Hip-Hop/R&B Throwback

Apple Music Hip-Hop
Updated 2 Weeks Ago

From gangsta rap's heyday to the rise of Beyoncé, this playlist captures one of the most fertile, dynamic periods in hip-hop and R&B, not to mention the first time they truly dominated the pop charts—a shift that continues to define music today. Don't think of it as nostalgia; these tracks sound as good now as they ever did. We update these selections every week, so if you hear something you like—whether it's a new discovery or a forgotten favorite—add it to your library.
T-Pain
Bartender (feat. Akon)
T-Pain
Epiphany (Expanded Edition)
3:58
Miguel
Sure Thing
Miguel
All I Want Is You
3:15
50 Cent
21 Questions (feat. Nate Dogg) [feat. Nate Dogg]
50 Cent
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
3:44
T-Pain
I'm Sprung
T-Pain
Rappa Ternt Sanga (Expanded Edition)
3:51
Mario
Let Me Love You
Mario
Turning Point
4:09
Ja Rule
Always On Time (feat. Ashanti)
Ja Rule
Pain Is Love
4:05
Kanye West
All Falls Down (feat. Syleena Johnson)
Kanye West
The College Dropout
3:43
Drake
Best I Ever Had
Drake
So Far Gone
4:17
The Notorious B.I.G.
Hypnotize (2014 Remastered Version)
The Notorious B.I.G.
Life After Death (Remastered Edition)
3:49
Drake
The Motto (feat. Lil Wayne) [Bonus Track]
Drake
Take Care (Deluxe Version)
3:01
Ashanti
Unfoolish
Ashanti
Ashanti
3:14
Fat Joe
What's Luv? (feat. Ja-Rule & Ashanti)
Fat Joe
Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E)
4:27
Chris Brown
Yo (Excuse Me Miss)
Chris Brown
Chris Brown (Expanded Edition)
3:49
T.I.
Whatever You Like
T.I.
Paper Trail (Deluxe Version)
4:09
Nelly
Dilemma (feat. Kelly Rowland)
Nelly
Nellyville
4:49
Big Punisher
Still Not a Player (feat. Joe)
Big Punisher
Endangered Species
3:56
The Notorious B.I.G.
Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Mase & Puff Daddy) [2014 Remastered Version]
The Notorious B.I.G.
Life After Death (Remastered Edition)
4:17
The Game
How We Do (feat. 50 Cent)
The Game
The Documentary
3:55
Nelly
Ride Wit Me (feat. City Spud)
Nelly
Country Grammar
4:51
JAY-Z
03' Bonnie & Clyde (feat. Beyoncé Knowles)
JAY-Z
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse
3:25
Mark Morrison
Return of the Mack
Mark Morrison
Return of the Mack
3:33
Cassie
Me & U
Cassie
Cassie
3:12
Twista
Slow Jamz (feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx)
Twista
Kamikaze
3:32
Outkast
Ms. Jackson
Outkast
Stankonia
4:30
A Tribe Called Quest
Check the Rhime
A Tribe Called Quest
The Low End Theory
3:36
Young Money
BedRock (feat. Lloyd)
Young Money
We Are Young Money
4:48
The Game
Hate It Or Love It (feat. 50 Cent)
The Game
The Documentary
3:26
Fabolous
Into You (feat. Tamia) [Main Mix]
Fabolous
Street Dreams
4:55
The Notorious B.I.G.
Juicy
The Notorious B.I.G.
Greatest Hits
5:01
Ne-Yo
Miss Independent
Ne-Yo
Year of the Gentleman (Deluxe Edition)
3:52
Keyshia Cole
Let It Go (feat. Missy Elliott & Lil 'Kim)
Keyshia Cole
Just Like You
3:58
Usher
I Don't Mind (feat. Juicy J)
Usher
I Don't Mind (feat. Juicy J) - Single
4:11
Nelly Furtado
Promiscuous (feat. Timbaland)
Nelly Furtado
Loose
4:02
TLC
No Scrubs
TLC
Fanmail
3:34
Luniz
I Got 5 On It (feat. Michael Marshall)
Luniz
Operation Stackola
4:13
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
Kiss Me Thru the Phone (feat. Sammie)
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
iSouljaBoyTellem (Deluxe Version)
3:13
Lil Wayne
Lollipop (feat. Static Major)
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter III
4:59
Usher
Yeah! (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)
Usher
Confessions (Expanded Edition)
4:10
50 Cent
P.I.M.P.
50 Cent
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
4:09
J. Cole
No Role Modelz
J. Cole
2014 Forest Hills Drive
4:52
Usher
U Remind Me
Usher
8701
4:26
Ciara
One, Two Step (feat. Missy Elliott)
Ciara
Goodies
3:23
Twista
Overnight Celebrity
Twista
Kamikaze
3:53
50 Cent
In da Club
50 Cent
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
3:13
Ne-Yo
So Sick
Ne-Yo
In My Own Words (Deluxe 15th Anniversary Edition)
3:27
Rihanna
Umbrella (feat. JAY Z)
Rihanna
Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
4:36
Dr. Dre
Forgot About Dre (feat. Eminem)
Dr. Dre
2001
3:42
Ashanti
Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)
Ashanti
Chapter II
3:29
Fergie
Glamorous (feat. Ludacris)
Fergie
The Dutchess (Deluxe)
4:06
Usher
You Make Me Wanna...
Usher
My Way
3:39
Cam'ron
Oh Boy (feat. Juelz Santana)
Cam'ron
Come Home With Me
3:24
Lauryn Hill
Doo Wop (That Thing)
Lauryn Hill
R&B - 100 Hits - The Greatest R n B album - 100 R & B Classics featuring Usher, Pitbull and Justin Timberlake
4:00
Aaliyah
One In A Million
Aaliyah
One In A Million
4:30
50 Cent
Candy Shop (feat. Olivia)
50 Cent
Best Of
3:27
Usher
Love In This Club (Main Version)
Usher
Love In This Club (feat. Young Jeezy) - EP
4:21
Outkast
The Way You Move (feat. Sleepy Brown) [Club Mix]
Outkast
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
3:54
P. Diddy
I Need a Girl, Pt. 1 (feat. Loon & Usher)
P. Diddy
Bad Boy's R&B Hits
4:28
Nate Dogg & Warren G
Regulate
Nate Dogg & Warren G
Above the Rim
4:11
Lil Wayne
A Milli
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter III
3:41
Keri Hilson
Knock You Down (feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo)
Keri Hilson
In a Perfect World... (Bonus Track Version)
5:26
Fugees
Ready or Not
Fugees
The Score
3:46
JAY-Z
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
JAY-Z
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
3:58
Akon
Locked Up (Explicit)
Akon
Trouble (Deluxe Edition)
3:55
Mario Winans
I Don't Wanna Know (feat. Enya & P. Diddy) [2016 Remastered]
Mario Winans
Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition
4:17
Kardinal Offishall
Dangerous (feat. Akon) [feat. Akon]
Kardinal Offishall
Not 4 Sale
4:06
Aaliyah
Rock The Boat
Aaliyah
Aaliyah
4:34
Cam'ron
Hey Ma (feat. Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey & Toya)
Cam'ron
Hip Hop 2000
3:50
JAY-Z & UGK
Big Pimpin' (feat. UGK)
JAY-Z & UGK
The Hits Collection, Vol. One (Deluxe Edition with Videos)
4:44
112
Peaches & Cream (feat. P. Diddy)
112
Bad Boy's R&B Hits
3:45
T.I.
Live Your Life (feat. Rihanna)
T.I.
Paper Trail
5:38
Mary J. Blige
Family Affair
Mary J. Blige
No More Drama (Deluxe)
4:25
Pharrell Williams
Frontin' (feat. JAY Z) [Radio Mix/Club Mix]
Pharrell Williams
The Neptunes Present... Clones
3:56
Sean Paul
Temperature
Sean Paul
The Trinity
3:38
Sean Kingston
Beautiful Girls
Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston
4:01
Dr. Dre
Still D.R.E. (feat. Snoop Dogg)
Dr. Dre
2001
4:30
Destiny's Child
Say My Name (#1's Edit)
Destiny's Child
#1's: Destiny's Child
4:00
Wayne Wonder
No Letting Go
Wayne Wonder
No Holding Back
3:22
DMX
Ruff Ryders' Anthem
DMX
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
3:34
Timbaland
The Way I Are (feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E.)
Timbaland
Shock Value
2:59
Snoop Dogg
Beautiful (feat. Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson)
Snoop Dogg
The Best of Snoop Dogg
4:59
2Pac
California Love (feat. Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre)
2Pac
Greatest Hits
4:44
Destiny's Child
Jumpin', Jumpin'
Destiny's Child
The Writing's On the Wall
3:50
Blackstreet
No Diggity (feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen)
Blackstreet
Another Level
5:04
Justin Timberlake
Cry Me a River
Justin Timberlake
Justified
4:48
Ja Rule
Livin' It Up (feat. Case)
Ja Rule
Pain Is Love
4:17
B2K
Bump, Bump, Bump (B2K and P. Diddy)
B2K
Pandemonium!
4:38
Coolio
Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.)
Coolio
Gangsta's Paradise
4:01
Wiz Khalifa
Black and Yellow
Wiz Khalifa
Rolling Papers (Deluxe 10 Year Anniversary Edition)
3:37
Bobby V
Slow Down (12" Version)
Bobby V
Disturbing Tha Peace Presents Bobby Valentino (UK Version)
4:18
JAY-Z & LINKIN PARK
Numb / Encore
JAY-Z & LINKIN PARK
Collision Course - EP
3:25
Alicia Keys
If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys
The Diary of Alicia Keys
3:48
Snoop Dogg
Drop It Like It's Hot (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Snoop Dogg
Middle School Hits
4:26
Beyoncé
Check On It (feat. Slim Thug)
Beyoncé
#1's: Destiny's Child
3:30
Jennifer Lopez
Ain't It Funny (feat. Ja Rule & Cadillac Tah) [Murder Remix]
Jennifer Lopez
J to tha L-O! The Remixes
3:49
Terror Squad
Lean Back (feat. Fat Joe & Remy Ma)
Terror Squad
True Story
4:07
Rihanna
Pon de Replay
Rihanna
Music of the Sun
4:07
Nina Sky
Move Ya Body
Nina Sky
Nina Sky
3:52
JAY-Z
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
JAY-Z
The Dynasty - Roc La Familia 2000
3:47
Ginuwine
Pony
Ginuwine
Throwback Thursday R&B Jams
4:10
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
I'll Be Missing You
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits
5:01
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