The year 1994 was an epic one for hip-hop and R&B. The world was introduced to some 20-somethings from Brooklyn and Queens whose albums would go down as hip-hop classics while R&B was graced with some mellow, bounce-worthy sounds from fresh faces who would later dominate the genre. Many of the songs from this year are timeless and still cause the same excitement they did 20 years ago with this new generation. There too many to name so we narrowed it down to 25. Flip through and press play.
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Da Brat, “Funkdafied”
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Brandy, “I Wanna Be Down”
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Craig Mack, “Flava In Ya Ear” Remix
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Notorious B.I.G , “One More Chance”
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TLC, “Creep”
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Keith Murray, “The Beautifullest Thing In This World”
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R.Kelly, “Your Body’s Callin’”
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Aaliyah, “Back and Forth”
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Nas, “The World Is Yours”
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Queen Latifah, “U.N.I.T.Y”
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Jodeci, “Feenin’”
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Brandy, “Baby”
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Warren G feat. Nate Dogg, “Regulate”
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Boyz II Men, “On Bended Knee”
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Heavy D and the Boyz, “Nuthin But Love For Ya’
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Zhane, “Hey Mr. DJ”
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Changing Faces, “Stroke You Up”
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Mary J. Blige, “Be Happy”
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Aaliyah, “At Your Best (You Are Love)”
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Blackstreet, “Before I Let You Go”
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Snoop Dogg, “Gin and Juice”
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Tevin Campbell, “Can We Talk”
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Wu-Tang Clan, “C.R.E.A.M.”
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A Tribe Called Quest, “Electric Relaxation”
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Salt-N-Pepa, “Whatta Man”
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Aaron Hall, “I Miss You”