The PhilaFlava boys are prepared to prove that 1995 was the greatest year for hip-hop ever with their Take It Personal Radio tribute. From a quick glance at Part One’s tracklist, it seems like they’re building a decent argument, no? For me, it’s always been between ’93, ’94, and ’95, so let’s see if they can convince me. Love seeing “Bronx Tale” included in the mix by the way, that’s one of my favorite songs ever that not enough people talk about. Here’s their opening statement, with Mixcloud stream and tracklist for Part One below it:

Episode 72 is our 1st installment of our 1995 Tribute. We’re about to make one hell of a convincing case as to why 1995 was the greatest year in hip-hop. Why it had the best production, the best singles, the best remixes and some of the best replay value in hip-hop history. And this is all coming from few guys who didn’t even pick 1995, when we did our favorite years episode a few years back. We’ve got an awful lot to cover, so stay tuned as we plan on creating several 1995 episodes. For now, crack the 40, roll that blunt and let’s take a trip down memory lane.

1. Mobb Deep – Survival of the Fittest
2. Raekwon – Criminology feat. Ghostface Killah
3. Mobb Deep – Eye For An Eye feat. Nas & Raekwon
4. Onyx – Last Dayz
5. Group Home – Livin’ Proof
6. Showbiz & A.G. – Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)
7. KRS-One – MC’s At Like They Don’t Know
8. Chubb Rock, O.C. & Jeru The Damaja – Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers
9. D&D All-Stars – 1, 2 Pass It (DJ Premier Remix) + Original
10. Red Hot Lover Tone – 4 My Peeps (Buckwild Remix) feat. Notorious B.I.G., M.O.P. & Prince Poetry
11. Lord Finesse – Actual Facts feat. Sadat X, Large Professor & Grand Puba
12. LL Cool J – I Shot Ya (Remix) feat. Keith Murray, Prodigy, Fat Joe & Foxy Brown
13. Das EFX – Microphone Master (Remix) feat. Mobb Deep
14. Das EFX – Real-Hip-Hop + Pete Rock Remix
15. AZ – Rather Unique
16. Kool G. Rap – Fast Life feat. Nas
17. Raekwon – Verbal Intercourse feat. Nas & Ghostface Killah
18. Mobb Deep – Shook Ones Pt. II
19. Group Home – The Realness
20. Group Home – Up Against The Wall (Low Budget Mix)
21. Blahzay Blahzay – Danger
22. Nine – Whutcha Want
23. Smoothe Da Hustler – Broken Language feat. Trigga Tha Gambler
24. Big L – Street Struck
25. Lord Finesse – Hip 2 Da Game
26. Grand Puba – I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)
27. Da Youngsta’s – I’ll Make U Famous
28. Camp Lo – Coolie High
29. The Pharcyde – Runnin’
30. The Pharcyde – Drop
31. Tha Alkaholiks – Daaam (Remix) + Original
32. Tha Alkaholiks – All The Way Live feat. Diamond D & Q-Tip
33. Mobb Deep – Drink Away The Pain feat. Q-Tip
34. Craig Mack – Get Down (Q-Tip Remix)
35. Redman & Method Man – How High + Remix
36. Cypress Hill – Throw Your Hands In The Air (Remix) feat. Erick Sermon, Redman & MC Eiht
37. Notorious B.I.G. – Who Shot Ya
38. Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Brooklyn Zoo + Remix
39. GZA – 4th Chamber feat. Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest & RZA
40. GZA – Shadowboxin’ feat. Method Man
41. Raekwon – Glaciers of Ice feat. Masta Killa & Ghostface Killah
42. Heltah Skeltah – Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka feat. O.G.C.
43. Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun – Headz Ain’t Ready
44. Smif-N-Wessun – Cession At Da Doghillee feat. Buckshot, Heltah Skeltah & O.G.C.
45. Smif-N-Wessun – Sound Bwoy Bureill
46. Channel Live – Mad Izm feat. KRS-One
47. KRS-One – Rappaz R. N. Dainja
48. Das EFX – Represent The Real feat. KRS-One
49. Fat Joe – Bronx Tale feat. KRS-One
50. Lord Finesse – Brainstorm/P.S.K. (No Gimmicks Remix) feat. O.C. & KRS-One
51. Big L – Da Graveyard feat. Lord Finesse, Microphone Nut, Grand Daddy I.U., Party Arty & Jay-Z
52. Showbiz & A.G. – Got The Flava feat. D. Flow, Wali World & Method Man
53. O.C. & Organized Konfusion – You Won’t Go Far

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