#90s hip hop songs full#

I rarely play more than the hook before I quick mix out. The opening drums are instantly recognizable and the hook is a huge sing-a-long. For a clean version, find the radio version and not the terrible edit version that Spotify has. I’m a West Coast guy, and while “Gin & Juice” also works, this one gets a better reaction because of the intro. When I play “The Humpty Dance”, I usually play that mashup/blend, whatever you want to call it.Īnother one of those songs with an infectious sing-a-long hook (by Kelis!) that everyone from the late 90s era remembers. Once upon a time, there was a Discotech mashup that included a verse from Jay-Z’s “PSA” over the Humpty Dance, samples from Fergie’s “My Hump” embedded throughout – it was straight fire. I’m not one of those DJs who nerds out over music facts and history – I just rock parties. I totally forgot this was released in 1999, as it came off an album called “2001”. When I started to listen to hip-hop in my late teens, this was one of the first hip-hop songs I loved. Growing up, I was mainly raised on country music. REGULATORS! MOUNT UP! Not only a great song for soundcheck, it still crushes dance floors when played at exactly the right time. This song got my era in a lot of trouble with junior and high school administrators, too. This is THE hip-hop song that got my era in a lot of trouble at school dances. This Mariah Carey song validates that rule.īefore there was twerking, there was grind dancing. The #1 of DJing: Play for the ladies and the guys will follow.

Speaking of early 90s hip-hop song that work for my late 20s and early 30s clients… And like “Hypnotize” this song is recognizable from the beginning and always sets the party off at a wedding reception. But the album it was on was released at the end of 1999, so I’m counting it. Technically, this song was released as a single in 2000. All five will work, but there is something about the opening drums from “Hypnotize” that rocks the hardest. I’ve said this before, I’ll say it again: “If a day comes when this song doesn’t work, I will retire from DJing the very next day.”Īnother party rocker from the 90s that everyone instantly knows.īiggie Smalls released five singles in a row that were bangers: “Juicy”, “Big Poppa”, “One More Chance”, “Mo Money, Mo Problems”, and of course, “Hypnotize”. A party staple that brings every dude to the dance floor. The second the horn hits, you know what’s coming next. The whole “Big Willie Style” album still holds up. Massive, massive, MASSIVE song from Will Smith. Do you know all the words to this classic party rocker?Įvery kid growing up in the 90s had a pair of hammer pants and could do the Hammer Shuffle.

Obvious, but it is without a doubt, the biggest smash hit of 90s Hip-Hop. The 90s Hip-Hop & R&B Songs That Still Crush Weddings Playlist, Volume One

#90s hip hop songs full#

Enjoy my selections, and as always, the full Spotify playlist is available at the end! So, here are the top 25 90s Hip-Hop, Rap, and R&B songs that still pack dance floors at weddings ( for me, at least!). And there are so many great 90s Rap and R&B songs to choose from, especially when I’m DJing at a wedding reception! Brides, grooms, and guests still love to get down to the fun and funky beats of 90s Hip-Hop and R&B! To this day, when I opt to listen to some Hip-Hop, Rap, and R&B in my office, I ask Alexa to play the “Golden Era” of these genres most of the time. Aww yeah! As a kid growing up in the 90s who never got into grunge music, there were two genres I really liked: Country and Hip-Hop music.