Hip Hop Classics: Uncut Rap, No Radio Edits

Uncut golden era rap, no radio edits: that's Hip Hop Classics, a Spotify playlist curated by Lord Reverb. 2Pac, Biggie, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Eminem, exactly as they were recorded, with no bleeped lines and no trimmed verses.

Boom bap drums around 90 BPM, dusty samples and basslines you feel in the door panels. Verse one starts and your mouth already knows the words. Some of you pretend not to know the second verse. We know you do. Windows down. Head nodding. That's the whole review.

Built for car rides, the gym and the cypher. The green Open in Spotify button is right under the cover: tap it and follow along, so the old school goes where you go. Same attitude, different tempo: Rap Workout, Trap Music and R&B Hits.

If your drums knock and your bars hold up, we want to hear you. Press the orange + Submit Your Track button under Open in Spotify and send the verse that makes somebody rewind. We listen for the pocket, the pen and a mix that still hits in a car. Free to send, a human listens, and nobody can buy a spot.