Street Soul & Club Cool: The Urban Pulse of the Late '80s & '90s
This playlist hits that perfect sweet spot between hip hop, R&B, dancehall, soul, and early electronica —
a sonic snapshot of what the streets, clubs, and radios actually sounded like from the late '80s through the early '90s.
You’ve got hip hop royalty like Eric B. & Rakim and Naughty by Nature,
club anthems from Black Box and DNA, R&B smoothness via SWV, En Vogue, and After 7,
and unexpected gems like Jan Hammer's moody Crockett’s Theme or Enigma’s haunting Sadeness.
And yes, Snow’s “Informer” is here too, because no ‘90s list is complete without it.
This set flows like a mixtape someone made you back in the day — before playlists were a thing — and every track has a story.
1. Shabba Ranks – Mr. Loverman
2. Massive Attack – Safe From Harm
3. Double Trouble – Love Don't Live Here Anymore
4. Bomb The Bass – Say A Little Prayer
5. Arrested Development – People Everyday
6. Soul II Soul – Keep On Movin'
7. Ace Of Base – All That She Wants
8. Shanice – I Love Your Smile
9. SWV – Right Here
10. Levert – Casanova
11. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime
12. Jan Hammer – Crockett's Theme
13. Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight
14. Enigma – Sadeness - Part I
15. Joyce Sims – Come into My Life
16. Dennis Edwards – Don't Look Any Further
17. Sybil – Walk on By
18. Beats International – Dub Be Good To Me
19. Maxi Priest – Close To You
20. Midnight Star – Don't Rock the Boat
21. Ralph Tresvant – Sensitivity
22. Salt-N-Pepa – Shoop
23. After 7 – Can't Stop
24. Paula Abdul – Straight Up
25. En Vogue – Hold On
26. Derek B – Good Groove
27. The Cover Girls – Wishing On a Star
28. Ace Of Base – The Sign
29. Dr Alban – No Coke
30. Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know It's True
31. Eric B. & Rakim – Paid In Full
32. Snow – Informer
33. En Vogue – My Lovin'
34. George Michael – Too Funky
35. Black Box – Fantasy
36. Prince – Sign 'O' the Times
37. Ellis, Begs & Howard – Big Bubbles No Troubles
38. Madonna – Justify My Love
39. DNA ft Suzanne Vega – Tom's Diner
40. Neneh Cherry – Inna City Mamma
41. Loose Ends – Don't Be A Fool
42. Naughty By Nature – Hip Hop Hooray
43. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – Mistadobalina
44. Charles & Eddie – Would I Lie To You
45. Bobby Brown – Every Little Step
46. Arrested Development – Tennessee
47. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Boom! Shake the Room
48. Aswad – Next To You
49. Stock Aitken Waterman – Roadblock
This playlist hits that perfect sweet spot between hip hop, R&B, dancehall, soul, and early electronica —
a sonic snapshot of what the streets, clubs, and radios actually sounded like from the late '80s through the early '90s.
You’ve got hip hop royalty like Eric B. & Rakim and Naughty by Nature,
club anthems from Black Box and DNA, R&B smoothness via SWV, En Vogue, and After 7,
and unexpected gems like Jan Hammer's moody Crockett’s Theme or Enigma’s haunting Sadeness.
And yes, Snow’s “Informer” is here too, because no ‘90s list is complete without it.
This set flows like a mixtape someone made you back in the day — before playlists were a thing — and every track has a story.
1. Shabba Ranks – Mr. Loverman
2. Massive Attack – Safe From Harm
3. Double Trouble – Love Don't Live Here Anymore
4. Bomb The Bass – Say A Little Prayer
5. Arrested Development – People Everyday
6. Soul II Soul – Keep On Movin'
7. Ace Of Base – All That She Wants
8. Shanice – I Love Your Smile
9. SWV – Right Here
10. Levert – Casanova
11. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime
12. Jan Hammer – Crockett's Theme
13. Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight
14. Enigma – Sadeness - Part I
15. Joyce Sims – Come into My Life
16. Dennis Edwards – Don't Look Any Further
17. Sybil – Walk on By
18. Beats International – Dub Be Good To Me
19. Maxi Priest – Close To You
20. Midnight Star – Don't Rock the Boat
21. Ralph Tresvant – Sensitivity
22. Salt-N-Pepa – Shoop
23. After 7 – Can't Stop
24. Paula Abdul – Straight Up
25. En Vogue – Hold On
26. Derek B – Good Groove
27. The Cover Girls – Wishing On a Star
28. Ace Of Base – The Sign
29. Dr Alban – No Coke
30. Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know It's True
31. Eric B. & Rakim – Paid In Full
32. Snow – Informer
33. En Vogue – My Lovin'
34. George Michael – Too Funky
35. Black Box – Fantasy
36. Prince – Sign 'O' the Times
37. Ellis, Begs & Howard – Big Bubbles No Troubles
38. Madonna – Justify My Love
39. DNA ft Suzanne Vega – Tom's Diner
40. Neneh Cherry – Inna City Mamma
41. Loose Ends – Don't Be A Fool
42. Naughty By Nature – Hip Hop Hooray
43. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – Mistadobalina
44. Charles & Eddie – Would I Lie To You
45. Bobby Brown – Every Little Step
46. Arrested Development – Tennessee
47. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Boom! Shake the Room
48. Aswad – Next To You
49. Stock Aitken Waterman – Roadblock
Tracklist
| 1 | Mr. Loverman by Shabba Ranks |
| 2 | Safe From Harm by Massive Attack |
| 3 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore by Double Trouble |
| 4 | Say A Little Prayer by Bomb The Bass |
| 5 | People Everyday by Arrested Development |
| 6 | Keep On Movin' by Soul II Soul |
| 7 | All That She Wants by Ace Of Base |
| 8 | I Love Your Smile by Shanice |
| 9 | Right Here by SWV |
| 10 | Casanova by Levert |
| 11 | Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
| 12 | Crockett's Theme by Jan Hammer |
| 13 | In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins |
| 14 | Sadeness Part I by Enigma |
| 15 | Come into My Life by Joyce Sims |
| 16 | Don't Look Any Further by Dennis Edwards |
| 17 | Walk on By by Sybil |
| 18 | Dub Be Good To Me by Beats International |
| 19 | Close To You by Maxi Priest |
| 20 | Don't Rock the Boat by Midnight Star |
| 21 | Sensitivity by Ralph Tresvant |
| 22 | NPepa Shoop by Salt |
| 23 | Can't Stop by After 7 |
| 24 | Straight Up by Paula Abdul |
| 25 | Hold On by En Vogue |
| 26 | Good Groove by Derek B |
| 27 | Wishing On a Star by The Cover Girls |
| 28 | The Sign by Ace Of Base |
| 29 | No Coke by Dr Alban |
| 30 | Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli |
| 31 | Paid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim |
| 32 | Informer by Snow |
| 33 | My Lovin' by En Vogue |
| 34 | Too Funky by George Michael |
| 35 | Fantasy by Black Box |
| 36 | Sign 'O' the Times by Prince |
| 37 | Big Bubbles No Troubles by Ellis, Begs & Howard |
| 38 | Justify My Love by Madonna |
| 39 | Tom's Diner by DNA ft Suzanne Vega |
| 40 | Inna City Mamma by Neneh Cherry |
| 41 | Don't Be A Fool by Loose Ends |
| 42 | Hip Hop Hooray by Naughty By Nature |
| 43 | Mistadobalina by Del Tha Funkee Homosapien |
| 44 | Would I Lie To You by Charles & Eddie |
| 45 | Every Little Step by Bobby Brown |
| 46 | Tennessee by Arrested Development |
| 47 | Boom! Shake the Room by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
| 48 | Next To You by Aswad |
| 49 | Roadblock by Stock Aitken Waterman |
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