Admittedly I am not a big fan of commercial radio, regardless of the genre. As a listener we are usually forced fed about the same twenty songs a day which our personal music collection as the only alternative. In 2007 Funkmaster Flex did something special that broke down those walls for a night.

On July 4th 2007, Flex played nothing but 90’s Hip-Hop for five hours. Going in a chronological order he starts off in the early 90’s and progresses to into the later stages of that special decade. Still to this day I play this at least once a month. Below is the exact playlist:

Playlist Part 1

01 Rakim – In The Ghetto
02 Brand Nubian – Step To The Rear
03 Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Mecca and the Soul Brother
04 Tim Dog – Fuck Compton
05 Diamond D – Freestyle (Yo That’s that shit)
06 Chubb Rock – Treat Em Rigt
07 Kings of Swing – Nod Your Head To This
08 EPMD – Give The People
09 EPMD – Headbanger (Ft Redman & K-Solo)
10 LL Cool J – Around The Way Girl
11 Main Source – Large Professor
12 Gang Starr – Words I Manifest
13 LL Cool J – Eat Em Up L (Chill)
14 Black Sheep – Flavor of the Month
15 Brand Nubian – All For One
16 O.C. – Time’s Up
17 Main Source – Just Hanging Out
18 Main Source – Live at the BBQ (Ft Nas, Joe Fatal & Akinyele)
19 Scarface – Mr. Scarface

Playlist Part 2

01 The UMC’s – Blue Cheese
02 Ultramagnetic MC’s – Poppa Large
03 Double X Posse – Not Gonna Be Able To Do It
04 Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance
05 Queen Latifah – U.N.I.T.Y
06 Queen Latifah – Just Another Day
07 Diamond D – Sally Got a One Track Mind
08 Gang Starr – Check The Technique
09 Gang Starr – Step In The Arena
10 A Tribe Called Quest – Footprints
11 KRS-One – Outta Here
12 D-Nice – Call Me D-Nice
13 A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It? (Remix)
14 Brand Nubian – To The Right
15 Brand Nubian – Slow Down
16 Boogie Down Productions – Love’s Gonna Get’Cha
17 Public Enemy – Anti Nigger Machine
18 Public Enemy – Brothers Gonna Work it Out
19 Organized Konfusion – Walk Into The Sun (Remix)
20 Fat Joe – Flow Joe

Playlist Part 3

01 Das EFX – Kaught In Da Ak (Remix)
02 Apache – Gangsta Bitch
03 The UMC’s – One To Grow On
04 Cypress Hill – Insane In The Brain
05 Big L – MVP
06 Zhigge – Toss It Up
07 Tha Alkaholiks – Make Room
08 Masta Ace – Jeep Ass Nigguh (Wack ass Remix)
09 Gang Starr – Take it Personal
10 Common – Resurrection 95
11 Ron G – Bounce
12 Main Source – Looking At My Front Door
13 Main Source – Fakin The Funk
14 Ice Cube – Amerikkka’s Most Wanted
15 Special Ed – Let’s Move It
16 Jeru The Damaja – D Original
17 Nas – Halftime
18 Nas – The World Is Yours
19 Nas – One Love
20 Nas – Represent
21 Jeru The Damaja – One Day
22 Jeru The Damaja – Come Clean

Playlist Part 4

01 Black Moon – Who Got Da Props?
02 Smif-N-Wessun – Bucktown
03 Black Moon – Ack Like U Want It
04 Black Moon – How Many Mc’s
05 Black Moon – I Got Cha Opin
06 Black Moon – I Got Cha Opin (Remix)
07 Boot Camp Clik – Headz Ain’t Ready
08 Smif-N-Wessun – Sound Bwoy Bureill
09 Redman – Muddy Waters Intro
10 Raekwon – Ice Cream
11 Wu Tang Clan – Bring Da Ruckus (Remix)
12 Wu Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M
13 Wu Tang Clan – Wu Tang Clan Ain’t Nothing To Fuck Wit
14 Raekwon – Incarcerated Scarfaces
15 Mobb Deep – Shook Ones Pt 2
16 Mobb Deep – Survival Of The Fittest
17 Mobb Deep – Give Up The Goods (Just Step)
18 Mobb Deep – Still Shinin
19 Wu Tang Clan – It’s Yourz
20 GZA – Liquid Swords
21 Smoothe Da Hustler – Broken Language
22 M.O.P – How About Some Hardcore?
23 Common – Resurrection 95 (beat playing in the background)

Funkmaster Flex 90’s Mix Parts 1-4