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100 Greatest '90s Hip-Hop Songs

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

These lyrical giants ruled the world, and hip-hop in the '90s.

99 SONGS • 7 HOURS AND 12 MINUTES

1C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
E
Wu-Tang Clan
Legend Of The Wu-Tang: Wu-Tang Clan's Greatest Hits [Explicit]
04:10
2California Love (Original Version) [feat. Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre]
California Love (Original Version) [feat. Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre]
E
2Pac feat. Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre
Greatest Hits [Explicit]
04:45
3Juicy (2005 Remaster)
Juicy (2005 Remaster)
E
The Notorious B.I.G.
Ready to Die (The Remaster) [2015 Remaster] [Explicit]
05:03
4It Was A Good Day
It Was A Good Day
E
Ice Cube
The Essentials [Explicit]
04:20
5Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
E
Jay-Z
Reeling In The Decades
04:01
6If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
E
Nas feat. Lauryn Hill
It Was Written [Explicit]
04:42
7My Name Is
My Name Is
E
Eminem
The Slim Shady LP [Explicit]
04:28
8Gin and Juice
Gin and Juice
E
Snoop Dogg
Doggystyle [Explicit]
03:32
9Mama Said Knock You Out
Mama Said Knock You Out
E
LL COOL J
Throwback Hip Hop Mix Tape [Explicit]
04:49
10Player's Ball
Player's Ball
E
Outkast
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik [Explicit]
04:21
11Cell Therapy
Cell Therapy
E
Goodie Mob
Soul Food [Explicit]
04:37
12Ruff Ryders' Anthem (Re-Recorded)
Ruff Ryders' Anthem (Re-Recorded)
E
DMX
Hip Hop 101 [Explicit]
03:51
13Summertime
Summertime
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Homebase
04:31
14Doo Wop (That Thing)
Doo Wop (That Thing)
Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
05:20
15I Get Around [feat. Digital Underground]
I Get Around [feat. Digital Underground]
E
2Pac feat. Digital Underground
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... [Explicit]
04:19
16The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
E
Missy Elliott
Supa Dupa Fly [Explicit]
04:11
17Regulate [feat. Nate Dogg]
Regulate [feat. Nate Dogg]
E
Warren G feat. Nate Dogg
Hip Hop House Party [Explicit]
04:10
18Tha Crossroads
Tha Crossroads
E
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
E. 1999 Eternal [Explicit]
03:43
19Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) [2014 Remaster]
Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) [2014 Remaster]
E
The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Mase & Puff Daddy
Life After Death (2014 Remastered Edition) [Explicit]
04:17
20Baby Got Back
Baby Got Back
E
Sir Mix-A-Lot
Mack Daddy [Explicit]
04:23
21Doin' It [feat. Leshaun]
Doin' It [feat. Leshaun]
E
LL COOL J feat. LeShaun
All World
04:54
22Back That Azz Up [feat. Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne]
Back That Azz Up [feat. Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne]
Juvenile feat. Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne
400 Degreez [Clean]
04:26
23So What'Cha Want
So What'Cha Want
E
Beastie Boys
Solid Gold Hits [Clean]
03:37
24The Humpty Dance
The Humpty Dance
Digital Underground
Sex Packets [Explicit]
06:31
25I'll Be Missing You (feat. Faith Evans & 112)
I'll Be Missing You (feat. Faith Evans & 112)
E
Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112
No Way Out [Explicit]
05:43
26Award Tour
Award Tour
E
A Tribe Called Quest feat. Trugoy the Dove
Midnight Marauders [Explicit]
03:46
27I Got 5 On It [feat. Michael Marshall]
I Got 5 On It [feat. Michael Marshall]
Luniz feat. Michael Marshall
90s Rap [Explicit]
04:14
28Ready or Not
Ready or Not
E
Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean & Pras
The Score (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]
03:47
29Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
E
Outkast
Aquemini [Explicit]
05:24
30Slam
Slam
E
ONYX
East Coast Hip-Hop [Explicit]
03:37
31Shoop
Shoop
E
Salt-n-Pepa
90s Hip Hop [Explicit]
04:09
32Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See (feat. Jamal)
Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See (feat. Jamal)
E
Busta Rhymes feat. Jamal
When Disaster Strikes... [Explicit]
03:14
33Now That We Found Love [feat. Aaron Hall]
Now That We Found Love [feat. Aaron Hall]
Heavy D & The Boyz feat. Aaron Hall
Peaceful Journey
04:18
34One More Chance / Stay with Me (Remix) [2007 Remaster]
One More Chance / Stay with Me (Remix) [2007 Remaster]
E
The Notorious B.I.G.
Greatest Hits [Explicit]
04:29
35Around The Way Girl
Around The Way Girl
LL COOL J
90s Rap [Explicit]
04:05
361st of Tha Month
1st of Tha Month
E
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
E. 1999 Eternal [Explicit]
05:14
37Tennessee
Tennessee
Arrested Development
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
04:33
38N.Y. State of Mind
N.Y. State of Mind
E
Nas
Illmatic [Explicit]
04:54
39Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (feat. Mase)
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (feat. Mase)
E
Puff Daddy feat. Mase
No Way Out [Explicit]
03:51
40Rump Shaker
Rump Shaker
E
Wreckx-N-Effect
Hard Or Smooth
05:12
41Still Not a Player
Still Not a Player
E
Big Pun feat. Joe
Endangered Species [Explicit]
03:56
42Crush on You
Crush on You
E
Lil' Kim
Hard Core [Explicit]
04:36
43Sure Shot
Sure Shot
E
Beastie Boys
Ill Communication [Explicit]
03:20
44911 Is A Joke
911 Is A Joke
E
Public Enemy
Fear Of A Black Planet [Explicit]
03:17
45I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By (Puff Daddy Mix) [feat. Mary J. Blige]
I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By (Puff Daddy Mix) [feat. Mary J. Blige]
E
Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige
Rap Essentials [Explicit]
05:10
46Dear Mama
Dear Mama
E
2Pac
Me Against The World [Explicit]
04:40
47Dead Presidents II
Dead Presidents II
E
Jay-Z
Reasonable Doubt [Explicit]
04:26
48Flava in Ya Ear Remix (feat. The Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Rampage)
Flava in Ya Ear Remix (feat. The Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Rampage)
E
Craig Mack feat. Busta Rhymes, LL COOL J, Rampage & The Notorious B.I.G.
Flava In Ya Ear Remix [Explicit]
05:02
49Feel so Good
Feel so Good
E
Mase
Harlem World [Explicit]
03:24
50The Choice Is Yours
The Choice Is Yours
E
Black Sheep
A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing [Explicit]
03:23
51Just a Friend
Just a Friend
Biz Markie
Just a Friend - EP [Explicit]
03:58
52Big Poppa (2005 Remaster)
Big Poppa (2005 Remaster)
E
The Notorious B.I.G.
Ready to Die (The Remaster) [2015 Remaster] [Explicit]
04:13
53Who Am I (What’s My Name)?
Who Am I (What’s My Name)?
E
Snoop Dogg
Doggystyle [Explicit]
04:06
54Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
Will Smith
Big Willie Style
03:48
55Shook Ones, Part II
Shook Ones, Part II
E
Everlast & Mobb Deep
Loud Rocks [Explicit]
04:16
56Ghetto Supastar (That is What You Are)
Ghetto Supastar (That is What You Are)
Pras feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya
Ghetto Supastar [Clean]
04:21
57Elevators (Me & You)
Elevators (Me & You)
E
Outkast
ATLiens [Explicit]
04:25
58Keep Ya Head Up
Keep Ya Head Up
E
2Pac
Greatest Hits [Explicit]
04:24
59Got Your Money (feat. Kelis)
Got Your Money (feat. Kelis)
E
Ol' Dirty Bastard feat. Kelis
Nigga Please [Explicit]
03:59
60Dangerous
Dangerous
E
Busta Rhymes
When Disaster Strikes... [Explicit]
03:38
61Jump
Jump
Kris Kross
R&B: From Doo-Wop To Hip-Hop [Explicit]
03:14
62Whatta Man (feat. En Vogue)
Whatta Man (feat. En Vogue)
E
Salt 'N' Pepa feat. En Vogue
The Very Best of En Vogue
04:56
63Scenario (LP Mix)
Scenario (LP Mix)
E
A Tribe Called Quest feat. Busta Rhymes, Dinco D & Charlie Brown
Hits, Rarities & Remixes [Explicit]
04:10
64Hypnotize (2014 Remaster)
Hypnotize (2014 Remaster)
E
The Notorious B.I.G.
Life After Death (2014 Remastered Edition) [Explicit]
03:49
65Triumph
Triumph
E
Wu-Tang Clan feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Cappadonna, U-God, RZA, GZA, Masta Killa, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon
Wu-Tang Forever [Explicit]
05:38
66Boyz-N-The-Hood (Remix) [feat. Ice Cube]
Boyz-N-The-Hood (Remix) [feat. Ice Cube]
E
Eazy-E feat. Ice Cube
Gangsta Memorial [Explicit]
06:19
67Sound of da Police
Sound of da Police
KRS-ONE
Return of the Boom Bap [Explicit]
04:19
68Funkdafied
Funkdafied
E
Da Brat
Funkdafied [Explicit]
03:06
69Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
E
Digable Planets
Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) [Explicit]
04:21
70The Ghetto
The Ghetto
Too $hort
The Essential Too $hort [Explicit]
05:01
71Bonita Applebum
Bonita Applebum
A Tribe Called Quest
Hits, Rarities & Remixes [Explicit]
03:36
72Ice Ice Baby
Ice Ice Baby
Vanilla Ice
To The Extreme
04:32
73Money Ain't a Thang
Money Ain't a Thang
Jermaine Dupri feat. Jay-Z
Life In 1472 (The Original Soundtrack) [Clean]
04:14
74The Message
The Message
E
Nas
It Was Written [Explicit]
03:54
75Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Shimmy Shimmy Ya
E
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version [Explicit]
02:41
76Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby)
Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby)
E
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz
Hip Hop 100 Hits - Urban rap & R n B anthems inc. Jay Z, A$ap Rocky, Wu-Tang Clan & Nas [Explicit]
04:45
77Money, Power & Respect (feat. DMX & Lil' Kim)
Money, Power & Respect (feat. DMX & Lil' Kim)
E
The Lox feat. DMX & Lil' Kim
Money, Power & Respect [Explicit]
04:31
78Insane in the Brain
Insane in the Brain
E
Cypress Hill
Black Sunday [Explicit]
03:28
79Ice Cream
Ice Cream
E
Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Cappadonna
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... [Explicit]
04:13
80They Want EFX
They Want EFX
Das EFX
Dead Serious [Explicit]
03:41
81U Can't Touch This
U Can't Touch This
M.C. Hammer
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
04:17
82Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage
E
Coolio
It Takes a Thief [Explicit]
05:34
83Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) [feat. Rahsaan & Gerard Presencer]
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) [feat. Rahsaan & Gerard Presencer]
Us3 feat. Rahsaan & Gerard Presencer
Hand On The Torch
04:38
84Player's Anthem
Player's Anthem
E
Junior M.A.F.I.A.
100 Greatest Hip-Hop [Explicit]
04:55
85Make 'Em Say Ugh [feat. Silkk The Shocker & Mia x & Fiend]
Make 'Em Say Ugh [feat. Silkk The Shocker & Mia x & Fiend]
E
Master P feat. Silkk The Shocker, Mia X & Fiend
Ghetto D [Explicit]
05:06
86Good Vibrations [feat. Loleatta Holloway]
Good Vibrations [feat. Loleatta Holloway]
Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch feat. Loleatta Holloway
Music For The People
04:30
87Definition
Definition
E
Black Star
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star [Explicit]
03:27
88Hurricane
Hurricane
E
The Click
Game Related [Explicit]
04:21
89They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Mecca And The Soul Brother [Explicit]
04:46
90Ms. Fat Booty
Ms. Fat Booty
E
Mos Def
Black On Both Sides [Explicit]
03:44
91Back in the Day (Remix)
Back in the Day (Remix)
E
Ahmad Lewis
Ahmad [Explicit]
05:03
92I Used to Love H.E.R.
I Used to Love H.E.R.
E
Common
Resurrection [Explicit]
04:39
93Smile
Smile
E
Scarface
The Untouchable [Explicit]
05:01
94Gone Till November
Gone Till November
Wyclef Jean feat. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Wyclef Jean presents The Carnival featuring Refugee Allstars [Explicit]
03:28
95You Got Me [feat. Erykah Badu & Eve]
You Got Me [feat. Erykah Badu & Eve]
E
The Roots & Tariq Trotter feat. Erykah Badu & Eve
90s RnB [Explicit]
04:19
96Po Pimp
Po Pimp
E
Do or Die
Picture This [Explicit]
03:54
97Luchini AKA This Is It
Luchini AKA This Is It
Camp Lo
Uptown Saturday Night [Explicit]
04:00
98Hay
Hay
E
Crucial Conflict
Midwest Mix [Explicit]
04:20
99Jump Around
Jump Around
E
House Of Pain
House of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics) [Explicit]
03:34