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27<br />
Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)<br />
Digable Planets<br />
1992 / Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space)<br />
i<br />
30<br />
Tennessee<br />
Arrested Development<br />
1992 / 3 Years, 5 Months, & 2 Days in the Life Of…<br />
Not only did this curious and somber<br />
song win Best Rap Performance by a Duo<br />
or Group in 1993, but the video, shot in<br />
Georgia, remains iconic to this day.<br />
29<br />
Regulate<br />
Warren G ft. Nate Dogg<br />
1994 / Regulate...G Funk Era<br />
Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole! In<br />
this G-Funk classic, Nate Dogg came to<br />
the rescue of his boy Warren G. so that<br />
they could execute their planned night of<br />
canoodling with ladies at the East Side<br />
Motel.<br />
Another Grammy winner, this song was<br />
the trio’s only Top 40 hit. Using jazz in<br />
the song’s soundbed was still a relatively<br />
new production technique, but became an<br />
infectious trend during the time period.<br />
26<br />
Now That We Found Love<br />
Heavy D and The Boyz<br />
1991 / Peaceful Journey<br />
Both sassy and sincere, this track had<br />
a hook that became embedded in your<br />
brain, whether you liked it or not. Not to<br />
mention, Heavy D and his brightly-colored<br />
outfits got it in in the video!<br />
25<br />
The Choice Is Yours<br />
Black Sheep<br />
1991 / A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing<br />
Members of the Native Tongues’ clique<br />
served up some options for listeners<br />
with a dance-floor instigating song that<br />
features the infamous “engine, engine,<br />
number 90 line we all know and love.<br />
iii<br />
and i<br />
CANNOT<br />
LIE<br />
23<br />
I let my tape rock ‘til my tape POP.<br />
Smokin’ weed and bamboo, sippin’<br />
on private stock<br />
Make Em Say Uhh!<br />
Master P ft. Fiend, Silkk, Mia-X & Mystikal<br />
1998 / Ghetto D<br />
No Limit’s glory days; there was a tank in<br />
the video, and Mystikal wasn’t yet locked<br />
up for sexual assault.<br />
28<br />
911 Is A Joke<br />
Public Enemy<br />
1990 / Fear of a Black Planet<br />
Public Enemy’s first Top 40 hit, this Bomb<br />
Squad-produced song shed light on the<br />
slow response time of emergency assistance<br />
in black neighborhoods.<br />
24<br />
I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need<br />
To Get By<br />
Method Man ft. Mary J. Blige<br />
1995 / Tical<br />
Balancing gritty with heartfelt, supportive<br />
lyrics, Meth hits Mary J. with a solid assist<br />
on this hood-turned-mainstream love hit.<br />
22<br />
Hypnotize<br />
The Notorious B.I.G<br />
1996 / Life After Death<br />
Rapping about everything from Blues<br />
Clues to “sex in expensive cars,” Biggie<br />
helped Bad Boy keep momentum with<br />
this timeless record that features Total’s<br />
Pamela Long on the enchanting hook.<br />
21<br />
i just love your<br />
Can I Get A…<br />
Jay-Z ft. Ja Rule & Amil<br />
1998 / Volume 2… Hard Knock Life<br />
Just a bit of advice: Never perform this<br />
song at a work karaoke party. It’s naughtier<br />
than we all remember, but Amil and Ja<br />
help Jigga with the heavy lifting.<br />
ways...<br />
10 TIMEMACHINE June 1993
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