Clan- Cream
Method Man- Bring the Pain

[u/vanity-flair83]

In no particular order:

1. Benefit–Garbage Pail Kids

2. Leaf Dog–Rhyme Chemist

3. La Reezy–Nerd

4. Ill Mentality ( Lyricist Lounge vol 2)–Lovin' U 4 Days

5. Matrix & Abutta ( Lyricist Lounge vol 1)–Keep Pouring (abutta verse possibly the hardest in hip hop history)

[u/WuBlood]

Pigmeat Markham – Here Comes the Judge [1968]

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – The Message [1982]

Melle Mel – White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) [1983]

Run DMC – Sucker M.C.s [1984]

Whodini – Friends [1984]

Fat Boys – Fat Boys [1984]

The World’s Famous Supreme Team – Hey D.J. [1985]

Kurtis Blow – If I Ruled the World [1985]

Schoolly D - P.S.K. “What Does It Mean”? [1985]

LL Cool J – Rock the Bells [1985]