Hip Hop EssentialsGet ready for the BET Hip Hop Awards 2023 with this playlist of hit songs from recent decades.

EST Gee and Jeezy - "The Realest"

10/09/2023

EST Gee and Jeezy bring their intensity to the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 with their performance of "The Realest."

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BET Hip Hop Awards 2023 in 30 Minutes

Relive all the fun from this year's BET Hip Hop Awards, including moments with host Fat Joe, musical tributes, and performances from pioneering DJs, Sexyy Red, GloRilla and more.
10/19/2023
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106 & Park Look Back

Bow Wow looks back at the moments that made 106 & Park the place to be on BET, including Ginuwine's 2003 performance, the show's first episode and more.
10/17/2023
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Rate the Bars Featuring Uncle Luke

Hip-hop legend Uncle Luke sounds off on the lyrics of some certified and contemporary classics, including hits from Rick Ross, Sir Mix-a-Lot and City Girls.
10/16/2023
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GloRilla - "Tomorrow" & "F.N.F. (Let's Go)"

GloRilla gets the crowd hyped for a performance of "Tomorrow" and "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022.
10/13/2023
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Throwback - Cardi B and Pardison Fontaine

At the BET Hip Hop Awards 2018, Cardi B owns the spotlight with her performance of "Get Up 10," and then Pardison Fontaine joins her onstage to perform "Backin' It Up."
10/13/2023
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Pusha T and Clipse Medley

Rapper Pusha T takes the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 stage to perform his songs "Diet Coke" and "Just So You Remember," and then joins forces with No Malice for "Grindin'."
10/13/2023
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03:47

Fivio Foreign and Lil Tjay Medley

Fivio Foreign and Lil Tjay kick off the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 with a medley of their tracks "City of Gods," "Beat the Odds" and "Big Drip."
10/13/2023
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03:11

Megan Thee Stallion - "Cash S**t"

Megan Thee Stallion is joined by DaBaby as she performs "Cash S**t" at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2019.
10/17/2023
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02:48

Migos - "Handsome and Wealthy" & "Fight Night"

Migos works their way through the crowd during a performance of "Handsome and Wealthy" and "Fight Night" at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2014.
10/13/2023
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Throwback - Heavy D

Heavy D shows off his nimble footwork while performing "Nuttin' but Love," "Is It Good to You?" and "Now That We Found Love" at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2011.
10/13/2023
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Throwback - The BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 Cypher

Ace Hood, Juelz Santana, Fabolous and Jadakiss go nuclear during the BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 Cypher, each taking the spotlight to spit verses full of swagger.
10/13/2023
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Miami Bass Classics

Tag Team, 69 Boyz and Freak Nasty brought some of the greatest Miami bass tracks to the mainstream in these music videos from the 1990s.
10/17/2023
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Hey Lover, Pt. 1

Watch back-to-back music videos celebrating love and affection, including Lil' Kim's hit "Crush on You," T.I.'s banger "Whatever You Like" and Biz Markie's classic "Just a Friend."
09/15/2023
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Hey Lover, Pt. 2

This stream of hip-hop music videos is all about love and romance, featuring Childish Gambino, Fabolous, Tamia, Blxst, Kalan.FrFr, Carl Thomas and LL Cool J.
10/09/2023
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Iconic Collabs

What do Fabolous, DMX and Janet Jackson have in common? They are just some of the artists who have been a part of the coolest collabs in hip hop's illustrious history.
10/13/2023
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Hot in Here

This music video playlist featuring Ty Dolla $ign, T.I., MC Hammer, Digital Underground and Naughty By Nature might be too hot to handle.
10/13/2023
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West Coast Mix

Rediscover classic hip-hop bangers with this music video lineup featuring West Coast rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and Nipsey Hussle.
10/12/2023
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Story Time: Poetic Flows

This collection of music videos features thought-provoking bars from Lupe Fiasco, Missy Elliott, Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, Wale and Brand Nubian.
10/09/2023
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Boosie Badazz - "Wipe Me Down"

Boosie Badazz entertains the crowd at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2007 with a performance of his hit "Wipe Me Down."
10/09/2023
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Dear Fat Joe

Grammy-nominated recording artist Fat Joe connects with fans writing to him seeking advice on friendship, finances and more in hopes of getting wisdom straight from the legend.
10/13/2023
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#Shining

Lil Uzi Vert, Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice, Kaliii, Burna Boy, Janelle Monáe and Megan Thee Stallion show off their bars, choreography and creative visuals in these fire music videos.
10/09/2023
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Midwest Swing

Kanye West, Common, Malik Yusef, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and more artists represent the Midwest scene in music videos from the 2000s and 2010s.
10/13/2023
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Yay-Area Mix

West Coast rappers E-40, Keak da Sneak, Kafani and more show off a taste of their California flow in these music videos.
10/13/2023
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Finish This with Fat Joe

Grammy-nominated recording artist Fat Joe takes the wheel as he tries to finish lyrics from Megan Thee Stallion, Meek Mill, GloRilla and fellow Terror Squad member Remy Ma.
10/13/2023
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Watch & React

BET Hip Hop Awards 2023 host Fat Joe takes a trip down memory lane and checks out past performances by Soulja Boy, Boosie Badazz, 21 Savage -- and himself.
10/13/2023
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Throwback - Rapsody

Rapsody brings the house down and with a performance of "Nina" and "Serena" that puts her spitting skills on full display at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2019.
10/13/2023
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Throwback - Waka Flocka Flame and Roscoe Dash

Waka Flocka Flame brings the heat alongside Roscoe Dash in a throwback performance of their classic "Hard in Da Paint" at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2012.
10/09/2023
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Brandy - "I Wanna Be Down"

Brandy performs "I Wanna Be Down," with verses from MC Lyte, Yo-Yo and Queen Latifah, at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2014.
10/09/2023
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Meek Mill - "Dreams and Nightmares"/"Levels"

Meek Mill delivers an incendiary performance of his hits "Dreams and Nightmares" and "Levels" at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2013.
10/09/2023
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Kodak Black Medley

Kodak Black takes the stage at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 and performs a medley of his tracks "Too Many Years," "Walk" and "Super Gremlin."
10/09/2023
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Salute - OGs of Hip Hop

This collection pays tribute to true industry OGs, including Ice Cube, Yo-Yo and more, in a salute to the artists and songs that laid the groundwork for a genre like no other.
10/09/2023
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EST Gee and Jeezy - "The Realest"

EST Gee and Jeezy bring their intensity to the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 with their performance of "The Realest."
10/09/2023
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Throwback - Joey Bada$$

Joey Bada$$ creates an emotional moment to remember in a performance of "Head High" in tribute to late rapper Young Dolph at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022.
10/09/2023
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Throwback - Armani White and N.O.R.E.

Viral sensation Armani White and industry legend N.O.R.E. team up for a generation-bridging performance of "BILLIE EILISH." and "Nothin'" at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022.
10/09/2023
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Hip Hop Hooray - Hits from the 1980s

Hip hop flourished and refined its sound throughout the 80s, as heard in songs like Big Daddy Kane's "I Get the Job Done," the genre-defining "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang and more.
08/11/2023
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Hip Hop Hooray - Hits from the 1990s

Songs like The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Big Poppa," ODB's "Shimmy Shimmy Ya," Queen Latifah's "Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here" and more transformed hip hop into a best-selling genre in the 90s.
08/11/2023
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Hip Hop Hooray - Hits from the 2000s

Veteran and new artists alike tried out new hip-hop sounds throughout the 2000s with songs like T.I.'s "24's," Twista's "Overnight Celebrity," Trina and Ludacris's "B R Right," and more.
08/11/2023
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Hip Hop Hooray - Hits from the 2010s

Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane, Nicki Minaj, Chance the Rapper, the late PnB Rock and many others gave us some of the most infectious hits and memorable videos of the 2010s.
08/10/2023
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Hip Hop Hooray - Hits from the 2020s

The 2020s have already delivered a ton of hot new hip-hop artists and songs, including music videos from Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Burna Boy, NLE Choppa, Finesse2tymes and more.
08/10/2023
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