09 Mar 2013
Posted by Ki 
TThere is nothing better than that moment in the club. No, not the moment when the hot girl grabs your hand or gives you her number. Not the moment when you’ve imbibed the perfect amount of Red Bull and vodka. And not the moment when the bill comes, and for some reason, the club has given you a few bottles on the house (although that is a pretty damn good moment!).
The moment is that three second period when you realize that song is coming on. It is when you frantically put your drink down and grab someone to get to the dance floor. It is when your hands go up in the air and you involuntarily scream “Ohhhhhh!!!!!!” Everyone has been there. It happens in all types of clubs with all types of music. However, there is nothing like the moment in a hip-hop club. While there is no denying that songs like “We Found Love” or “One (Your Name)” can cause a ruckus in a club playing EDM, hip-hop lends itself to those moments in a manner like no other genre of music. The perfectly timed cuts of a good hip-hop DJ can cause a stampede to the dance floor when a hip-hop club banger comes on. Without a doubt, the establishment that had more of those moments than anywhere was New York’s Tunnel nightclub on Sunday nights. DJ Funkmaster Flex reigned over the best hip-hop party that ever existed. Flex was the master of creating drama around a hip-hop club banger.
ADANAI has created a playlist commemorating the songs that furnish those moments. This is not a ranking and there is no doubt that there are songs that should be on this list that aren’t. That being said, each one of these 31 hip-hop club bangers should bring back a lot of memories. Enjoy.
In alphabetical order, here are the tracks:
50 Cent – “In Da Club”
A Tribe Called Quest – “Scenario ft. Leaders of New School”
Akinyele – “Put It In Your Mouth” featuring Kia Jefferies
Black Rob – “Whoa!”Black Sheep – “The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)”
Cypress Hill – “How I Could Just Kill A Man”
DMX – “Ruff Ryders Anthem”
Eric B & Rakim – “Eric B Is President”
Fat Joe – “Make It Rain – Remix” featuring R. Kelly, T.I., Lil Wayne, Baby, Rick Ross and Ace Mac
French Montana – “Pop That” featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne
House Of Pain – “Jump Around”
Jay-Z – “Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)”
Jay-Z / Kanye West – Ni**as In Paris
Jim Jones – “We Fly High – Ballin’”
Juicy J – “Bandz A Make Her Dance (Remix)” featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz
Kanye West – “Gold Digger”
Kanye West – “Mercy”
Lil Jon – “Get Low”
M.O.P. – “Ante Up (Robbin Hoodz Theory)”
Mobb Deep – “Quiet Storm (Remix)”
Mobb Deep – “Shook Ones Part II”
Nas featuring Puff Daddy – “Hate Me Now” featuring Puff Daddy
Naughty By Nature – “O.P.P.”
OutKast – “Hey Ya!”
Pharoahe Monch – “Simon Says”
Rick Ross – “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast)”
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock – “It Takes Two”
Slick Rick – “Mona Lisa”
T.I. – “Live Your Life” featuring Rihanna
The Notorious B.I.G. – “Mo Money Mo Problems”
Usher – “Yeah!” featuring Lil’ Jon & Ludacris
All Time Hip-Hop Club Bangers Playlist
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