To compile this list, each panelist nominated their 30 favorite songs from the years 1990-1999. She does big tings outchea.Īnd of course, the slayer of sloppy stans and the reviewer your favorite artist hates, yours truly, Edward T. God-is Rivera, global director of culture & community for Twitter, yes, THE Twitter. Troy Smith, entertainment reporter for and host of CLE Rocks podcast Veteran reporter and 90s hip-hop expert Maisy Draper
Make sure you check out his youtube channel, it’s dope. Hip-hop reviewer Luke James, the only reviewer you should trust besides me. Once again, I’m joined by fellow music stans from the Soul In Stereo Cypher on Facebook, where we debate these topics 24 hours a day. But these are the songs that meant the most to me and our panelists. Clearly, we could have made a list of 500 sounds and still left out some incredible music. Today we’re going to embark on the impossible task of ranking the 100 best songs of that decade. Sure, that era didn’t have the financial or mainstream success that rap enjoys today, but make no mistake – today’s hitmakers are standing on the foundation laid in that special decade. The array of sounds, legends being made seemingly on a monthly basis, regions rising up to tell the stories of their communities, dynamic producers pushing the boundaries of sound – it was a magical time.
Just take a stroll through hip-hop Twitter – you’ll get 5,000 different voices with 10,000 different opinions.įor my money, though, the 1990s were the most transformative years in hip-hop history.
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