MARK DEVLIN: BORNDAY 90S HIP-HOP THROWBACK MIX (2023)

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To mark the occasion of my bornday I allowed myself a day off (just the one, mind) to wallow in nostalgia and go back to my roots as a DJ.

This is a fast-moving mix of over 60 of the rap/ hip-hop club bangers that I used to play in the 90s - veering off into some R&B and street soul towards the end. Many of these were picked up on my first visits to New York in 1994 and ’95 when I became absolutely captivated by the city.

Followers of my regular work should be aware that this does NOT constitute conscious message music! It’s likely to appeal mainly to hip-hop heads who will remember this stuff from the time, or those adventurous/ curious enough to give it a try. I don’t endorse the majority of the lyrical content displayed here any more, (and have cleaned up some of the more potty-mouthed lyrics here and there.) The lyrical agendas aside, though … they do still sound great!

NOTORIOUS BIG: WHO SHOT YA
OL’ DIRTY BASTARD: SHIMMY SHIMMY YA
OL’ DIRTY BASTARD: BROOKLYN ZOO
RAEKWON: ICE CREAM
METHOD MAN & MARY J BLIGE: YOU’RE ALL I NEED
METHOD MAN & REDMAN: HOW HIGH
LOST BOYS: LEX, COUPS, BIMAZ & BENZ
JUNIOR MAFIA: GET MONEY (INST)
JUNIOR MAFIA: GET MONEY (INST)
MOBB DEEP: SHOOK ONES
GROUP HOME: SUPASTAR
HEATHER B: ALL GLOCKS DOWN
KRS ONE: MCS ACT LIKE THEY DON’T KNOW
CROOKLN DODGERS: CROKLYN PART 1
CROOKLYN DODGERS: RETURN OF THE CROOKLYN DODGERS
FRANKIE CUTLASS: BORIQUAS ON THE SET
RUDE RYDIMS EXPERIMENT: EVERYBODY BOUNCE
MISTER CEE: WHERE BROOKLYN AT?
DJ ANTHONY VITALE & SILENT NICK: BROOKLYN BOMB
CROOKLYN CLAN: WORLDWYDE
DJ FASHION & CHUCK NICE: BORIQUA MORENA
MASTERS AT WORK: GET UP
KENNY DOPE: GET DOWN
STEPHANIE MILLS: SOMETHING IN THE WAY…
CROOKLYN CLAN: FRANKLINZ
BOUNTY KILLER: CELLULAR PHONE (INST)
BOUNTY KILLER: SUICIDE MURDER
BOUNTY KILLER: CELLULAR PHONE
CAPLETON: TOUR
MAD LION: OWN DESTINY
FUNKMASTER FLEX: SAFE SEX NO FREAKS
NINE: WUTCHA WANT
CHANNEL LIVE: MADIZM
METHOD MAN: RELEASE YO DELF
NICE N SMOOTH: OLD TO THE NEW
SWV: ANYTHING
MARY J BLIGE: REAL LOVE
SLICK RICK: SITTING IN MY CAR
NAUGHTY BY NATURE: CRAZIEST
MOBB DEEP: QUIET STORM
JAY Z & FOXY BROWN: AIN’T NO NIGGA
AALIYAH: BACK AND FORTH
ADINA HOWARD: FREAK LIKE ME
TLC: CREEP
SWV: RIGHT HERE
NAS: IT AIN’T HARD TO TELL
KOOL G RAP: FAST LIFE
WHITEHEAD BROTHERS: FORGET I WAS A G
MONICA: DON’T TAKE IT PERSONAL
DA BRAT: GIVE IT 2 YOU
MARY J BLIGE: YOU BRING ME JOY
HORACE BROWN: ONE FOR THE MONEY
BRANDY: I WANNA BE DOWN
TOTAL: CAN’T YOU SEE?
CASE & FOXY BROWN: TOUCH ME TEASE ME
NOTORIOUS BIG: ONE MORE CHANCE
NOTORIOUS BIG: BIG POPPA
LOST BOYZ: RENEE
BLACK ROB: CAN I LIVE?
NAS & AZ: LIFE’S A BITCH
GHOSTFACE KILLAH & MARY J BLIGE: ALL THAT I GOT IS YOU