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Old School Hip-Hop Playlist

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Old School Hip-Hop — Old-school hip-hop, stylized as old school is the earliest commercially recorded hip-hop music and the original style of the genre.

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  1. Regulate — Warren G
  2. Watch Out Now — The Beatnuts
  3. Peter Piper — Run-DMC
  4. Beats to the Rhyme — Run-DMC
  5. Lose Yourself — Eminem
  6. I'll Be Missing You (feat. Faith Evans, 112) — Diddy
  7. Insane in the Brain — Cypress Hill
  8. C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) — Wu-Tang Clan
  9. Survival of the Fittest — Mobb Deep
  10. The Message — Nas
  11. Music & Me — Nate Dogg
  12. Dans ma rue (High for the Chronic !) — Doc Gynéco
  13. My Name (feat. Eminem & Nate Dogg) — Xzibit
  14. Gangsta Nation — Westside Connection
  15. Ms. Fat Booty — Mos Def
  16. Worst Comes To Worst — Dilated Peoples
  17. Real Hip-Hop — Das EFX
  18. Ante Up (Robbin Hoodz Theory) — M.O.P.
  19. Reach Out — George Duke
  20. Yonkers — Tyler, The Creator
  21. Intergalactic — Beastie Boys
  22. One Minute Man (feat. Ludacris) — Missy Elliott
  23. Da B Side (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) — Da Brat
  24. Slam — Onyx
  25. Part II — Method Man
  26. Money, Power & Respect (feat. DMX & Lil' Kim) — The LOX
  27. Make Some Noise — Beastie Boys
  28. Know How — Young MC
  29. Kiss — Prince
  30. Tour de France — Kraftwerk
  31. Step In The Arena — Gang Starr
  32. Baknaffek — Das EFX
  33. Hypnotize — The Notorious B.I.G.
  34. Rock The Bells — LL Cool J
  35. The Creator — Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
  36. Back By Dope Demand — King Bee
  37. D & D Soundclash (Cocoa Brovaz, Jah Dan, and Afu Ra) — Boot Camp Clik
  38. Al-Naafyish (The Soul) — Hashim
  39. The Truth — Beanie Sigel
  40. Sunny — Bobby Hebb
  41. It Takes Two — Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
  42. Ghetto Superstar (That Is What You Are) - Sound-A-Like As Made Famous By: Pras Michel Feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Introducing Mya — Studio Group
  43. Express Yourself — N.W.A
  44. Fresh Is the Word — Mantronix
  45. Rockit — Herbie Hancock
  46. You Upset Me Baby — B.B. King
  47. Jazz Liberatorz (Bonus Track) Feat. Birdy Nam Nam, Dj Damage — DJ Pone
  48. Apache — Incredible Bongo Band
  49. Eric B. Is President — Eric B. & Rakim
  50. Got Your Money (feat. Kelis) — Ol' Dirty Bastard
  51. Beat Bop — Rammellzee
  52. The Message (feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee) — Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
  53. Apache — The Sugarhill Gang
  54. How Ya Like Me Now — Kool Moe Dee
  55. Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop) — Man Parrish
  56. Lesson 3 (Double Dee & Steinski) — Double Dee
  57. It's My Beat — Sweet Tee
  58. Girls L.G.B.N.A.F. — Ice-T
  59. Lesson 1 (Double Dee & Steinski) — Double Dee
  60. Breakers Revenge — Beat Street
  61. It Gets No Rougher — LL Cool J
  62. Jam on it (Re-Recorded / Remastered) — Newcleus
  63. (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin' — Whistle
  64. Lesson 2 (Double Dee & Steinski) — Double Dee
  65. Breaker's Revenge — Arthur Baker
  66. The Roof Is on Fire (Re-Recorded) — Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three
  67. World Class — World Class Wreckin Cru
  68. Put 'Em In Their Place — Mobb Deep
  69. Style Wars (Vocal) — Hijack
  70. Hold Up — Onyx
  71. King Kut (feat. D.J. Cheese) — Word of Mouth
  72. Nightmares — Dana Dane
  73. Dance to the Drummer's Beat — Herman Kelly
  74. So Wat Cha Sayin' — EPMD
  75. Give It a Rest — She Rockers
  76. Brooklyn's In The House — Cutmaster Dc
  77. Beat Biter — Mc Shan
  78. Crack A Bottle — Eminem
  79. Nuthin' but a G'thang — Snoop Dogg
  80. The Wildstyle — Time Zone
  81. The Watcher — Dr. Dre
  82. Hey Ya! — Outkast
  83. It Was A Good Day (Album Version) — Ice Cube
  84. Break Ya Neck — Busta Rhymes
  85. The Way I Am — Eminem
  86. That's the Joint — Funky 4+1
  87. Talkin' All That Jazz — Stetsasonic
  88. Pump That Bass/LIVE — Original Concept
  89. Rappers Delight — The Sugarhill Gang
  90. Forgot About Dre — Dr. Dre
  91. Dimension — Cut Killer
  92. Miuzi Weighs A Ton — Public Enemy
  93. The Real Slim Shady — Eminem
  94. Ugly — Bubba Sparxxx
  95. My Mic Sounds Nice — Salt-N-Pepa
  96. You Got Me — The Roots
  97. Rebel Without A Pause — Public Enemy
  98. Oh Boy — Cam'ron
  99. What's The Difference — Dr. Dre
  100. Fume et bois l'intro — Cut Killer

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