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Doesn't mainstream radio these days feel, whats the word, redundant? A hit song comes, you get glued, it gets overplayed, next thing you know it starts sounding mundane. Luckily, throwback playlists are always an option, and today we recommend three anniversary records from 90s Hip hop.

Can I Borrow a Dollar back in 92 was the debut album from now-prominent Chicago rapper, Common. The album's entirety was produced by the notable No I.D. (formerly known as Immenslope) and Twilite Tone, as well as additional contributions from The Beatnuts.

Being his debut, Common introduced a distinct brand of melodic rapping, containing both clever wordplay pop-culture allusions—all of which floating atop jazzy samples and laid back beats.

Virginia rapper D.R.A.M. will be following up the slow burn success of his single "Broccoli" with the release of his first studio album sometime this month.

Entitled "Big Baby D.R.A.M.," the highly anticipated new album will be released on October 21st through Atlantic Records. D.R.A.M. revealed the album's release date and album cover, which features a picture of him with his dog, through Twitter.

D.R.A.M.'s biggest hit so far, "Broccoli," which also features Georgia rapper Lil Yachty, was released a few months ago and gradually grew in popularity through word of mouth. In early September, "Broccoli" dethroned Drake and Rihanna's "Too Good" from the top spot on the Billboard charts, and the sing

Common made a surprise appearance at President Obama's South By Southlawn festival earlier this week, and he performed three brand new songs inside the White House for NPR's Tiny Desk concert series.

Watch Common's "Tiny Desk" concert here.

Common debuted three new songs, presumably off of his upcoming new album, during an intimate acoustic set performed inside the White House library. The first of Common

On this day seventeen years ago, Inspectah Deck of the Wu-Tang Clan released his solo debut album, Uncontrolled Substance.

Already a legend for his intricate, complex bars on Wu-Tang Clan tracks, Inspectah Deck cemented his place as one of hip hop's top lyricists with Uncontrolled Substance, his first solo album. Like the GZA's Liquid Swords, Inspectah Deck's debut began production in 1995 in fellow Wu-Tang Clan member RZA's basement studio. Unlike Liquid Swords however, Uncontrolled Substance wasn't released in '95, as the album was unfortunately delayed for a whopping four years following a devastating flood that ruined the RZA's studio and destroyed many of the original product

DJ Khaled has released visuals for "Do You Mind," a track off of his recently released Major Key album that features contributions from just about everybody.

Watch "Do You Mind" here

DJ Khaled flexes his connections as well as his musical talent on "Do You Mind," which features Nicki Minaj, Future, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Jeremih, and August Alsina, as well as samples from Usher, Ludacris, Jay Z, and Jermaine Dupri tracks. The video feels just as expensive as the stars in it, as it features DJ Khaled and

Embodying the essence of how Hip-hop can reach a place several miles away, is a German-born artist by the name Klaus Layer, previously known as Captain Crook.

Developing an affinity towards Eastern German art and music at a young age, Klaus inevitably dived into deeper waters with the Berlin Wall's collapse. Born in Oranienburg, Germany, Klaus somehow managed to grasp traces of the 90s Hip-hop scene, which often translated into musical creations. But while this remains arguably his distinct foundation, Klaus' quality artistry explores a significantly large range of genres, including Jazz, Funk, Psychedelic, as well as Surrealist audio & visuals.

“Hus approach to sample-plundering and beatmaking is one that is both familiar and unorthodox,” as