I did not always love this type of music. I was first introduced to it by my manager when I worked at Stylexchange. Shout out Steph. She would always be playing these songs in the store and I loved it. This is without a doubt the golden age of rap, but don’t get me wrong I still have Kendrick Lamar and Kanye on a frequent rotation. Also, this music is so versatile and can be played in any situation. So here are some songs that I have on my playlists that everyone should definitely listen to and get to know:

All Eyez On Me (ft. Big Syke) by 2Pac

Do For Love by 2Pac

Dear Mama by 2Pac

Air Force Ones by Nelly, Murphy Lee, Ali, Kyjuan

E.I. by Nelly

Ride Wit Me by Nelly

Lil Bit by Nelly

Big Poppa by The Notorious B.I.G.

Mo Money Mo Problems by The Notorious B.I.G.

One More Chance / Stay with Me by The Notorious B.I.G.

Say My Name by Destiny’s Child

Independent Woman by Destiny’s Child

Jumpin’, Jumpin’ by Destiny’s Child

Survivor by Destiny’s Child

No Scrubs by TLC

Waterfalls by TLC

Way Back by TLC, Snoop Dog

One, Two Step (feat. Missy Elliott) by Ciara

Can’t Leave ‘Em Alone (feat. 50 Cent) by Ciara

Lose Control by Missy Elliott

Work It by Missy Elliott

Where My Girls At by 702

It Wasn’t Me by Shaggy, Rik Rok

Angel by Shaggy, Rayvon

I’m a Slave 4 U by Britney Spears

Shoop by Salt-N-Pepa

None of Your Business by Salt-N-Pepa

No Diggity by Blackstreet, Dr. Dre, Queen Pen

Behold a Lady by Outkast

The Way You Move by Outkast

In Da Club by 50 cent

Boyz-N-The-Hood by Eazy-E

Numb / Encore by JAY-Z, Linkin Park

This is not a plug for my Spotify but if you want to listen to this playlist my username is @olivianiesse

Disclaimer* There are a few more songs I wish I could have included but they have ‘curse’ words in the title of the songs and Mrs. Hurt won’t let that slide.

Also, I guess I have to disclaim that a few of these songs are explicit, IDK, enjoy at your own risk.

Aside from these songs, I’m currently on a Kendrick Lamar kick so I would like to publicly apologize to my friends for asking them every time we are in the car to play Money Trees. (I know their sick of it)