This lowkey felt like an impossible assignment tho lol I don't know how yall can rattle off all these deep cuts and remixes half the time

I had to really think about various faves and one-offs across albums, then rule out most singles/overplayed hits as you said (with a few must have exceptions).

I don't think any ultimate 90s playlist for me could only include hip hop tho! There's too much R&B, House, EDM, Rock etc I like from that era as well.


My suggestions:


Re: Craig Mack - I vote for putting the remix! the features alone are a 90s retrospective lol

Re: Common - I vote for putting I Used To Love H.E.R. instead of Resurrection (or putting both). Also suggest Invocation if not too overplayed for you


Bahamadia - Wordplay
Lauryn Hill - Final Hour
Lil Kim - Drugs - Lil Kim
Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
Queen Latifah - No Work
Salt N Pepa - Do Me Right
Foxy Brown - Chyna White
MC Lyte ft Missy Elliot - Rock A Party
Missy Elliot - Izzy Izzy Ah
Camp Lo - Swing
Camp Lo - Say Word
Jay Z - Friend or Foe
Raekwon - Incarcerated Scarfaces
Raekwon - Glaciers of Ice
Wu-Tang Clan - It's Yourz
Gang Starr - The Militia
De La Soul ft Common - The Bizness
Outkast - D.E.E.P.
Outkast - Wailin
Nas - I Gave You Power
Nas - The Setup
Blackstar - Respiration
Common - Invocation
Pharoahe Monch - The Light
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Carmel City
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Get On The Mic
Pete Rock - Mind Blowin
Mos Def - Hip Hop (pretty much any 88 keys or Ayatollah beats he's on)
Mos Def - Love
ATCQ - Oh My God
ATCQ - Get A Hold
ATCQ - The Hop
ATCQ - The Love
Q-Tip - Higher
Busta Rhymes - Survival Hungry
Busta Rhymes - Rhymes Galore
Busta Rhymes - Turn It Up
Busta Rhymes - Hot Shit Makin Ya Bounce
Busta Rhymes - Party is Goin on Over Here
ODB - Baby Cmon
Suga Free - Why U Bullshittin
Das EFX - Real Hip Hop
Black Moon - How Many MCs
Lost Boyz - Me and My Crazy World


Also some special mentions below (lol, maybe you'll reconsider?) bc if this were my 90s hip hop playlist I could never ever ever ever not incl these hits/singles! lol seriously never get old:

*Stakes Is High - De La Soul
*Take Your Time - Pete Rock
*One More Chance Biggie ft. Faith Evans
*Get Me Home - Foxy ft Blackstreet
*Brooklyn Zoo - ODB
*Woo Hah - Busta
*1nce Again - ATCQ
*Stressed Out ft Faith Evans - ATCQ
*Jazze Belle - Outkast
*Da Art of Storytellin - Outkast
*CKTH - Jay Z ft Mary J Blige
*Aint No Ni**a - Jay Z ft Foxy
*Luchini - Camp Lo
*Coolie High - Camp Lo
*No Diggity - BlackStreet,Dre, Queen Pen