The Hottest Hip Hop/Rap Song of Each Month of The 90’s

[5th Letter]

Based on the billboard charts

1990

January
Young MC- Bust a Move


February/March
Biz Markie- Just a Friend


April
Digital Underground- The Humpty Dance


May
Bell Biv DeVoe- Poison


June/July
MC Hammer- U Can’t Touch This


August
MC Hammer- Have You Seen Her


September
Bell Biv DeVoe- Do Me


October
Vanilla Ice- Ice Ice Baby


November
MC Hammer- Pray


December
Candyman- Knockin Boots

 

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1991

January
Vanilla Ice- Play That Funky Music


February/March
LL Cool J- Around The Way Girl


April
Father MC- I’ll Do 4 U


May
Monie Love- It’s a Shame


June
LL Cool J- Mama Said Knock You Out


July/August
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince- Summertime


September
Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch- Good Vibrations


October
Naughty By Nature- OPP


November/December
PM Dawn- Set Adrift On Memory Bliss

 

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1992

January/Febuary
MC Hammer- 2 Legit 2 Quit


March
MC Brains- Oochie Coochie


April/May
Kriss Kross- Jump


June
Sir Mix a Lot- Baby Got Back


July
Arrested Development- Tennessee


August
Kriss Kross- Warm It Up


September
Arrested Development- People Everyday


October
House of Pain- Jump Around


November
PM Dawn- I’d Die Without You


December
Wreckx n Effect- Rump Shaker

 

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1993

January
Wreckx n Effect- Rump Shaker


February
Arrested Development- Mr Wendell


March
Dr Dre featuring Snoop Dogg- Nuthin But a G Thang


April
Naughty By Nature- Hip Hop Hooray


May
Ice Cube- It Was a Good Day


June
PM Dawn- Look Through Patient Eyes


July
Tag Team- Whoomp (There It Is)


August
Onyx- Slam


September
Tupac- I Get Around


October
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince- Boom Boom Shake The Room


November
Salt n Pepa- Shoop


December
Tupac- Keep Ya Head Up

 

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1994

January
Snoop Dogg- Who Am I (What’s My Name)


February
Salt n Pepa- Whatta Man


March
Snoop Dogg- Gin & Juice


April
MC Hammer- It’s All Good


May
Heavy D & The Boyz- Got Me Waiting


June
Warren G- Regulate


July
Coolio- Fantastic Voyage


August
Da Brat- Funkdafied


September
Warren G- This DJ


October
69 Boyz- Tootsee Roll


November
Craig Mack- Flava In Ya Ear


December
Bone Thugs & Harmony- Thuggish Ruggish Bone

 

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1995

January
Scarface- I Seen a Man Die


February
The Notorious B.I.G- Big Poppa


March
Tupac- Dear Mama


April
Dr Dre- Keep Their Heads Ringing


May
Da Brat- Give It 2 You


June
Method Man- All I Need


July
The Notorious B.I.G- One More Chance


August
Junior M.A.F.I.A- Players Anthem


September
Bone Thugs & Harmony- 1st of Tha Month


October
The Luniz- I Got 5 On It


November
Coolio- Gangstas Paradise


December
LL Cool J- Hey Lover

 

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1996

January
Kriss Kross- Tonite’s Tha Night


February
Fugees- Fu Gee La


March
LL Cool J- Doin It


April
Coolio- 1234 (Sumptin New)


May
Busta Rhymes- Woo Hah


June
Bone Thugs & Harmony- Crossroads


July
Tupac- How Do U Want It


August
LL Cool J- Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv)


September
Quad City DJ’s- C’Mon & Ride It (The Train)


October
Do or Die featuring Twista- Po Pimp


November
Westside Connection- Bow Down


December
Nas- Street Dreams

 

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1997

January
Lil Kim featuring Puff Daddy- No Time


February
MC Lyte featuring Missy Elliott- Cold Rock a Party


March
Puff Daddy featuring Ma$e- Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down


April
Foxy Brown featuring Jay Z- I’ll Be


May
The Notorious B.I.G- Hypnotize


June
Bone Thugs & Harmony- Look Into My Eyes


July
Puff Daddy- I’ll Be Missing You


August
The Notorious B.I.G featuring Puff Daddy & Ma$e- Mo Money Mo Problems


September
Lil Kim featuring Angie Martinez, Missy Elliott & Da Brat- Not Tonight


October
Timbaland & Magoo featuring Missy Elliott- Up Jumps Da Boogie


November
Ma$e- Feel So Good


December
Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G & Ma$e- Been Around The World

 

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1998

January
Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G & Ma$e- Been Around The World


February
Busta Rhymes- Dangerous


March
Ma$e- What You Want


April
Will Smith- Gettin Jiggy Wit It


May
Busta Rhymes- Turn It Up/Fire It Up Remix


June
Master P- Make Em Say Uhh


July
Puff Daddy- Come With Me


August
Pras featuring Ol Dirty Bastard- Ghetto Superstar


September
Ma$e- Lookin At Me


October
Will Smith- Just The Two of Us


November
Ice Cube- Pushin Weight


December
Lauryn Hill- Doo Wop (That Thing)

 

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1999

January
Mo Thugs- Ghetto Cowboy


February
Will Smith- Miami


March
Silkk The Shocker featuring Mystikal- Ain’t My Fault


April
Busta Rhymes- What’s It Gonna Be


May
JT Money featuring Sole’- Who Dat


June
Ja Rule- Holla Holla


July
Will Smith featuring Kool Mo Dee- Wild Wild West


August
Naughty By Nature- Jamboree


September
Juvenile featuring Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne- Back That Thang Up


October
Q Tip- Vivrant Thing


November
Puff Daddy- Satisy You


December
Missy Elliott featuring Nas & Eve- Hot Boyz

 

[5th Letter]

It picked up in 93 and fell off in 98.

 

[grYmes]

Too much Will Smith after 97 for me.