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Golden Era Rap

The rhyme comes first.

24 music videos · About 101 minutes of music

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A vintage wooden television in a warm listening room

Inside the set

A deliberate trip through the golden-era hip-hop shelf, from tight storytelling to hard drums and jazz-inflected loops. Familiar anthems sit beside deeper stops from the expanded collection.

On the set: Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu Tang Clan, Nas, Mobb Deep, Gang Starr, Rakim. Every video is listed below in playback order.

Playback uses the standard YouTube player. Ads, regional restrictions, and availability can vary. Press Tune In Now after opening the station to start playback.

The setlist

Official source links
  1. C.R.E.A.M.Wu-Tang ClanWatch on YouTube ↗
  2. Check The RhimeA Tribe Called QuestWatch on YouTube ↗
  3. Protect Ya NeckWu Tang ClanWatch on YouTube ↗
  4. It Ain't Hard To TellNasWatch on YouTube ↗
  5. Shook Ones, Pt. IIMobb DeepWatch on YouTube ↗
  6. Family and Loyalty (feat. J.Cole)Gang StarrWatch on YouTube ↗
  7. A Different KindRakimWatch on YouTube ↗
  8. Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight)KRS OneWatch on YouTube ↗
  9. Strictly BusinessEPMDWatch on YouTube ↗
  10. Ice Ice BabyVanilla IceWatch on YouTube ↗
  11. Walk This WayRun-D.M.C. feat. AerosmithWatch on YouTube ↗
  12. Mama Said Knock You OutLL Cool JWatch on YouTube ↗
  13. It Was a Good DayIce CubeWatch on YouTube ↗
  14. JumpKris KrossWatch on YouTube ↗
  15. SabotageBeastie BoysWatch on YouTube ↗
  16. King Of RockRUN DMCWatch on YouTube ↗
  17. Still D.R.E. ft. Snoop DoggDr. DreWatch on YouTube ↗
  18. This Is How We Do ItMontell JordanWatch on YouTube ↗
  19. Regulate ft. Nate DoggWarren GWatch on YouTube ↗
  20. Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.)CoolioWatch on YouTube ↗
  21. It's Like ThatRUN DMC, Jason NevinsWatch on YouTube ↗
  22. Hip Hop HoorayNaughty by NatureWatch on YouTube ↗
  23. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)Digable PlanetsWatch on YouTube ↗
  24. Push ItSalt-N-PepaWatch on YouTube ↗